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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 fee included — for 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)