Apply for a passport
Apply for, renew or replace a Ugandan e-passport with the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control. You need a National ID (NIN), which Immigration verifies with NIRA. Adults also need a long birth certificate. A government fee applies, priced by passport type (express processing costs more); our team handles the whole application. Government fees are all included in one all-in price. You then attend a biometric appointment where your photo and fingerprints are captured. We'll guide you section by section, using the same sections as the official form.
What Immigration (DCIC) charges
- Ordinary passport, 48 pagesThis is the figure usually quoted as 'the' passport fee. It is for the smaller book.UGX 250,000
- Ordinary passport, 64 pagesMost sources publish only the 48-page fee, so this figure has no second source yet. We confirm this amount before you payUGX 350,000
- Express processingAdded to the passport fee. Express is issued in 2 working days, against 7 to 14 for standard.UGX 150,000
- Fine for a lost passportUGX 100,000
- Mutilated passportUGX 100,000
- Certification of a passportUGX 30,000
Source: Statutory Instrument 2021 No. 12, Uganda Gazette No. 18 Vol. CXIV (22 February 2021), made under the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act, Cap. 313 · last checked 2026-07-30
When our team handles this for you, it is one all-in price with the Immigration (DCIC) fee above included, so you never pay the agency separately, and you see the total before you pay. When you apply yourself, you pay the Immigration (DCIC) fee directly, using the payment reference the service gives you.
How long it takes
- Express2 working daysCounted after your biometric appointment, not from when you start the form.
- Standard7 to 14 working daysThe official published standard. Passports are issued daily.
Source: National Citizenship and Immigration Control, Service Delivery Standards FY 2025/26–2029/30 (February 2026) · last checked 2026-07-30
What you need
- National ID (both sides)
- Long birth certificate
Start this application
We'll ask for what's needed one step at a time, in your language, and fill the application as you go.
Apply for a passportThe official portal
Immigration (DCIC) runs this service. You can also apply directly on their own site.
Open Immigration (DCIC)