Document checklist
Tanzania → Uganda: Student Pass
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.
Required documents
9 itemsIdentity
Passport bio-data page copy (valid at least 6 months)
RequiredA copy of your passport's photo and details page. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 more months.
Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (Uganda), Student Pass
Recent passport-size photo
RequiredA recent passport-size photograph.
Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (Uganda), Student Pass
Financial
Proof you paid your school fees
RequiredProof of payment of your school fees.
Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (Uganda), Student Pass
Student Pass fee (USD 100, unless you are East African)
RequiredUSD 100, paid when you apply online. It is the same for any length of pass. East African nationals don't pay this fee, but they still need the pass.
Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (Uganda), Student Pass
Purpose of travel
Admission letter from your school
RequiredThe letter from your school or college saying you have been admitted.
Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (Uganda), Student Pass
Support letter from your school
RequiredA letter from your school supporting your Student Pass application.
Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (Uganda), Student Pass
Valid student ID card
RequiredYour valid student ID card from your school in Uganda.
Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (Uganda), Student Pass
Travel
Your current immigration status
RequiredYour current visa or your previous pass, to show your status now.
Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (Uganda), Student Pass
Other
Parent or guardian's immigration status and ID (under 18)
RequiredIf the student is under 18, include the immigration status and identification of the parent or guardian.
Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (Uganda), Student Pass
Why applications on this route get refused
Passport valid for less than 6 months
The passport copy you upload must show at least 6 months of validity.
How to avoid it: Renew your passport before you apply if it has less than 6 months left.
Not bringing your documents to biometric capture
After approval, you must go to the immigration office or border for biometric capture with all the documents you uploaded, your payment receipts, the approval letter and your passport.
How to avoid it: Keep the originals of everything you uploaded and bring them all, with your receipts and approval letter.
Fee not paid when applying
The USD 100 fee is paid at the point of application (unless you are an East African national).
How to avoid it: Pay the fee in the portal when you submit, and keep the receipt.
Sources
- Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (Uganda), Student Pass · checked 14 Sept 2026
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