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==Procedure==
'''Work permit''':

#Gather and prepare the required documents in the category you are applying for
#Submit you application including prove of payment for the application to the Department of Immigration office.
#Once the application is submitted, it will be studied with the immigration officer to verify the information provided and make approval on your application.
#Then you will be notified electronically through your email address if the permit is read for collection after processing

'''Investor work permit'''

#An investor submits the application with all the relevant documents to UIA.
#At the UIA, the applications are evaluated and recommended by the Executive Committee.
#The evaluation process may require a visit to the project site to access investment on the ground and number of jobs (local and foreign) created.
#Upon approval by UIA, the application for a work permit will go to the Immigration Office,who in turn will grant final approval.

'''Note''': 

:Appeal/ Problem Cases 

:*An applicant whose application is rejected can appeal to the Minister of Internal Affairs. The appeal should be done within a period of one month from the date the applicant is informed about the rejection. Appeals are made to the Minister for Internal Affairs and a US$ 500 non-refundable appeals.

==Required Documents==
[https://www.immigration.go.ug/content/work-permits-and-other-residence-facilities Required documents as pre different class of work permit]

==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration control - Head Office''', 
Ministry of Interior 
Plot 75, Jinja Road
P. O. Box 7165 / 7191, Kampala - Uganda 
Telephone contact: + 256 414 595 945 
Fax: +256 414 348 707 
Email: info@mia.go.ug 
Website: [https://www.mia.go.ug/contact-us Link ] 
 
==Eligibility==
*A foreign national having an interest to work in Uganda

==Fees==
[https://www.immigration.go.ug/about/fees-services-offered-directorate-citizenship-and-immigration-control-effective-1st-july-2015 FEES as stipulated by ministry of interior affairs Directorate of citizenship and immigration]

==Validity==
*A work permit is valid for two years

==Documents to Use==
Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

==Processing Time==
*Between 1to 4 months.

==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M".

==Instructions==
'''There are different classes of work permits for Uganda'''
*A2 (Parastatal service) Applicants should be persons on Government contracts, including persons serving in Government tertiary institutions.
*Class B (Agriculture) Applicants should be persons intending to invest in the business of agriculture or animal husbandry.
*Class C (Mining) Applicants should be persons intending to invest in the business of prospecting for minerals or mining in Uganda.
*Class D (Business) Applicants should be persons intending to carry on the business or trade in Uganda.
*Class E (Manufacturing) Applicants should be persons intending to engage in manufacturing business in Uganda.
*Class F (Professionals) Applicants should be members of prescribed professionals intending to practice such profession in Uganda.
*Class G1 (Missionaries, NGOs and volunteers) Missionaries, NGOs and volunteers
*Class G2 (Expatriate employees) Expatriate employees.

==Required Information==
*Full name of applicant
*Address
*Sex
*Profession / Occupation
*Place of birth
*Date of birth
*Height
*Colour of hair
*Colour of eyes
*Nationality of origin
*Present nationality or nationality Status
*particulars of appointment
*Business proposed to be undertaken in Uganda.
*Interest in land in Uganda acquired*/for the acquisition of which permission has been obtained.
*Trade or business which applicant intends to carry on in Uganda
*Particulars as to license (if a license is necessary for carrying on the trade or business) in possession of*/obtained by the applicant
*Capital sum held in applicant's own right and at his full and free disposition

==Need for the Document==
*A foreign national having an interest to work in Uganda should acquire a valid work permit/entry permit which is granted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs

==Information which might help==
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
*Work permit can be used to claim employment benefits in Uganda.
*It is also used to sign employment contracts and sue employees in case of breach of contract

==External Links==
[https://www.immigration.go.ug/index.php Directorate of citizenship and immigration] 
[https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Uganda-to-abolish-work-permit-fees-for-Kenya--Rwanda The east african]

==Others==
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