What Is A Travel Permit?
Travel Permit – means the written permission granted to an offender authorizing the offender to travel from one state to another.
How To Apply For A Travel Permit In Uganda
Heads of organisations in the private sector and permanent secretaries or head of departments in government entities will apply for travel permits using the email address clearance@works.go.ug for their employees. To do this, they must follow these steps below:
- Write an application with a headed paper that contains the entities’ address.
- Scan a copy of the application and send it to the email address mentioned above.
- Wait for a reply containing the login credentials for the applicant and use them to access the clearance website.
- Next, provide employees’ titles, National Identification or Passport Numbers, number of employees for whom clearance is sought, and the registration numbers of the vehicles to be used.
- After verification, a QR code will be uploaded to the clearance website, www.clearance.works.go.ug, containing the application number on the form.
- The entity will then be able to access the permit using the login credentials.
- To check the status of an application, send an SMS to 6120 and follow prompts.
Note: The Commissioner for Transport Regulation and Safety, Mr Winstone Katushabe, revealed that enforcement personnel will be able to verify the authenticity of travel permits by scanning QR codes using a smartphone or by sending an SMS with the vehicle registration number.The new regulations automatically render the 2020 sticker permits void, according to a statement from the ministry. They uncovered that many people were able to bypass the sticker permit system and move about without permission to do so. Uganda authorities hope that the new system will be more rigid and waterproof.Each credential is unique. One entity’s credentials are different and so cannot be shared. Every login is uniquely identified to that organisation. Once you send that list, we populate on individual paper and each worker will have a QR code, which can be verified through SMS and will show if you are cleared to move in a given vehicle, [sic]” Katushabe claimed.However, while there are already roadblocks springing up in Greater Kampala, many essential workers are yet to get their permits. Thus, Katushabe added that medical entities, and employees, can use their organisation IDs until they obtain travel permits. To speed up the process, medical workers and organisations are getting priority treatment from the clearance personnel. The Ministry of Health is working to clear all medical workers while Uganda Manufacturers Associations is dealing with manufacturers and Uganda Media Centre will take care of journalists.
Emergency And Special Travel Permits For Non-Essential Workers
What about people who are not-essential workers? The Commissioner for Transport Regulation and Safety, Mr Winstone Katushabe, stated that individual applicants would also get travel permits. Although, the process will focus on essential workers until they are all cleared. To obtain an emergency travel permit, you may approach a referral medical personnel close to you. Also, people who want to leave the Kampala district for other reasons, asides from emergencies, such as burials, health, departing or returning persons, can apply. The application can be done through the same process listed in ‘How to apply for travel permits’. However, note that the Transport Regulation and Safety ministry may approve or reject applications. Also, for regions outside of Greater Kampala, regional and district taskforces will issue permits based on recommendations from the resident district commissioners, the district health officers and the village chairpersons.
How Do I Get A Temporary Travel Document In Uganda?
Temporary Movement Permits are recognized travel documents intended to ease the cross border movement of border communities. Temporary Movement Permits (TMPs) may be obtained at our Port Bell Office in Luzira and all points of Entry and Exit in Uganda and apply to countries bordering Uganda.
How Do I Get An Emergency Travel Document From Uganda?
Emergency Travel Documents
- Form G.
- A copy of your bio-data page of the expired passport.
- A copy of your travel itinerary.
- Two passport pictures.
- A money order of Ugx 375.78 made payable to Uganda Embassy.
- A pre-paid self addressed return envelope.
- A cover letter requesting the Emergency travel document.
How Can I Check My Travel Permit In Uganda?
To check the status of an application, send an SMS to 6120 and follow prompts.
What Are The Requirements For Traveling Abroad?
- Passport.
- Valid Permanent Visa or Permanent Resident Card.
- Departure card.
- Required travel and health documents as specified by the destination.
Can I Still Travel With My Old Ugandan Passport?
Ugandan machine-readable passports will no longer be valid for international travel after April 4, 2022, and will be replaced by international East African e-passports.
Does The Travel Permit Allow Me To Travel Across Districts?
The travel permits do not allow one to travel across Districts. For inter-district travel one can write directly to the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works and Transport stating the reason for need to travel, the vehicle registration numbers, the persons to travel and duration needed.
Can The Permits Be Used On Boda Bodas?
The President’s directive clearly stated that Boda Bodas are only allowed to carry cargo and not passengers. Also note, that the guidelines issued are meant to as much as possible discourage contact between person to person.
What About In Cases Of Emergency?
Emergencies situations can apply through the online system for special permission from the Ministry.In cases of emergencies that require immediate, E.g pregnant women and people with chronic illness, such people are advised to move with their original documents and a recommendation from the LC1 Chairman. The District Health Officer or the RDC/RCC.A person may also approach the nearest referral medical personnel to obtain permission to travel in case of a medical emergency.
How Does One Verify The Authenticity Of The Permit Issued?
Verification can be done via SMS; Send an SMS of the vehicle registration number (UAB777S) to 6120 at zero cost. The SMS request shall return the vehicle details, its validity and entity.