Security Alert – Election Season in Uganda (November 19, 2020) Location: Countrywide throughout Uganda. Event: Ugandan presidential campaigning and election activity continue to bring large gatherings, periodic violence, and significant traffic disruptions that impact the security of U.S. Citizens. General elections are slated for January 14, 2021. Clashes at large gatherings and outbreaks of violence have …
Read More» Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Kampala, Uganda (November 2, 2020) Location: Kyambogo University sports grounds (Cricket Grounds), Kampala, Uganda Event: Second day of Presidential Nominations, November 3, 2020. There is an elevated potential for civil disturbances on Tuesday, November 3 in relation to the presidential nominations. U.S. citizens are advised to avoid the area and to avoid travel in …
Read More» Health Alert– U.S. Embassy Kampala (October 07, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There have been 9260 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 85 deaths due to COVID-19 reported in Uganda since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Ministry of Health. Update for Departing U.S. Citizens: The Government of Uganda requires that departing passengers present a negative …
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Message for U.S. Citizens – Don’t Let the Elections Pass You By If you plan to vote in the November 2020 election it is important to ACT NOW! Don’t wait, return your voted ballot right away! Remember U.S. embassies and consulates are not polling places; same-day in-person voting is not available outside the United States …
Read More» Health Alert– U.S. Embassy Kampala (September 22, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 6468 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 63 deaths due to COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. COVID-19 Restrictions: On September 20, President Museveni announced changes to the current restrictions, including opening of Entebbe International Airport and all land borders, …
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Be an Active Voter by taking the necessary steps to vote in the 2020 U.S. elections and participating in Absentee Voting Week! In some states voter registration and ballot request deadlines for the November 2020 are as early as October 5th. Whether you are a first-time voter or have already received ballots and voted absentee …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (August 14, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 1353 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths due to COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Upcoming Flights: The U.S. Embassy is aware of the following proposed repatriation flights out of Entebbe International Airport for foreigners wishing to depart Uganda. …
Read More» Location: Uganda Event: There are 1297 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths due to COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Upcoming Flights: The U.S. Embassy is aware of the following proposed repatriation flights out of Entebbe International Airport for foreigners wishing to depart Uganda. Flight Information: Date Destination/Transit Point Airline …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (August 6, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 1213 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five deaths due to COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Upcoming Flights: The U.S. Embassy is aware of the following repatriation flights out of Entebbe International Airport for foreigners wishing to depart Uganda. …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (July 30, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 1,140 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two deaths due to COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Upcoming Flights: The U.S. Embassy is aware of the following repatriation flights out of Entebbe International Airport for foreigners wishing to depart …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (July 15, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 1040 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Upcoming Flights: The U.S. Embassy is aware of the following repatriation flights out of Entebbe International Airport for foreigners wishing to depart Uganda. Flight Information: Date Destination/Transit Point …
Read More» Celebrate democracy this 4th of July by taking the necessary steps to vote in the 2020 U.S. elections! In order to vote in the November 2020 elections, all overseas U.S. citizens need to have completed a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) in 2020. Whether you are a first-time voter or have already received ballots and voted absentee in past elections, …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (July 1, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 889 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Upcoming Flights: The U.S. Embassy has been made aware of several upcoming repatriation flights out of Entebbe International Airport for foreigners wishing to depart Uganda. Flight Information: …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (June 30, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 889 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Flight July 6: The U.S. Embassy has been made aware of a flight out of Entebbe International Airport on Monday, July 6 for foreigners wishing to depart Uganda. Ethiopian …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (June 26, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 833 confirmed cases of COVID-19 currently being reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Since the closure of Entebbe International Airport on March 23, the U.S. Embassy has worked with the Government of Uganda to allow for a number of …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (June 17, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 732 confirmed cases of COVID-19 currently being reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Flight June 24: The U.S. Embassy has been made aware of a flight on June 24 from Entebbe to Amsterdam with onward connections to the United …
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United States Embassy Kampala, Uganda Message for U.S. Citizens: VOTING IN 2020 U.S. ELECTIONS Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for the House and Senate have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (June 5, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 557 confirmed cases of COVID-19 currently being reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Flight June 16: The U.S. Embassy is working with Satguru Travel to arrange a flight out of Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday, June 16. The government …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (May 22, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 160 confirmed cases of COVID-19 currently being reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health recently revised this figure, which had stood at 264, and no longer includes foreign truck drivers who tested positive at Uganda’s border crossing …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (May 12, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 122 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. UK Charter Flight: A UK Charter flight will be departing Entebbe for London on Thursday, May 21st. While British nationals will receive priority on this flight, the British …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (May 8, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 101 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Flight Tuesday, May 12: The U.S. Embassy is working with Satguru Travel to arrange a flight out of Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday, May 12. The government of …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (May 6, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 98 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. COVID-19 Restrictions: On May 4, President Museveni announced a 14-day extension of the lockdown measures, with some alterations. Selected businesses will be allowed to operate, but the ban …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala | (April 28, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 79 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Since the closure of Entebbe International Airport on March 23, the U.S. Embassy has worked with the Government of Uganda to allow for two special commercial …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (April 21, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Since the closure of Entebbe International Airport on March 23, the U.S. Embassy has worked with the Government of Uganda to allow for two special commercial flights through …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (April 14, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 54 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Of those, the ministry reports seven have fully recovered. There are still no deaths reported in Uganda attributed to COVID-19. Today, President Museveni confirmed that the nationwide lockdown will …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (April 6, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 52 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. Since the closure of Entebbe International Airport on March 23, the U.S. Embassy has worked with the Government of Uganda to allow for two special commercial flights through …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (April 2, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: Qatar Airways Flight Availability Qatar Airways (QA) has finalized booking and securing payment from U.S. citizens who submitted their information in a timely manner. Some individuals or families were also successful in booking and paying for their flight(s) directly on the Qatar Airways website. The flight is on Friday, April 3 …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (April 2, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: Qatar Airways Flight Availability Qatar Airways (QA) has finalized booking and securing payment from U.S. citizens who submitted their information in a timely manner. Some individuals or families were also successful in booking and paying for their flight(s) directly on the Qatar Airways website. The flight is on Friday, April 3 at 17:30. Qatar Airways has now …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (April 1, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: Qatar Airways Flight Availability Individuals who provided their information in advance of our Monday deadline have been passed on to Qatar Airways (QA) and Qatar Airways staff are in the process of finalizing bookings on its Friday, April 3 flight, including securing payments from travelers. Some individuals or …
Read More» Location: Uganda Event: Qatar Airways Flight Availability Individuals who provided their information in advance of our Monday deadline have been passed on to Qatar Airways (QA) and Qatar Airways staff are in the process of finalizing bookings on its Friday, April 3 flight, including securing payments from travelers. Some individuals or families were also successful in booking …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (March 31, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: Qatar Flight Available Online for U.S. Citizens The Qatar Airways flight for Friday April 3, 2020 is now available online for booking by U.S. citizens with a final destination of Washington DC Dulles International Airport (IAD) in the United States. Please book online immediately if you hope to catch this flight. …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (March 30, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: U.S. Citizens: Commercial Flight This Week The deadline for informing us of your wish to reserve seats on the commercial flight this week has now passed. If you submitted your information as well as your consent to share it with the airline, the U.S. …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (March 27, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: U.S. Citizens: How to Book Commercial Flight for Next Week The U.S. Embassy is liaising with the Ugandan government to allow a plane to land at and depart from Entebbe International Airport, sometime within the next week. This will not be a U.S. government …
Read More» Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Kampala (March 26, 2020) Location: Central Kampala, Uganda Event: On March 26, 2020 Ugandan authorities used gunfire to enforce the closures of shops selling non-food goods to comply with President Museveni’s prohibition on such sales in attempts to enforce social distancing in light of COVID-19. Looting of pickup trucks …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (March 26, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda. Registering Interest in Future Flight The Government of Uganda announced the closure of Entebbe International Airport effective at 12:00 a.m. March 23, as well as the closure of all land borders. No individuals are …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (March 25, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda. Registering Interest in Future Flight The Government of Uganda announced the closure of Entebbe International Airport effective at 12:00 a.m. March 23, as well as the closure of all land borders. No individual will …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala(March 24, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda. Update on Qatar Airways Flight and Survey for Interest in Future Flight The Government of Uganda announced the closure of Entebbe International Airport effective at 12:00 a.m. March 23, as well as the closure of …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (March 24, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There are nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Uganda. Update on Qatar Airways Flight The Government of Uganda has announced the closure of Entebbe International Airport effective at 12:00 a.m. March 23, as well as the closure of all land borders. No individual will be …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (Updated March 23, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: The first confirmed case of COVID-19 reported in Uganda. The Government of Uganda has announced the closure of Entebbe International Airport effective at 12:00 a.m. March 23 (midnight the night of March 22), as well as the closure of all land borders. No …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala (March 21, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: First confirmed case of COVID-19 reported in Uganda The Government of Uganda has announced the closure of Entebbe International Airport, to be effective at 12:00am March 23 (midnight the night of March 22), as well as the closure of all land …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala, Uganda (March 20, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: The government of Uganda has implemented enhanced screening and quarantine measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Travelers should be prepared for travel restrictions to be put into effect with little or no advance notice. Visit the website of Uganda’s Ministry of Health for additional information …
Read More» Location: Uganda Event: There is an ongoing outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) first identified in Wuhan, China. The global public health threat posed by COVID-19 is high, with more than 100,000 reported cases worldwide. The Government of Uganda has implemented enhanced screening and quarantine measures in response to the global public health threat posed by COVID-19. On …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala, Uganda (March 11, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: There is an ongoing outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) first identified in Wuhan, China. The global public health threat posed by COVID-19 is high, with more than 100,000 reported cases worldwide. The Government of Uganda has implemented enhanced screening and quarantine measures in response to …
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COVID-19 Information Last updated: [11/10/20] Country-Specific Information: Uganda continues to experience COVID-19 outbreaks. For the most recent statistics, please visit the Government of Uganda, Ministry of Health’s webpage . The Ministry of Health (MOH) designated Kampala as a COVID-19 hotspot on August 13 following an increase in cases in the city and because the majority of deaths …
Read More» THIRD PARTY ATTENDANCE AT PASSPORT AND CRBA APPOINTMENT INTERVIEWS Generally, immediate family members may accompany passport or CRBA applicants to their appointment interviews at a U.S. embassy or consulate, and all minor children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Passport or CRBA applicants also have the option of being accompanied by an attorney …
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