Visa appointment in Uganda (2026): VFS, TLScontact, embassies, which centre for which country

In Uganda, most Schengen countries take short-stay visa applications through a private centre in Kampala: VFS Global for the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Norway, TLScontact for Germany and Belgium. France and Italy receive applicants at their own embassy, and France also handles Spain. The United Kingdom uses VFS Global. Centres only receive files, take fingerprints and collect fees: the embassy decides.

Three destinations need special care in late 2026 because of this year's Ebola measures: the US Embassy in Kampala has paused all visa services, Saudi Arabia has suspended visas for people coming from Uganda, and Canada will not finalise applications from Uganda residents before November 27, 2026. Everything below was checked on November 9, 2026 on the official websites listed at the end. To see where you need no visa at all, check the visa-free list for Ugandan passport holders.

A Schengen visa costs €90 per adult and €45 for children aged 6 to 11; children under 6 pay nothing. The fee is fixed in euros but paid in Ugandan shillings at each embassy's rate, so the UGX amount moves, and it is not refunded after a refusal. A decision normally takes 15 calendar days (up to 45), for 90 days in any 180-day period. Apply to the country where you will spend the most nights.

Dutch Schengen visas are submitted at the VFS Global centre in Kampala, which also takes applications for Hungary and Slovenia and serves residents of Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and North and South Kivu (DR Congo).

1. Prepare the documents on the NetherlandsWorldwide checklist.
2. Book your own VFS appointment, one per person. Do not book through an intermediary, NetherlandsWorldwide warns.
3. Attend in person with the checklist. Children under 12 must come too.

Netherlands visa fee in Uganda: €90 per adult, €45 for children aged 6 to 11, free under 6, paid in cash in Ugandan shillings or by Visa card or Mastercard, at the day's rate. A VFS service fee is always added: check it on the VFS site. Apply between 6 months and 15 days before the trip. Route details: Netherlands visa for Ugandans.

The German Embassy has outsourced all Schengen applications to TLScontact (Ground Floor, Block A, Victoria Courts, Old Kira Road, Bukoto), by appointment. If TLScontact has no slot, the embassy will not take your file instead.

The €90 fee is payable only in Ugandan shillings, in cash, at the embassy's rate: UGX 364,500 for an adult and UGX 182,250 for a child aged 6 to 11 on TLScontact on November 9, 2026. The service fee is UGX 172,000 (€39). Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm. Route details: Germany visa for Ugandans.

The Embassy of Belgium outsources visas for Belgium and Luxembourg to TLScontact, in the same building. The short-stay visa costs €90, or UGX 378,000 (UGX 189,000 for a child aged 6 to 12), paid in shillings by bank card or MTN Mobile Money, plus a compulsory service fee of UGX 180,000 (€42.77). Neither is refunded. Route details: Belgium visa for Ugandans.

Spain has no BLS centre in Uganda. Applications for France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and the Czech Republic go to the visa section of the French Embassy, 16 Lumumba Avenue, Kampala. Fill in the form on France-Visas, then follow the appointment instructions on its Uganda page.

The fee is collected in Ugandan shillings; cards and cheques are not accepted. France-Visas says Ugandans usually get a decision within 5 working days, sometimes 10 or more. Apply at least 1 month before travelling. Route details: France visa for Ugandans and Spain visa for Ugandans.

The Embassy of Italy in Kampala takes visa applications from residents of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, by appointment, with biometrics on the day. Book on Prenot@mi: new slots open on the first and third Monday of each month, 9:00 to 12:00, and go fast. Book at least 60 days before departure. For proven emergencies only, write to [email protected]. The embassy calls anyone selling slots or faster visas a fraudster. Route details: Italy visa for Ugandans.

You apply at VFS Global in Kampala and the file goes to the embassy in Nairobi.

• Sweden: since September 2, 2024, the Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi handles short-stay visas from Uganda, lodged at VFS Global in Kampala.
• Denmark: 1st Floor, B Wing, Plot 42, Lugogo House, Lugogo By-Pass. Walk-ins Monday to Friday 8:00 to 12:00, appointments 12:00 to 15:00. Processing can take 15 to 45 days, and the embassy works only with VFS Global.
• Norway: same Lugogo House building; the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Nairobi decides.

Apply online on GOV.UK, then give fingerprints and a photo at VFS Global, Lugogo House, Kampala. Fees: £135 for a Standard Visitor visa of up to 6 months, £506 for 2 years, £903 for 5 years, £1,128 for 10 years. You can apply at most 3 months before travelling; a decision usually takes 3 weeks. For a stay of 6 months or more, you need a TB certificate from the approved clinic (IOM, Plot 47 Bukoto Crescent Road, Naguru). Route details: UK visa for Ugandans.

Since May 18, 2026, the US Embassy in Kampala has paused all visa services because of Ebola. On November 9, 2026, it still said no appointment can be scheduled; fees already paid remain valid for 365 days.

