Uganda
Corporate Guide

Are there different classes of work permits in Uganda?

Yes. There are different classes of work permits which include: 

• Class A (Diplomatic Service): for applicants who hold diplomatic passports.
• Class A (Official): this is for people holding official passports and who are employees of organisations exempted from payment of immigration fees.
• Class A2 (Government Contractors): the applicant should be a person employed in a government institution and paid by the Government of Uganda.
• Class B1 (Investment in Agriculture): This is issued to shareholders of companies engaged in the business of agriculture or animal husbandry.
• Class B2 (Investment in Agriculture): This is issued to shareholders of companies engaged in agro processing. 
• Class C1 (Mining): this is issued to shareholders of companies engaged in mining minerals.
• Class C2 (Mining): issued to shareholders of companies engaged in prospecting of minerals or mining of specific minerals (gold, copper, iron ore, silica, phosphate, limestone and marble).
• Class D (Business and Trade): issued to shareholders of entities invested in general trade.
• Class E (Manufacturers): issued to shareholders of entities engaged in the manufacturing business. 
• Class F (Professionals): issued to shareholders of entities engaged in specific professions like the medical profession, dentists, legal profession, pharmacists, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, mining engineers, aeronautical engineers, chemical engineers, accountants, architects and surveyors, veterinary surgeons, estate agents, valuers, land surveyors and land agents, nurses and midwives.
• Class G1 (Volunteers, NGO Workers and Missionaries): issued to employees who are missionaries and volunteers working in NGOs.
• Class G2 (Foreign Expatriates / Employees): issued to expatriates employed in Uganda including salaried employees working in NGOs. The applicants under this category can only enter Uganda after being granted and paying for their work permits.
• Class H (Ordinary Residents): issued to persons who have an assured income derived from sources outside Uganda and that persons undertake not to accept employment of any kind in Uganda.