Uganda: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 50
- Consulates
- 20
- missions abroad
- 34
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 40
Live & travel in Uganda
Monthly budget
$1,650/mo
Prices vs USA: 37%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 4,023.53 UGX
Internet access
9%
of people online
Air quality
31.2
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
English, Swahili
Emergency
112 · 999 · 911
Plug types
BS 1363
Calling code
+256
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jun 3, 2026
2.8
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.2
- Safety1.8
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality2.0
- Climate4.8
SOS · Uganda112Restaurants, cafés and dishes in UgandaUgali · Rolex · Dek Ngor · Luwombo · Firinda
Government consensus
Reconsider travel· 1 of 3 governments- United StatesDo not travel
- United KingdomNormal precautions
- CanadaReconsider travel· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Dec 26, 2026 · Boxing Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 26, 2027 · Liberation Day
- Feb 16, 2027 · Archbishop Janan Luwum Day
- Mar 8, 2027 · International Women’s Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
Cities in Uganda
Traveller essentials · Uganda
- Emergency
- 112 · 999 · 911
- Calling code
- +256
- Currency
- UGX
- Plug types
- BS 1363
- Drives on the
- left
- Capital
- Kampala
- Time zone
- Africa/Kampala
Foreign missions in Uganda
AlgeriaKampala1AustraliaKampala1AustriaKampala1BelgiumKampala1CanadaKampala1ChinaKampala1CubaKampala1DenmarkKampala1DR CongoKampala1EgyptKampala1EritreaKampala1FranceKampala1GermanyKampala1GhanaKampala1HungaryKampala1IcelandKampala1IndiaKampala1IranKampala1IrelandKampala1ItalyKampala1JapanKampala1KenyaKampala1LibyaKampala1NetherlandsKampala1NigeriaKampala1North KoreaKampala1NorwayKampala1PakistanKampala1RussiaKampala1RwandaKampala1Saudi ArabiaKampala1SerbiaKampala1SomaliaKampala1South AfricaKampala1South KoreaKampala1South SudanKampala1SpainKampala1Sri LankaKampala1SudanKampala1SwedenKampala1SwitzerlandKampala1TanzaniaKampala1ThailandKampala1Trinidad & TobagoKampala1TürkiyeKampala1United Arab EmiratesKampala1United KingdomKampala1United StatesKampala1Vatican CityKampala1Western SaharaKampala1
Uganda missions abroad
AustraliaCanberra2BelgiumBrussels1BulgariaSofia1CanadaOttawa1DenmarkCopenhagen1DR CongoKinshasa1EgyptCairo1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin, Munich, Hamburg3IndiaNew Delhi1IranTehran1ItalyRome, Bari2JapanTokyo1KenyaNairobi1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1NigeriaAbuja1RussiaMoscow1RwandaKigali1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1Serbia1SlovakiaBratislava1South AfricaPretoria1South SudanJuba1SpainBarcelona1SwitzerlandGeneva1TanzaniaDar es Salaam1TürkiyeAnkara1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1
Who can enter Uganda without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Uganda?
50 missions, 50 countries.
Emergency: Uganda?
112 (fire department), 999 (fire department), 911 (emergency medical services), 112 (police), 999 (police)
Who can enter Uganda without a visa?
40: Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Cyprus, DR Congo, Eritrea, and Eswatini…