Uganda has also been on the visa bond list since January 21, 2026: an applicant found eligible for a B1/B2 visa must post a bond of USD 10,000, 15,000 or 20,000, set at the interview. And since November 3, 2026, non-US citizens who were in Uganda in the previous 21 days cannot enter the United States (CDC). When services resume: DS-160 form, then payment and booking on the official appointment service; the visitor visa fee is USD 185. Route details: US visa for Ugandans.

Apply online with IRCC, then give biometrics at the Canada Visa Application Centre in Kampala (VFS Global with IOM), which moved in autumn 2026: check the new address on VFS. Fees: CAD 100 for the visa, CAD 85 for biometrics.

Until November 27, 2026, IRCC will not finalise applications from people whose last country of residence is Uganda and asks them not to send their passport to a visa centre. Exemptions can be requested case by case. Route details: Canada visa for Ugandans.

Is the Saudi visa open for Ugandans? No, not in November 2026. On June 25, 2026, the Saudi Ministry of Health suspended visas of all types and entry for travellers coming from Uganda, DR Congo and South Sudan, including after a stay there in the 21 days before arriving through another country. The Saudi Press Agency repeated it at the end of October, with no lifting.

Normally, the Ugandan passport is not on the Saudi tourist e-Visa list: Ugandans apply through the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Kampala, with biometrics at the Tasheer centre opened in Kampala on December 9, 2024. Route details: Saudi Arabia visa for Ugandans.

There is no UAE visa centre in Uganda: the UAE government says a tourist visa is obtained through airlines, hotels and travel agents. On September 26, 2026, the UAE eased its Ebola entry measures for Ugandan nationals. Route details: UAE visa for Ugandans.

In a diplomatic note of September 29, 2026, the South African High Commission in Kampala said holders of valid Ugandan passports may apply for the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). Apply only on eta.dha.gov.za: passport photo, selfie, then the fee shown on the portal. ETA holders must land at O. R. Tambo, Cape Town, Lanseria or King Shaka airport. Check that Uganda is in the portal's nationality list before paying.

Otherwise, the paper visa goes through VFS Global in Kampala: visa fee in US dollars, cash only, VFS charge in shillings (cash or Mobile Money), and a yellow fever certificate on the checklist. Route details: South Africa visa for Ugandans.

China: ordinary passports go to the Chinese Visa Application Service Center, Plot 9 Yusuf Lule Road (Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 15:00). Since March 31, 2025, you fill in the form and upload documents on visaforchina.cn first, and go to the centre after the online review. Fees are paid by Flexipay and not refunded; see the schedule updated September 30, 2026. Route details: China visa for Ugandans.

India: no appointment. Apply for an e-Visa on indianvisaonline.gov.in only: USD 25 for 30 days (USD 10 for arrivals from April to June), USD 40 for one year, USD 80 for five years, plus a 2.5% bank charge. Route details: India visa for Ugandans.

• Never pay for an appointment. The Dutch, Italian and Danish missions all warn against intermediaries.
• Watch release days, like Italy's first and third Mondays. Germany will not take a file because TLScontact is full.
• Plan ahead. Schengen visas up to 6 months before departure, UK visas only 3 months before.

Travel insurance is compulsory for every Schengen visa: see our Schengen visa travel insurance guide. Accommodation: show a hotel booking (with free cancellation, kept until you travel) or an invitation from your host.

€90 per adult, €45 for a child aged 6 to 11, free under 6, paid in shillings at the day's rate, plus the VFS service fee.

No. Since June 25, 2026, Saudi Arabia has suspended all visas for travellers coming from Uganda. No lifting had been announced on November 9, 2026.

Yes, according to the High Commission's note of September 29, 2026. Apply only on eta.dha.gov.za.

At the French Embassy in Kampala, which also handles Portugal, Greece and the Czech Republic.

Not for the moment: services have been paused since May 18, 2026.

Checked on November 9, 2026.

• NetherlandsWorldwide: Schengen visa in Uganda, consular fees.
• Germany: Embassy, Schengen visa, TLScontact fees.
• Belgium: Embassy, visa, TLScontact fees.
• France-Visas, Uganda.
• Embassy of Italy, where to apply.
• Sweden Abroad, Denmark in Uganda, Norway in Uganda.
• GOV.UK: Standard Visitor visa, TB clinics in Uganda; VFS Global UK Uganda.
• United States: Embassy, pause of visa operations, nonimmigrant visas, visa bonds, CDC.
• IRCC: Ebola measures, fees.
• Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Health, Saudi Press Agency, Tasheer Kampala.
• UAE: tourist visa, NCEMA, MoHAP and ICP statement (WAM).
• South Africa: ETA portal, VFS Global Uganda.
• China: Embassy notice, visa centre.
• India: e-Visa, fee table.

IziVisas is not an embassy or a visa centre and does not book appointments. Check amounts on the centre's website before you go: they can change.