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Uganda visa rules for Costa Rica passport holders

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The answer

e-Visa needed. Costa Rica passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Uganda.

Entry
e-Visa
Stay
3 months per entry
Fee
$50.00
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA3 MONTHS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

immigration.go.ugNational Citizenship and Immigration Control, Ministry of Internal Affairs, UgandaChecked 1 Nov 2026

All persons intending to travel to Uganda for holiday, tourism, business, study, visit, and/or medical are required to apply and obtain a visa online.

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Travel within 90 days of the visa approval, or the approval is cancelled.
  • Print the approval letter and show it with the passport at the port of entry.
  • Report to immigration at the border for biometric capture with the approval letter, payment receipts and passport.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Passport copy (bio-data page) with at least 6 months validity

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Uganda passport holders need to visit Costa Rica.

Uganda passport Costa Rica

Visa needed

ALBANIA ANGOLA ARABIA SAUDÍ ARGELIA ARMENIA BARÉIN BENÍN BIELORRUSIA BOSNIA Y HERZEGOVINA BOTSUANA BURKINA FASO (ALTO VOLTA) BURUNDI BUTÁN CABO VERDE CAMBOYA CAMERÚN COLOMBIA* COSTA DE MARFIL (CÔTE D'IVOIRE) COMORAS CHAD ECUADOR EGIPTO ESWATINI (ANTES SUAZILANDIA) GABÓN GAMBIA GEORGIA GHANA GUINEA GUINEA-BISÁU (GUINEA BISSAU) GUINEA ECUATORIAL INDIA INDONESIA JORDANIA KENIA KOSOVO KUWAIT LESOTO LIBERIA LIBIA LÍBANO MADAGASCAR MALAUI MALI MARRUECOS MOLDOVA (MOLDAVIA) MONGOLIA MOZAMBIQUE NAMIBIA NEPAL NICARAGUA* NÍGER NIGERIA OMÁN PAPÚA NUEVA GUINEA REPÚBLICA ÁRABE SAHARAHUI DEMOCRÁTICA (SAHARA OCCIDENTAL) REPÚBLICA CENTROAFRICANA REPÚBLICA DE MACEDONIA DEL NORTE (ANTES REPUBLICA DE MACEDONIA) REPÚBLICA DEL CONGO REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DEL CONGO (ANTES ZAIRE) REPÚBLICA POPULAR CHINA* REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA POPULAR DE LAOS REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA RUANDA SENEGAL SIERRA LEONA SUDÁN (SUDÁN DEL NORTE) SUDÁN DEL SUR TAILANDIA TANZANIA TIMOR ORIENTAL TOGO TÚNEZ UGANDA VENEZUELA* VIETNAM YEMEN YIBUTI ZAMBIA ZIMBABUE

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Costa Rica passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Kampala, nearest first.

  1. ZambiaLusaka, about 1,810 km from KampalaVisa-free · 90 days
  2. MayotteMamoudzou, about 2,020 km from KampalaVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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