Immigration Services
   
Services Offered:

The services offered by the Immigration department can be summarized as issuance of the following

  • Ugandan Passports
  • Visas
  • Special Passes
  • Entry Permits (Work Permits)
  • Dependants Passes
  • Pupils Passes
  • Certificates of Residence
  • Granting of Citizenship

The requirements for the above services are as follows:

 

1. Work permits

Class A (Government Diplomatic Service)

·         Fill the entry permit  form

·         Attach photocopies of the passport

·         2 passport size photos

·         Covering letter from Embassy and a supportive letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Class A2 (Government Contracts)

·         Fill entry permit form

·         Attach photocopies of the passport

·         2 passport size photos

·         Covering letter form the organization

·         Covering letter from the line Ministry

Class B (investment in Agriculture)

·         Fill EP form

·         2 passport size photos

·         Photocopies of passport

·         Covering letter

·         Land title

·         Recommendation form LCs or RDCs office

·         Work plan/ feasibility study of the project undertaken

·         Security bond

Class C (Mining)

·         Fill EP form

·         2 passport  size photos

·         License issued by Ministry of Natural Resources

·         Articles and Memorandum of Association

·         Supportive letter from Ministry of natural resources

·         Security bond

  Class D(Business and Trade)

        ·   Fill EP form   

·   Covering letter

·      2 passport size photos

·      Photocopies of the passport

·       Company’s ban statement

·         Investment license

·         Articles and Memorandum of Association

·         Certificate of Incorporation

·         Income tax clearance

·         Trading License

·         Proof of Investment US $ 100,000

·         Letter of good conduct

·         Security bond

Class E (Manufacturers)

·         Fill EP form

·         2 passport photos

·         Photocopies of passport

·         Covering letter

·         Security

·         Articles of association

·         Investment license

·         Certificate of incorporation

·         Bank statement

·         Trading License

·         Income tax clearance

·         Letter of good conduct

 

Class F (Professional)

·         Fill EP form

·         2 passport size photos

·         photocopies of passport

·         covering letter

·         qualifications

·         Registration with the relevant organization e.g association of Medical Practitioner

·         Company documents

·         Letter of good conduct

·         Security bond

Class G 1 (volunteers, NGO workers, Missionaries)

·         Fill  form

·         2 size photos

·         Photocopy of passport

·         Copy of NGO certificate

·         Criminal record report (from home country)

·         Covering letter

·         Appointment  letter

·         qualifications

 

Class G 2 (Employees)

·         Fill EP form

·         2 size photos

·         Photocopies of passport

·         Academic qualification

·         Letter of good conduct

·         Appointment letter

·         Covering letter

·         Proof of failure to employ a Ugandan

·         Investment letter

·         Income tax clearance

·         Articles and Memorandum

·         Trading license

·         security bond

·         Company Bank statement

·         Certificate of incorporation

Change of employment

·         Original EP leaf

·         Letter of no objection form employer

·         Appointment letter form employer

·         Photocopies of passport

·         2 passport size photos

·         Covering letter

·         Fill EP form

·         Company documents for the new company ie

ü  Articles and memorandum

ü  Certificate of incorporation

ü  Bank statement

ü  Trading license

ü  Security bond

2. Certificate of residence

·         Fill CR form

·         3 passport size photos

·         Lc1 recommendation letter

·         Covering letter

·         Medical report

·         Copy of passport

·         Proof of ownership of property(if any)

·         CR DUE TO MARRIAGE- as above plus

·         Marriage certificate copy (at least 3yrs)

·         Copy of the spouses Ugandan passport

 

3.Requirements for a dependant pass

·         Letter from husband/wife

·         Forms for DP

·         2 passport photos

·         Marriage certificate

·         Copy of husband/wife’s permit

·         Birth certificate( in case of child)

·         Parents on CR;- DP to be endorsed up to when child is of school going age