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This is to inform you that the Embassy will close for the Holiday Season as follows:
Friday 24th December 2021 - Monday 27th December (Closed)
Tuesday, 28th December 2021 - Open
Friday, 31st December 2021 - Monday 3rd January (Closed)
Tuesday, 4th January 2022 (Resume regular business)
WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON
Dear Ugandans in North America, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Please take note of this special announcement by the Ministry of Lands announcing applications for replacement land titles by persons claiming loss of originals. The list has been published in the Uganda Gazette to ensure that there are no objections before the Ministry issues replacement titles.
COVID-19 travel advisory for passengers traveling to Uganda.
Fill out this pre-registration form before embarking on your journey to Uganda in order to shorten waiting time for COVID-19 results at points of entry into Uganda.
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****************PUBLIC NOTICE******************
PHASE OUT OF MACHINE READABLE PASSPORTS
The Government of Uganda through the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) started the phase-out of Machine Readable (dark blue) Passports (MRPs) on the 7th December 2018 with the aim of converting all the MRPs to the East African.
Community Electronic Passports (E-Passports) by 31st January 2021.
Due to the effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic, however, the extension of the phase-out date of MRPs from 31st January 2021 was moved forward to 4th April 2022 after which date, all Ugandan Machine-readable passports will be invalidated regardless of indicated date of expiry.
All members of the Public are reminded that as a general rule, passports should have at least six months of validity when traveling internationally. Most countries will not permit a traveler to enter their country unless the traveler’s passport is set to expire at least six months after the final day of travel.
The six month window for expiry of all the Uganda Machine-Readable Passports ends in October 2021. Please make arrangements to have your passport renewed.
There will be no further reminders.
For Ugandans in the United States, information non how to renew your passports is available here
http://washington.mofa.go.ug/passports
Dear Uganda Nationals in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, West VA & Pennsylvania a special National ID drive will take place at the Uganda Embassy in Washington, D.C. from Tuesday October 26th to Wednesday October 27th 2021 from 9am-6pm at the Embassy Chancery.
Please come and have your enrollment done or pick up your ready IDs during this time.
https://washington.mofa.go.ug/visa/national-id
This service is open ONLY to UG nationals. Dual Nationals MUST present certificate of Dual Citizenship.
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NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD ENROLLMENT- FFUNA NDAGAMUNTU
Dear Ugandan Nationals in Minnesota, NIRA UGANDA and the Uganda Embassy in Washington, DC in Association with UNAA will bring services closer to you October 15-17 2021.
Tell a friend to tell a friend!
Please Note: This service applies ONLY to citizens of Uganda.
Application forms will be distributed at the venue. They are not available for download.
Dual Citizens MUST present UG Certificate of Dual Citizenship.
Tune in to listen to Amb. Mull Katende's Independence Day message on Radio Uganda Boston
Reminder to tune in tonight as Amb. Mull Katende is hosted on Radio Uganda Boston
Dear Ugandans in North America, please tune in to listen to H.E. Amb Mull Katende on Radio Uganda Boston tomorrow Sunday October 3rd 2021 at 5pm (US Eastern)
He will share information on recent changes in the Uganda E-Visa services and many others.
Did you know that 80% of coffee grown in Uganda is the Robusta variety?
Last night September 26th 2021, the Uganda Embassy in Washington, DC hosted guests to a cultural evening sponsored by THINGS TO DO D.C. a Cultural Diplomacy organization in the District of Columbia. THINGS TO DO D.C. has over the years become a staple social event for young professionals in the Washington, D.C., area The evening was promoted as an occasion to introduce D.C. young professionals to the “Pearl of Africa”.
The elegant event was held at the Embassy Chancery at 5911 16th St N.W., garden and featured an evening of fun, Ugandan food, music and dancing organized by THINGS TO DO D.C., which describes itself as “the premier social and networking organization for young professionals.” Similar events are periodically sponsored by the organization at various Embassies in Washington, D.C.
Approximately 80 guests were welcomed by the Ugandan Ambassador to the United States, Mull Ssebujja Katende, who regaled the young professionals with stories about Uganda, the tourism and culture as well as investment opportunities. He encouraged those present to consider putting Uganda on their bucket list of places to go at least once in their lives. Scenes of Uganda Tourism played on the flat screens in the Chancery building.
Guests dined on traditional Ugandan cuisine, including staples like Matooke, Posho and rice, fried gonja and varied meat stews as well as the signature groundnut sauce. They were also treated to what turned out to be a popular sampling of Uganda Waragi at the bar.
Music edu-tainment was provided by solo musician Daniel Ssuuna a long-time African cultural ambassador; performer and teaching artist, who gave an energetic and captivating performance to the audience, prompting them to participate in an authentic journey of Ugandan art, culture and literature. Ssuuna, created an exotic fusion of traditional and contemporary Ugandan music, dance and storytelling accompanied by traditional instruments such as the Adungu, akogo, entongoli/endongo, Engalabi and Djembe African Drums which he invited the guests to play, while singing and dancing along to local songs.
Each visitor was given a complimentary take home gift-bag of Ugandan Coffee courtesy of UCDA and a copy of the new Smooth African Jazz CD "Dance Again", by Isaiah Katumwa, accompanied by a personal "thank you" message signed by H.E. Amb. Mull Katende.
The THINGS TO DO D.C. website advises that it has “an active membership of over 175,000 local young professionals” and it “produces original events that enrich your social and cultural experiences while enabling you to meet other young professionals in a friendly environment.”
Public Diplomacy Unit
Embassy of Uganda
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Photo credit: Things To Do D.C