Apply for a passport

Apply for, renew or replace a Ugandan e-passport, guided section by section.

Apply for, renew or replace a Ugandan e-passport with the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control. You need a National ID (NIN). Immigration verifies it with NIRA. And adults 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. The same sections as the official form.

What Immigration (DCIC) charges

A Ugandan passport costs UGX 250,000 for the 48-page book, which is the figure usually quoted. The 64-page book is listed at UGX 350,000 and express processing adds UGX 150,000 — we confirm the current amount before you pay.

Ordinary passport, 48 pagesThis is the figure usually quoted as 'the' passport fee — it is the smaller book.UGX 250,000
Ordinary passport, 64 pagesThe 48-page fee is corroborated everywhere; this one is not. Almost every source publishes only the smaller book, so there is nothing independent to check this figure against — we confirm it with the Directorate before you pay. We confirm this amount before you payUGX 350,000
Express processingAdded to the passport fee. Express is issued in 2 working days against 7–14 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

We handle this end to end as one package, and the Immigration (DCIC) fee above is included in it. You'll see your total before you start, and you never pay the agency separately.

How long it takes

Express — 2 working daysCounted after your biometric appointment, not from when you start the form.
Standard — 7 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 passport

The official portal

Immigration (DCIC) runs this service. You can also apply directly on their own site.

Open Immigration (DCIC)