{"ObjectId": 128, "Country": "Uganda", "Quarantine": null, "Testing": null, "DatePublished": "11.01.2022", "Sources": "OSAC Travel Advisories/ \n Foreign travel advice, Gov.UK/\n US State Dept. COVID-19 Country Specific Information/\n Government of Uganda/", "TravelAdvisory": "Latest News:\n
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\nInternational Restrictions:
\n*All travellers: You\u2019ll need a visa to enter Uganda. Following an announcement by the Ugandan Ministry of Internal Affairs on October 14 2021, you are required to have a visa before your trip. Visas will not be issued on arrival.
\nA negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate is no longer required for fully vaccinated inbound and outbound travellers. Children under the age of 6 are exempted from providing a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate whether vaccinated or not.
\nArriving passengers will be subject to temperature checks and will be screened for infectious diseases by the Port Health authorities. If your temperature is above normal or you display COVID-19 symptoms you may be required to take a COVID-19 test. If a foreign national tests positive for COVID-19 and wishes to be repatriated for treatment outside of Uganda, they will be expected to cover the costs themselves.
\nOnly passengers with valid tickets and airport officials will be allowed into the terminal building. For more information about entry requirements, visit the Ugandan Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control website.\nDue the Ebola outbreak, which was declared over on 11 January 2023, temperature screening has been implemented for outbound travellers at all border crossing points including Entebbe International Airport.
\n*If you\u2019re fully vaccinated: If you are fully vaccinated (and for children under the age of 6) you are now able to enter Uganda via air and land border points without showing a negative COVID-19 PCR certificate. You will be required to show evidence that you are fully vaccinated.
\nProof of vaccination status: You are required to show your COVID-19 vaccination status on arrival at Entebbe International airport and land border points in Uganda.
\n*If you\u2019re not fully vaccinated: If you are not fully vaccinated you will need to show a negative COVID-19 PCR certificate issued no more than 72 hours before departure on arrival by land or air.\nIf you\u2019ve had COVID-19 in the past year: There are no special arrangements in place for travellers who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past year.
\n*Children and young people: Children under the age of 6 do not need to show a negative COVID-19 test certificate on arrival. Unvaccinated children aged 6 and above will need to show a negative COVID-19 test certificate issued no more than 72 hours before departure on arrival at land border points and Entebbe International Airport.
\n*If you\u2019re transiting through Uganda: If you are transiting through Uganda on your way to another country and staying in the airport (airside) you will need to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated or provide a negative COVID-19 test certificate on arrival.If you are transiting through Uganda on your way to another country and will be passing through immigration (sometimes known as a layover), for example to stay in a hotel for a flight the next day, you will need to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated or provide a negative COVID-19 test certificate on arrival.
\n*Exemptions: There are no exemptions to Uganda\u2019s entry requirements.
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\nInternal Restrictions:
\n*Travel in Uganda: It is mandatory for everyone aged 5 or above to wear a face mask when outside your house. Further guidance is available from the Ministry of Health website. \nPublic transport is now operating at full capacity but passengers must adhere to COVID guidance, \n*Accommodation: Hotels and restaurants are open with social distancing measures in place.
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