Do Ugandan passport holders need a visa for India?

By Pranav Muley · Software Engineer, Tripmojo · Updated September 1, 2026 · Reviewed by Simran Raheja

Yes, and India’s own documents do not agree on how. Uganda does not appear on the list of 174 nationalities the e-Visa portal accepts, which points at a regular visa from an Indian mission. Yet Uganda is priced on both of the portal’s current fee schedules, dated July and April 2026. Two live government documents, one saying you are not eligible and one quoting you a price. Confirm before you pay, and plan on the mission route.

Quick facts

Visa required

Visa required: Yes
On the e-Visa eligibility list: No, Uganda is absent from all 174 entries
On the e-Visa fee schedules: Yes, on both
Tourist fee quoted: USD 10 or 25 for 30 days, 40 for a year, 200 for five
Safe reading: The eligibility list, so a mission application
Yellow fever: Carry the certificate, see below

Entry requirements

A Ugandan passport and an Indian visa obtained before travel, on the reading that the eligibility list rather than the fee schedule decides who may apply online.
An application through an Indian mission, since that is the route that does not depend on resolving the contradiction.
A yellow fever vaccination certificate, which India requires from nationals of, and travellers arriving from, yellow-fever-affected countries.
Confirmation from the mission before paying anything online, because a fee schedule quoting a price is not the same as the portal accepting your nationality.

Two current documents, two different answers

India runs its e-Visa from one portal, and that portal publishes both a list of the nationalities it accepts and the fee schedules for what they pay. The eligibility list runs to 174 numbered entries, from Albania to Zimbabwe, with no gaps in the numbering. Uganda is not on it, and the word Uganda does not appear anywhere in that page. The list is not perfectly kept, which is worth knowing before you decide how much authority to give it: those 174 slots cover 173 countries, because Kenya is listed twice, at 81 and again at 85.

The fee schedules say otherwise. The e-Tourist schedule, dated 9 July 2026, lists Uganda at entry 163 with the standard band of 10 US dollars for a 30-day visa applied for between April and June, 25 for the same visa from July to March, 40 for one year and 200 for five. The schedule covering business, medical and attendant visas, dated 15 April 2026, lists Uganda at entry 164. Both documents are more recent than the eligibility page, which carries a 2019 date on part of its own furniture.

The safe reading is the eligibility list, and the reason is financial rather than technical. I cannot tell you what the portal’s software will or will not let you submit. What is documented is that the e-Visa fee is not refunded whether an application is granted or rejected, that airlines check boarding against official eligibility rather than against fee tables, and that a fee entry gives you nothing to point at if you are refused. So plan on a regular visa through an Indian mission, and treat the fee listing as a reason to ask the question rather than as permission to start paying.

Good to know

A price is not an entitlement, and this is the clearest example of the difference you will find. Fee schedules and eligibility lists are maintained by different processes and drift apart, and a tariff table routinely keeps entries for countries a scheme is not currently open to. Seeing your country priced on a government fee table feels like confirmation, which is exactly why it is worth knowing that it is not one. If you take a single habit from this page, take checking eligibility separately from cost, in that order.
The contradiction is worth raising with the mission rather than resolving on your own. There are innocent explanations, including a fee schedule kept broad on purpose or an eligibility list that has not been updated, and there is no way to tell which from outside. An Indian mission can answer for your nationality on the day you ask, and that answer is worth more than either document, particularly since the fee schedules were revised in April and July 2026 and could change again.
The yellow fever requirement is a condition of entry here rather than health advice, and India states it in unusually blunt terms. Its visa portal says that nationals of yellow-fever-affected countries, and travellers arriving from them, must carry a yellow fever vaccination card on arrival, and that otherwise they may be quarantined for six days. A certificate is valid for life once you hold one, so the sensible answer for anyone travelling this route regularly is to have it rather than to argue about whether it applies.
The list India points you at for that rule is currently a dead link, which is a reason to carry the certificate rather than to look it up. The portal links to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for the list of yellow-fever countries, and that link returns a 404. When the authority naming the requirement cannot show you the list behind it, the cheap move is to hold the document rather than to test the argument at an airport health desk.

Frequently asked questions

Can Ugandan citizens apply for an Indian e-Visa?

Not on the evidence of the eligibility list, which runs to 174 entries and does not include Uganda. The fee schedules do price Uganda, so confirm with an Indian mission before paying for anything online.

Why do the fee schedules list Uganda then?

There is no way to tell from outside. Fee tables and eligibility lists are maintained separately and can drift apart. The application system enforces the eligibility list, so that is the safer reading.

What should a Ugandan traveller actually do?

Plan on a regular visa through an Indian mission, and ask the mission about the e-Visa question directly rather than starting an online application on the strength of a fee entry.

Do I need a yellow fever certificate for India?

India requires nationals of, and travellers arriving from, yellow-fever-affected countries to carry a vaccination card, and warns that without one they may be quarantined for six days on arrival.

Where is the list of yellow fever countries?

India’s visa portal links to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for it, but that link currently returns a 404. Carry the certificate rather than relying on being able to check the list.

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Sources

Every fact on this page was checked against the official sources below on 1 September 2026.

Government of India, Indian Visa Online e-Visa portal: the list of nationalities eligible for the e-Visa runs to 174 numbered entries with no gaps, from Albania at 1 to Zimbabwe at 174. Uganda does not appear, and the string "Uganda" occurs nowhere on the page. Read 2026-09-01. https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html
Government of India, Indian Visa Online, "Country/Territory Wise e-Tourist Visa Fee (in US $)", dated 09-July-2026: entry 163, Uganda, 10 / 25 / 40 / 200. Read 2026-09-01. https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/images/Etourist_fee_final.pdf
Government of India, Indian Visa Online, "Country/Territory Wise e-Visa Fee (e-Business, e-Medical, e-Medical Attendant and e-Conference Visa)", dated 15-April-2026: entry 164, Uganda, 00 for e-Business and 80 for each of e-Medical and e-Medical Attendant. Read 2026-09-01. https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/images/eTV_revised_fee_final.pdf
Same portal: "Nationals of Yellow Fever affected countries or travellers arriving from these countries must carry YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION CARD at the time of arrival in India, otherwise they may be quarantined for 6 days upon arrival in India." The portal links to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare list of yellow fever countries; that link returned HTTP 404 when read on 2026-09-01.

Entry rules change without notice and the official source is always the authority. Confirm with the embassy or immigration portal before you book.

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