02/05/2016
Uganda immigration from 1st June 2016 is rolling out e-visas and e-permits.
e-visas:
1) Any one arriving from 1st June 2016 who require visas must have applied online visas and on completion and submitting your application you are to receive a barcoded email notification.
2) On arrival at any border (entry point) you are to present that email. The officer will scan the bar code, personalization (electronic) and a visas sticker will be printed with your photo and will be placed in your passport on payment of visa fees at the entry point.
3) For extension of those visas, you have to go online for the same.
4) There are provision for single entry EAC visas, tourist visa, business visa, multiple visas etc.
5) For the trial run, you can visit https://visas.immigration.go.ug
e-permits:
1) Every company who intends to employ or are foreigners will have to go with their articles of association and incorporation certificate at the immigration department. On presenting the same you will be given a DI code which will be your company reference for future application of entry permits.
2) Every entry permit application will have to go online https://visas.immigration.go.ug . In this again, you will be notified accordingly and if approved you will have to present all the notarized copies you have uploaded along with originals at the immigration office.
3) In case, on approval of your work permit you have to apply for visas for employment purposes under e-visas. But you do not have to pay for the work permit till your employee has arrived in Uganda and has been through personalization ( at the immigration office in Kampala) ( we are in the process of requesting them that since the personalization would have happened at the entry point , it is not right for duplication and creating an inconvenience).
4) With this system, it will become imperative for especially for class G entry permits that the employee will have to be out of the borders of Uganda
5) In regards to class D, E you may apply once you have arrived in the country having acquired all required documents to run your business.
https://visas.immigration.go.ug