Procedure
Apply via Agent
In person application:
- Report the stolen visa to the nearest police station and give an accurate event report to which lead to the disappearances of the visa, on which you will be issued with a police report
- Visit the ministry of immigration of Uganda or the embassy/consulate or high commissioner where you had initially apply for the visa in Uganda with all the requirement and request for assistance
- You will be required to re-apply for the visa and you will always need to provide a written account documenting the loss of your visa
- Fill in the application form accurately and attach all the required documents and submit them to the attending official who will verify and process your application
- If all the information are in order you will be issued with the visa upon payment of the required fees
Online application:
- Visit the immigration e-service website portal Immigration and click on Application and select “Replacement of permit”
- Read through the instruction carefully and fill it accurately, validate all the information are in order then click on “Check Permit to replace”
- Once the application is submitted it will be studied by an Immigration Officer. Please note that during the approval process additional information may be required. The new required information can be submitted electronically through Visascheck
- The decision taken on the application will be sent electronically through the email provided by the applicant.
- If approved, an approval letter will be sent as an attachment to the email provided upon payment of the application form
Required Documents
- Valid Passport (copy and original)
- Application ID of the permit to be replace
- photocopy of the visa if available
- mutilated or damage visa should be surrender to the authority
- accurately filled application form
Office Locations & Contacts
Ministry of Internal Affairs:
Plot 75, Jinja rd.
P.O. Box 7191, Kampala
Tel:+256414595945
Fax: +256 424 434 088
Email: info@mia.go.ug
Website MOFA
Eligibility
- All foreigners who need to replace their permit/visa
Fees
Validity
- The visa will be valid as the initially damage or lost visa
Documents to Use
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Processing Time
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Instructions
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Required Information
- Full names of the applicant
- Passport number of the applicant
- Police report in case of lost visa
- Valid return ticket
- Date of Entry to Uganda
- Copy of the visa if available
- Gender/date of birth of the applicant
- Surrender the damage visa to authority
- Nationality of the applicant
- Signature of the applicant
- Reason of apply for the visa
Need for the Document
A visa is an official document issued to a foreign person granting legal permission authorizing him or her, temporary stay in Uganda
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Other uses of the Document/Certificate
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