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Moving abroad from Uganda: visa routes and where to apply

Which of the destinations we track keep a mission you can reach from Uganda, what each one says, and how many routes sit behind it.

Kampala reaches most of the destinations we track, with the missing ones concentrated among the small EU member states. Nairobi is the accredited post for much of what is absent, and the journey is short enough that it rarely decides a plan.

57
destinations you can file for
13
need a journey
406
routes at reachable destinations
24
of those need no employer

How these reach verdicts are sourced

Every entry on this page carries the page it came from and the month it was recorded. Where that source is not the destination's own missions directory, the entry says so and is marked unverified — we are re-sourcing them against official pages, and a verdict changes badge automatically once its destination is done.

Where you can file from Uganda

Ordered by how many routes we track, so the destinations with most to read come first.

Canada

Reachable

Canada's High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya is concurrently accredited to Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

14 routes

United States

Reachable

US Embassy resident in Kampala, Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

14 routes

Germany

Reachable

Germany has an embassy in Kampala, Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

13 routes

Australia

Reachable

Australia's High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya is concurrently accredited to Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

Denmark

Reachable

Denmark has an embassy in Kampala, Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

Ethiopia

Reachable

Ethiopia has an embassy in Kampala, Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

Ireland

Reachable

Ireland maintains a direct embassy in Kampala, which also has non-resident accreditation to Rwanda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

France

Reachable

France maintains a direct embassy in Kampala.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

9 routes

Iceland

Reachable

Iceland maintains an embassy in Kampala.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

9 routes

Portugal

Reachable

Covered by the Portuguese embassy in Kinshasa, DR Congo (concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

9 routes

Austria

Reachable

Austria's embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is concurrently accredited to Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Bangladesh

Reachable

Bangladesh's High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya is concurrently accredited to Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Croatia

Reachable

Croatia covers Uganda via non-resident accreditation from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Hungary

Reachable

Hungary maintains a direct embassy office in Kampala.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Indonesia

Reachable

Indonesia covers Uganda via non-resident accreditation from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Kenya

Reachable

Kenya has a resident High Commission/Embassy in Kampala. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Philippines

Reachable

No mission in Uganda; covered by the Philippines' Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya (named concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

South Africa

Reachable

South African High Commission resident in Kampala, Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Türkiye

Reachable

Turkish Embassy resident in Kampala, Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Argentina

Reachable

Argentina's embassy in Nairobi, Kenya is concurrently accredited to Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Bulgaria

Reachable

Bulgaria's embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is concurrently accredited to Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Ghana

Reachable

Ghana covers Uganda via non-resident accreditation from its high commission in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

India

Reachable

India maintains a high commission in Kampala.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Italy

Reachable

Italy has a resident embassy in Kampala. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Kuwait

Reachable

No resident Kuwaiti embassy; the Embassy in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) holds concurrent accreditation to Uganda. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Nepal

Reachable

No mission in Uganda; covered by Nepal's Embassy in Cairo, Egypt (concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Netherlands

Reachable

The Netherlands has a resident Embassy in Kampala.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

New Zealand

Reachable

No mission in Uganda; covered by New Zealand's Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (named concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Nigeria

Reachable

Nigeria has a resident High Commission in Kampala.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Switzerland

Reachable

Switzerland's embassy in Nairobi, Kenya is concurrently accredited to Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

United Arab Emirates

Reachable

UAE maintains a resident embassy in Kampala, Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Namibia

Reachable

No mission in Uganda; covered by Namibia's High Commission in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Oman

Reachable

No mission in Uganda; covered by Oman's Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya (concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Poland

Reachable

Covered by the Polish embassy in Nairobi, Kenya (concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Romania

Reachable

Covered by the Romanian embassy in Nairobi, Kenya (concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Rwanda

Reachable

Rwanda has a resident High Commission in Kampala.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Sweden

Reachable

Sweden has a resident embassy in Kampala.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Taiwan

Reachable

Covered by Taiwan's Representative Office in Hargeisa, Somaliland and its Liaison Office in Pretoria, South Africa — both TECO-style offices, not formal embassies.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Thailand

