Embassies, Visa and Customs Regulations in Uganda

Tip: German and Austrian nationals can order a visa through the Visa Centre online.

Here you will find the contact details of the embassies or consulates general of Uganda in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. You will also find the embassies of these European countries in Uganda.

Ugandan Embassies and Consulates General in Europe

• Germany
  Embassy of the Republic of Uganda
  Axel-Springer-Str. 54a
  10117 Berlin, Germany
  Tel: +49 (0) 30 – 20 60 990
  Fax: +49 (0) 30 – 24 04 75 57
  Email: office@ugandaembassyberlin.deMon-Fri: 9am-1pm and 2-4pm, Fri: 9am-2pm. Visas are issued exclusively online – a visit to the embassy is no longer necessary. There are honorary consulates in Hamburg, Leipzig and Munich

• Austria
  Honorary Consulate General of the Republic of Uganda Breitenfurterstraße 219 1230 Vienna, Austria
  Tel.: +43 (01) 8 63 11 40
  Fax: +43 (01) 8 63 11 43
  Email: consulategeneral@uganda.at
• Switzerland
  Embassy of the Republic of Uganda
  Rue Antoine Carteret 6
  1202 Geneva, Switzerland
  Tel.: +41 (0) 22 3 39 88 10
  Fax: +41 (0) 22 3 40 70 30
  Email: mission.uganda@ties.itu.ch

Embassies of Germany, Austria and Switzerland in Uganda

• Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
  15, Philip Road
  Postal address:
  Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
  P.O. Box 7016 Kampala, Uganda
  Tel.: + 256 (0) 414 50 11 11
  Fax: + 256 (0) 414 50 11 15
  Email: germemb@africaonline.co.ug
  Web: http://www.kampala.diplo.de or www.auswaertiges-amt.de

• Austria is no longer represented in Uganda by an embassy (the Austrian Embassy in Addis Ababa is responsible); there is an honorary consulate in Kampala.

• Embassy of Switzerland
  1-27, Nasser Lane
  Tel.: + 256 (0) 41 3 47 282/230
  Fax: + 256 (0) 41 34 71 31

Visa: New Regulation since 1 July 2016

Since 1 July 2016, visa applications can be submitted electronically at: https://visas.immigration.go.ug/. The documents required for the application are a copy of the passport and a passport photo. A yellow fever certificate has no longer been required since the end of August 2026.

You apply for the visa exclusively online via the official portal (visas.immigration.go.ug); the fee is 50 US dollars for a single-entry visa (multiple-entry from 100 US dollars, East Africa Tourist Visa 100 US dollars). After the review you will receive an approval by e-mail, which you present on entry.

Your passport must still be valid for at least 6 months and have one free page available.

Customs Regulations for Uganda

Tip: The controls at the border are quite strict. Save yourself unnecessary trouble on entry and declare the items that exceed the permitted allowance.You may bring one camera, one video camera and one laptop per person into Uganda. Anything beyond that must be declared. There are exceptions for journalists and people from the film industry. 200 cigarettes, one litre of alcoholic beverages and 250 ml of perfume are also permitted.