Registering to Vote and submitting a ballot is fast, easy, and can be done from anywhere in the world! Start by confirming your voter registration with your state.  Some states require absentee voters to register annually so you may need to re-register.  Go to  FVAP.gov  to connect to your state’s voter portal to register to vote, request a ballot, and …

Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala, Uganda (December 16, 2021) Location: UGANDA, countrywide Event:  Globally, during the holiday season there is the potential for increased crime and acts of violent extremism. Globally, planned attacks and criminal activity often occur in crowded public locations such as holiday markets, shopping malls, airports, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, transportation …

Uganda – Level 3: Reconsider Travel Reconsider travel to Uganda due to crime and terrorism.   Read the Department of State’s  COVID-19  page before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) has issued a  Level 1 Travel Health Notice for Uganda  due to COVID-19, indicating a low level of COVID-19 in the country.  Visit the Embassy’s  COVID-19 page  for more information on COVID-19 and related restrictions and conditions in Uganda. Country summary:  Terrorist groups active in Uganda have claimed responsibility for …

Event:  Effective November 8, all travelers to the United States by air must attest to their COVID-19 vaccination status and undergo testing. Fully vaccinated U.S. citizen travelers must continue to provide a negative COVID-19 test within three calendar days of traveling or documentation of recovery in the previous 90 days.  See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance on what constitutes full vaccination  here . Unvaccinated U.S. citizen travelers two …

Travel Advisory: June 28, 2021 Uganda – Level 4: Do Not Travel Do not travel to Uganda due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Uganda due to crime. Read the  Department of State’s COVID-19 page  before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) has issued a  Level 4 Travel Health Notice  for Uganda due to COVID-19, indicating a very high level of COVID-19 in the country. Your risk …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.  …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …