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Uganda for Omani passport holders: eVisa

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇴🇲 Omani
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇺🇬 Uganda
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

eVisa

Visa required – apply online (US$50)

Omani passport holders need a Uganda visa approved online before travel; there are no visas on arrival.

Conditions

  • Apply online on the official immigration portal and travel only with the approval letter; apply at least ten days before travel.
  • Passport valid at least 6 months; tour plan/itinerary, photo and accommodation booking.
  • Approval is valid 90 days from the day of approval.

About this route

Route type
eVisa: you apply online before you travel.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
US$50 (as published).
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official application pagevisas.immigration.go.ug ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 10 Oct 2026 against immigration.go.ug · Read live on official Uganda NCIC (immigration.go.ug) pages 2026-10-10

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Official government fee
US$50
Visa-centre / service fee (not a government fee)
None stated by the official source
Notes from the source
Uganda Tourist Visa – single entry: USD 50 (non-refundable, bank charge extra). East African Tourist Visa US$100 (2021 notice).

Visa-centre, service or other third-party charges are never official government fees.

Processing and validity

Processing time
Not published by the official source
Validity
Not published by the official source
Maximum stay
Single-entry tourist visa granted for up to 3 months

How to apply: Visa required – apply online (US$50)

Where to apply

Where: Online (Uganda immigration portal)

Official application page: visas.immigration.go.ug ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Quick answers

Do Omani passport holders need a visa for Uganda?

Visa required – apply online (US$50). Omani passport holders need a Uganda visa approved online before travel; there are no visas on arrival. Source: https://immigration.go.ug/services/tourist-visa

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Uganda

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Omani passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see immigration.go.ug.

Working in Uganda

Main work visa routes for Uganda

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Work permit (Entry Permit, employer-sponsored)

For: Foreign workers in Uganda, paid or volunteer

  • Always sponsored by an organisation or company, which must have a mandatory organisation code
  • Requirements and fees are listed per Entry Permit class on the official page

Source: Uganda Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control – Work Permit (immigration.go.ug).

What the source says

"Work Permit This permit allows the applicant to live and work in Uganda. This permit is always sponsored by an organization or company which must have a mandatory organization code."

Checked 2 Nov 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Transit through Uganda

Option 1
Visa-freeTransit (changing flights)

Airside transit generally without a visa (not from an official source)

Unofficial source – not verified

This rule is not from an official Uganda government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (dict.dyimin.com). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.

Not from an official Uganda government source: based on the World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com, an unofficial reference site), a single unofficial source. Not verified - conditions vary by airline and airport; confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The site says: “Conditions for Visa-Free Transit: A transit visa is not required if you do not go through immigration control, remain strictly within the international transit area, and continue your journey directly on a connecting flight from the same airport.”

Conditions

  • Stay in the international transit area (airside); do not pass immigration.
  • Check your airline allows it (through ticket and checked-through baggage).
Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Secondary_research

Official wording

“World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com), 'Uganda' chapter 14 Transit / Transfer: “Conditions for Visa-Free Transit: A transit visa is not required if you do not go through immigration control, remain strictly within the international transit area, and continue your journey directly on a connecting flight from the same airport.””

Your transit travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Alert me if this route changes

Get an email when we update the guidance for Omani passport holders going to Uganda, after we've checked the change against the official source. Nothing else.

Tell me about changes to

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Before you go to Uganda

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Uganda.

Common tourist traps

  1. Overnight bus robberies

    How it works: Criminals have robbed overnight buses, posing as passengers or blocking the road.

    How to avoid it: Bear this in mind when choosing night buses, and check the FCDO's road-travel advice for Uganda.

Emergency numbers in Uganda

Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 8 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Explore Uganda

Planning more than the paperwork? Our Uganda guide picks out places to visit, with a source for every tip.

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Read the full Uganda guide

Omani passport: of the 150 destinations with a rule verified from an official source, 43 visa-free, 12 visa on arrival, 28 eVisa or travel authorisation, 67 embassy visa.

Uganda: rules verified from an official source for 198 of 198 passports. Uganda guide and every passport →

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Plan your trip to Uganda

Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 10 Oct 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.