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The approval letter sent by email or downloaded through the iVisa web site establishes that you are eligible for the approved visa or permit, but does not establish that your applicant is definitely approved.

This final approval will be done at the selected point of entry (in the case of a visa) or at the Immigration Office Headquarters where the visa or permit sticker will be printed and it will be pasted to the passport.

The payment is made after your application and before you receive you evisa. If the application has the online payment as mandatory, this means that the application will not be submitted for processing until all payment information is received.

Yes, there is a fee associated with the service application. It depends which e visa you are applying for. For Tourist and Transit Visa is 35 USD and will be added to your payment method; and for East Africa Visa is 45 USD respectively.

Yes. The eVisa system does not retain your credit card information after the transaction is processed.

All the online payments must be made by credit card/debit card at this time.

As explained in What is the difference between the approval letter and the visa or permit? the final approval is done at the selected point of entry (in the case of a visa) or at the Immigration Office.

Be aware that if your are out of Uganda is mandatory to present a valid visa approval letter for entering in Uganda. Any other permit does not allow you to enter the country.

When you complete your visa application, you will receive a confirmation email with a link, this will allow you to track your visa application process at any time. You can also track your application by going to Track and logging to your account. We will send you an email once your visa application has been approved or rejected, or if additional information is required.

Once your application is submitted and the approval is in progress, your application cannot be modified unless additional information is requested by the Immigration Officer that is studying it. We will notify you this situation by sending you an email.

Remember that for accessing your application you should log in to your iVisa account

Whenever an application is rejected the reasons will be informed in the email sent.

If an applicant is rejected any application and his or her circumstances have not changed, a new application will also be rejected.

It is not mandatory but it is recommended. The barcode present in the approval letter will be used for accessing your application at the point of entry so bringing it printed will speed up the final approval process done.

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• Recent passport size photograph
• Vaccination Certificate for Yellow Fever