No visa needed

Do citizens of Tanzania need a visa for Uganda?

Citizens of Tanzania don’t need a visa for Uganda and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Tanzania: the passport opens 42 countries visa-free; Dodoma — Kampala: ≈ 800 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Uganda without a visa on a Tanzania passport?

Yes, citizens of Tanzania don’t need a visa for Uganda for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Uganda visa rules at a glance

With a Tanzania passport you can visit 42 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 40 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tanzania passport ranks 116th of 199.
Tanzania passport: visa-free access to 42 countries; Uganda passport: 34.
Citizens of Tanzania and Uganda can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Eswatini, Botswana, Lesotho, Benin, Ghana, Gambia, and Malaysia.
A language both countries share: English.
Tanzania and Uganda share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Uganda, in turn, don’t need a visa for Tanzania. Tanzania visa for citizens of Uganda

Travelling to Uganda: good to know

Dodoma — Kampala: about 800 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Ugandan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ UGX 3,833.
Uganda is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tanzania.