Entry rules · Uganda passport
Do Uganda passport holders need a visa for Kenya?
No visa needed for a short visit. Uganda passport holders can stay in Kenya visa-free for up to 180 days.
Checked against official sources on 31 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
- Stay
- Up to 180 days
- Status
- Verified 31 Oct 2026
- Official source
- Directorate of Immigration Services, Republic of Kenya
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Uganda passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa-free
🇺🇬 Uganda ETA not required
The principal Regulations are amended by deleting regulation 18.
The category of persons set out in the Seventeenth Schedule are exempted from the requirement of obtaining eTA before travelling into the country.
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Citizens of the East African Partner States: These countries include Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda for a period not exceeding 180 days.
Made on the 30th May, 2025.
Countries Exempt from eTA Search Country 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇳 Brunei 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇬 Congo 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇪🇷 Eritrea 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇩 Grenada 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇱🇸 Lesotho 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇬🇲 Republic of The Gambia 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇲 San Marino 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇸 South Sudan 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis 🇱🇨 St. Lucia 🇻🇨 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇹🇿 United Republic of Tanzania 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Citizens of East African Community (EAC) Partner States,
15G. The category of persons set out in the Seventeenth Schedule are exempted from the requirement of obtaining eTA before travelling into the country.
3. Citizens of the East African Partner States: These countries include Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda for a period not exceeding 180 days.
ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORISATION (ETA), KENYA. On 1st January, 2024, The Republic of Kenya initiated the process towards the implementation of a Visa Free Regime. Therefore, we would like to inform that the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services, Kenya has finalized the development of a Digital Platform www.etakenya.go.ke to ensure that all travelers to Kenya are identified in advance through an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system. In view of the above, all visitors coming to Kenya, shall henceforth be required to have an ETA before entering the Republic of Kenya.
This permit is issued to a person who is a citizen of a Member State of the East African Community and is not a Prohibited Immigrant and who intends to reside, engage in employment, activity, business, trade or engage in any prescribed profession and whose presence will be of benefit to Kenya.
Engaging in any form of business or employment without a requisite permit or pass is an offence.
Citizens of the East African Partner States (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) – Exempted for Six (6) months.
Stay: up to 180 days
Citizens of the East African Partner States: These countries include Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda for a period not exceeding 180 days.
Made on the 30th May, 2025.
15G. The category of persons set out in the Seventeenth Schedule are exempted from the requirement of obtaining eTA before travelling into the country.
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3. Citizens of the East African Partner States: These countries include Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda for a period not exceeding 180 days.
Kenya for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Comoros, Cyprus, Dominica, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Visa-freeUp to 60 days
- Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia
- Visa-freeUp to 180 days
- Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania
- eTA
- Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
- eTAUp to 90 daysPublic data
- Taiwan
How this rule was checked
On 31 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Kenya, chiefly Directorate of Immigration Services, Republic of Kenya. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for Kenya
- United States
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- United Kingdom
- Advises against all travel to some areas and all but essential travel to others
- Canada
- Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Kenya as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Uganda passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Kenya visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Uganda passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Uganda passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Kenya.