How To Apply For A Ugandan Passport Online

The Hustle of Acquiring a Ugandan Passport

It is by responsibility for a Ugandan to have a passport because the way things are in the country, a deal may come like a scholarship abroad, going on a vacation or work abroad, so to take on such a chance in a life time, your passport should be at hand with you and if it's expired still you have to renew it.

Steps For Acquiring A Ugandan Passport Online

Well the procedure of acquiring a Ugandan passport has changed over time and the procedure was digitalized and one nolonger needs to walk to the internal affairs office or passport office to pick forms as it was the norm.
The procedure now is visiting the internal affairs website to fill out the form and your details. Since the out break of Covid-19 and the government initiative to reduce brokers and corruption at the internal affairs they introduced the online application procedure and i will take you through the steps;

So What Is The Procedure Of Filling Out The Ugandan Passport Online like?

• you go to the portal passports.go.ug and open up your application.
• Your required to fill in your personal details, the details of your father, mother and spouse if you have one, you need a recommender who has to write you a letter and attach his national id.
• After filling your details you have to go and make payment at the bank cause they offer you a PRN or pay by mobile money.
• After paying then you schedule an appointment and this is where the trick is, if you choose ordinary then you have to wait for a month for your interview but those who choose express they are scheduled for interview the next day.
• Ordinary you pay 200k and for express 400k

So What Happens When your Scheduled for Interview?

When your invited for interview, your given an a hour to be present for the interview, the security personnel ask you for your How To Schedule An Appointment for those who have gone to collect their passport. They don't allow you inside if it isn't the time you were appointed and when your allowed in, you have to wash your hands and be checked for the body temperature then your asked to go line up.
You get a token number which indicates which office you should go into and the experience here is a tough one, you seat for almost 4 hours and you know Uganda there are candidates who are handled specially and are pay something they don't seat like other candidates, so you either have to wait patiently.

 That's my experience at internal affairs.

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