Country guide
Uganda
Visa
Visa required
Vaccinations
Required
Currency
Uganda Shilling (UGX)
Time zones
UTC/GMT +3 hours (1 hour ahead of South Africa)
Dialing code
+ 256
Best time to go
January - February & June - September
Drinking water
All water should be regarded as being a potential health risk.
Visa guide
Visa requirements
Visas are required by SA passport holders.
Visas must be applied for online at https://visas.immigration.go.ug/
Once the visa is approved online, you can schedule an appointment to collect your visa sticker at the Uganda High Commission in Pretoria (take visa approval letter, passport and copies of documents uploaded online)
Single Entry:
- A letter stating reason for transit and country of destination
- Return Ticket
- Cover letter detailing the purpose of visit
- Support Document for the purpose of visit (Medical)
- Immigration Status of the Host
- Return Ticket
- Invitation Letter
- Invitation letter for the Conference
- Recent Passport-size Photograph
- Passport bio-data page (with validity of at least 6 months)
- Vaccination Certificate (Yellow Fever)
Transit:
- Passport (Bio-data page) with atleast 6 months validity
- A letter stating reason for transit and country of destination
- Vaccination Certificate (Yellow Fever)
- Recent Passport size Photograph
Issuing authorities
Ugandan High Commission
882 Stanza Bopape St, Pretoria (Cnr Balmoral & Church St),
Tel: 012 342 6031 /2 /3
E-mail: ugacomer@mweb.co.za
Web: pretoria.mofa.go.ug
Visa cost
Single entry / Transit: US$50
Multiple entry US$100
NOTE: Online payments are subjected to a 3% surcharge fee. The eVisa system currently accepts only the following credit card/debit cards: MasterCard and Visa.
SA representative
SA High Commission
15A Nakasero Road, Kampala
Tel: +256 41 770 2100
E-mail: kampala.sahc@dirco.gov.za
Web: dirco.gov.za/uganda/
Health / vaccinations
Compulsory: Yellow Fever
Recommended: Hepatitis A & B, Meningitis, Rabies, Typhoid, Tetanus, Polio
Malaria Risk
Public holidays
Jan 1, 26; Feb 16; Mar 8, 20; Apr 3, 6; May 1, 27; Jun 3, 9; Oct 9; Dec 25-26