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Eritrea visa rules for Uganda passport holders

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The answer

No. Uganda passport holders need a visa to visit Eritrea.

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Official source

us.embassyeritrea.orgEmbassy of the State of Eritrea in Washington, DCChecked 30 Oct 2026

A Visa is required for Non-Eritreans and Eritreans without a National ID.

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Passport must be valid at least six months beyond the dates of your trip.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Eritrea passport holders need to visit Uganda.

Eritrea passport Uganda

Visa-free

Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Botswana Burundi Comoros Cyprus Democratic Republic of Congo Eritrea Fiji Gambia Ghana Grenada Ireland Jamaica Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mozambique Rwanda Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Island South Sudan St. Vincent &the Grenadines Swaziland Tonga Trinidad & Tobago United Republic of Tanzania United Arab Emirates Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe Hong Kong SAR

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Uganda passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Asmara, nearest first.

  1. KenyaNairobi, about 1,860 km from AsmaraVisa-free · 180 days
  2. BurundiGitega, about 2,310 km from AsmaraVisa-free
  3. TanzaniaDodoma, about 2,420 km from AsmaraVisa-free

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

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