Passport
Uganda: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Uganda. 63 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 75 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 38Visa-free
- 4ETA
- 21On arrival
- 44eVisa
- 119Visa required
UgandaPassport strength
A mid-level passport 75
Rank 75 of 199. 63 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 2.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 163
A prior visa is needed for 163 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
Schengen AreaVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
JapanVisa required
South KoreaVisa requiredWhat the passport gives
What a Uganda passport gives
rank 149 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility2463 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law34score -0.74 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life33HDI 0.582
- Health and longevity4368.3 years life expectancy
- Education40education index 0.53
- Taxes40up to 40%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 38
Entry on your passport
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean
BahamasCaribbean · 90 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 180 days
BelizeAmericas
BeninAfrica · 90 days
BotswanaAfrica · 90 days
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
BurundiAfrica · 90 days
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
DominicaCaribbean · 180 days
EcuadorAmericas · 90 days
EritreaAfrica
EswatiniAfrica · 30 days
FijiOceania · 120 days
GambiaAfrica · 90 days
GrenadaCaribbean · 90 days
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
Hong KongAsia · 30 days
JamaicaCaribbean · 180 days
KenyaAfrica · 180 days
LesothoAfrica · 90 days
MalawiAfrica · 90 days
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MauritiusAfrica · 90 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MontserratCaribbean
MozambiqueAfrica
NiueOceania · 30 days
PhilippinesAsia · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 180 days
SingaporeAsia · 30 days
South SudanAfrica
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 days
SurinameAmericas
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 days
VanuatuOceania · 30 days
ZambiaAfrica · 90 days
ZimbabweAfrica · 90 daysETA 4
Electronic authorisation online
Ghana
Seychelles
Sri LankaOn arrival 21
Visa issued at the border
BangladeshAsia · 30 days
BoliviaAmericas · 90 days
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
EthiopiaAfrica · 90 days
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
IranMiddle East · 30 days
KiribatiOceania
LaosAsia · 30 days
MacaoAsia
MadagascarAfrica · 90 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
NamibiaAfrica
NepalAsia · 90 days
PalauOceania · 30 days
SamoaOceania · 60 days
SenegalAfrica · 90 days
Sierra LeoneAfrica
St. LuciaCaribbean · 42 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 dayseVisa 44
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsia
AlbaniaEurope
BahrainMiddle East
BhutanAsia
Burkina FasoAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ColombiaAmericas
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
CubaCaribbean
DjiboutiAfrica
DR CongoAfrica
El SalvadorAmericas
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
GabonAfrica
GeorgiaEurope
GuineaAfrica
IndiaAsia
IndonesiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
KazakhstanAsia
KyrgyzstanAsia
LiberiaAfrica
LibyaAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MoldovaEurope
MongoliaAsia
MyanmarAsia
NicaraguaAmericas
NigeriaAfrica
OmanMiddle East
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
QatarMiddle East
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
SomaliaAfrica
South AfricaAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
SyriaMiddle East
ThailandAsia
TogoAfrica
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East
VenezuelaAmericas
VietnamAsiaVisa required 119
Through a consulate
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
AngolaAfrica
AnguillaCaribbean
ArgentinaAmericas
ArmeniaMiddle East
ArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
AustriaEurope
AzerbaijanEurope
BelarusEurope
BelgiumEurope
BermudaAmericas
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
BrazilAmericas
BruneiAsia
BulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericas
Cape VerdeAfrica
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChadAfrica
ChileAmericas
ChinaAsia
Costa RicaAmericas
CroatiaEurope
CuraçaoCaribbean
CyprusEurope
CzechiaEurope
DenmarkEurope
Dominican RepublicCaribbean
EgyptAfrica
EstoniaEurope
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FinlandEuropeFranceEurope
French GuianaAmericas
French PolynesiaOceania
French West IndiesCaribbean
GermanyEurope
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandEurope
GuamOceania
GuatemalaAmericas
GuyanaAmericas
HondurasAmericas
HungaryEurope
IcelandEurope
IrelandEurope
IsraelMiddle East
ItalyEuropeJapanAsia
JordanMiddle East
KosovoEurope
KuwaitMiddle East
LatviaEurope
LebanonMiddle East
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MaliAfrica
MaltaEurope
Marshall IslandsOceania
MayotteAfrica
MexicoAmericas
MonacoEurope
MontenegroEurope
MoroccoAfrica
NauruOceania
NetherlandsEurope
New CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
NigerAfrica
North KoreaAsia
North MacedoniaEurope
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
PalestineMiddle East
PanamaAmericas
ParaguayAmericas
PeruAmericas
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
RéunionAfrica
RomaniaEurope
RussiaEurope
San MarinoEurope
SerbiaEurope
Sint MaartenCaribbean
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceaniaSouth KoreaAsia
SpainEurope
SudanAfrica
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
TaiwanAsia
TajikistanAsia
TongaOceania
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
TunisiaAfrica
TürkiyeEurope
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean
UkraineEuropeUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
UruguayAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
UzbekistanAsia
Vatican CityEurope
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +127
Austria
Europe · new destinations
+99St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +93
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +87
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +86
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
- +84
St. Lucia
Caribbean · new destinations
Nearby in the ranking
- 74Tunisia64
- 75Armenia63
- 75Rwanda63
- 75Sierra Leone63
- 75Uganda63
- 76Mongolia62
- 76Zambia62
- 77Kyrgyzstan60
- 77Zimbabwe60
Frequently asked questions
Uganda: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 63 of 226 countries and territories, 38 visa-free, 4 with an ETA and 21 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 75 of 199.
Uganda: is a Schengen visa needed?
Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.
Uganda → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Uganda → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Uganda → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
eVisa. Applied for online before travel.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 127 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 99. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.