Government has set January 2021 as the deadlinefor phasing out of all old passports which are to be replaced by the East Afrcan E-passport. this means that old passport holders have only five months to comply .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Spokesman of the Directorate of citizenship and Immigration at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mr. Jacob Shems Siminyu has called upon Ugandans to apply for their new E-passports online and early enough to avoid possible last minute inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ordinary passports of 48 pages cost Ugshs. 250,000,, service (64 pages) UGshs.400,000, diplomatic (64 pages) UG.shs.500,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n
express processing service an additional Ugshs. 150,000. For one to get a passport express service takes three working days while a normal one takes 10 working days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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