Citizenship routes

Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Birthactive

Citizenship at birth through a Ugandan parent

Birth to a Ugandan parent creates citizenship under constitutional categories. Birth in Uganda alone to two foreign parents is not unrestricted jus soli.

Sources: Uganda Immigration - naturalization

Naturalizationactive

Naturalization as the spouse of a citizen

A person married to a Ugandan for at least three years is entitled, on application, to be registered.

Sources: Uganda Immigration - naturalization

Ancestryactive

Ugandan citizenship through a Ugandan parent

A child of a Ugandan citizen parent is a citizen under the Constitution and Citizenship and Immigration Control Act. Separate registration tracks exist for some long-resident families.

Sources: Uganda Immigration - naturalization

Naturalizationactive

Naturalization after twenty years residence

Adults generally need about twenty years aggregate residence and twenty-four months continuous residence immediately before application, plus language, character, and integration conditions. Dual nationality is generally allowed. Grant is discretionary.

Sources: Uganda Immigration - naturalization

Regional rights