Uganda entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO rule): At least 6 months after the day you arrive
Visa (FCDO): You need a visa to enter Uganda. Official visa text
Official source: GOV.UK – Uganda travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 8 October 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter Uganda, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for Uganda with a British passport?
In short: You need a visa to enter Uganda.
Our one-line summary of the first FCDO sentence below, which matches a wording we recognise. It applies to British citizen passport holders; read the full official text, which may add conditions.
You must have a visa to enter Uganda. Check which visa best fits your needs.
Applying for a visa
You must apply for a Uganda visa online. You will have to attach the required documents and certificates.
The immigration authorities will email you a letter of authorisation including a barcode. Print out the letter to show on arrival. Border officials will issue your visa.
Alternatively, you can take the letter to a Ugandan embassy and they will issue the visa.
You can also apply for an East African tourist visa online. This costs 100 US dollars and allows multiple entries into Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda over 90 days.
Official source: GOV.UK – Uganda travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 8 October 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
To enter Uganda, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Official source: GOV.UK – Uganda travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 8 October 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for Uganda
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 8 October 2026: “Removal of information about a yellow fever vaccination certificate requirement, as this is no longer mandatory for entry to Uganda ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 2 September 2026: “Updated information that, on 27 August 2026, the World Health Organisation declared the Uganda Ebola outbreak over ('Entry requirements' and ‘Health’ pages).”
- 23 June 2026: “Additional information on Ebola (‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Health’ pages).”
- 28 May 2026: “Updated information on Ebola (‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Health’ pages).”
- 22 May 2026: “New information about Ebola ('Entry requirements' page).”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for Uganda (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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