Reachable

Covered by the Thai Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, per Thailand's regional accreditation.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Trinidad & Tobago

Reachable

Covered by Trinidad and Tobago's High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria, whose stated concurrent accreditation list includes Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Chile

Reachable

No embassy in Uganda; covered by Chile's embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Greece

Reachable

Greece covers Uganda via non-resident accreditation from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Malaysia

Reachable

No mission in Uganda; covered by Malaysia's High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya (concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Saudi Arabia

Reachable

Saudi Arabia has a resident embassy in Kampala.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Tanzania

Reachable

Tanzanian High Commission resident in Kampala, Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Belgium

Reachable

Belgium maintains a resident embassy in Kampala, Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Finland

Reachable

No embassy in Uganda; covered by Finland's embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Jamaica

Reachable

No resident Jamaican mission; the High Commission in Pretoria (South Africa) holds concurrent accreditation to UG. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Uruguay

Reachable

Covered by Uruguay's Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, whose stated consular jurisdiction list includes Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Norway

Reachable

Norway's Kampala embassy closed in 2024; Uganda is now covered by Norway's Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Sri Lanka

Reachable

No resident Sri Lankan mission; the High Commission in Nairobi (Kenya) holds concurrent accreditation to UG (Nairobi's accreditation covers 20 African countries). (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Slovakia

Reachable

Covered by the Slovak embassy in Nairobi, Kenya (concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

2 routes

Zimbabwe

Reachable

Covered by Zimbabwe's High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, whose stated coverage includes Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

1 routes

Where you cannot, and where you would go instead

These destinations take no visa applications in Uganda. Each names the post that handles them, so the journey is a cost you can plan rather than discover.

Botswana

Not reachable

No Botswana mission in Uganda and no stated regional hub covering it.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

El Salvador

Not reachable

Not covered by any El Salvadoran mission.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Estonia

Not reachable

No Estonian embassy in Uganda and no accredited-from note found.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Latvia

Not reachable

No resident Latvian mission and no named regional hub covers this country; Latvia's diplomatic network in this region is limited to Cairo (Egypt) and New Delhi (India). (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Lithuania

Not reachable

No resident Lithuanian mission and no named regional hub covers this country; Lithuania's only African missions are in Egypt and South Africa. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Luxembourg

Not reachable

No resident Luxembourg mission and no named regional hub covers this country. (Note: Luxembourg's former embassies in Mali and Niger were closed in 2025.) (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Malta

Not reachable

No resident Maltese mission and no named regional hub covers this country. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Mauritius

Not reachable

No resident Mauritian mission and no named regional hub covers this country; Mauritius's African network is limited to Egypt, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mozambique, and South Africa. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Peru

Not reachable

Peru's official/Wikipedia listing states Uganda has no embassy or consulate.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Singapore

Not reachable

Not covered by any Singaporean mission.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Slovenia

Not reachable

Not covered by any Slovenian mission.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Zambia

Not reachable

Uganda is not in the named coverage list of any Zambian mission (Kenya's coverage list is Eritrea, Seychelles, South Sudan only).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Routes at these destinations that need no employer

As far as we have read the official rules. A route needing no sponsor still has its own requirements.

This page is about where you apply from, not what passport you hold

The research behind it records whether someone applying from Uganda can reach a mission of each destination. That is a fact about where you are, not about your nationality. The two usually coincide and sometimes do not — and where a route restricts by nationality in its own published rules, that restriction is on the route, not here. Of the routes we track, only two record one at all.

Questions people applying from Uganda ask

Will I have to go to Nairobi?
For some destinations, yes. Each unreachable entry below names the accredited post; Nairobi is the most common answer.
Which destinations have the most routes?
The reachable list is ordered by route count, so the destinations with the most to read are at the top.
How was each verdict established?
From the destination's own missions directory where we have re-checked it, and from a secondary source where we have not. Each entry states which, with the month it was recorded.

Which of these are actually open to you?

This page says where you can apply. Which routes you match — against your qualifications, your funds and your language — is what an account works out, across every route we track rather than one country at a time.

Check my routes

Fursa is an independent information service, not a law firm or a registered immigration adviser. We link every figure to the official source so you can check it yourself.