S/N

CATEGORY OF

CITIZENSHIP 

REQUIREMENTS

REMARKS 

1. 

2.

 Birth 

 Mandatory 

1. Copies of National ID/s of parent/s if alive or ID of Blood Relative with recommendation and detail of nature of relationship, tribe and clan
2. Recommendation Letter from Uganda Embassy or High Commission

Optional 

1. Birth Certificate 
2. Copy of Passport (Old or New)-Validity of passport not an issue

1. At least one parent/grandparent must belong to an indigenous community listed in the 3rd Schedule
2. Applicant may have been born in or outside Uganda

Registration 

Mandatory

Certified copy of certificate of citizenship by Registration issued by DCIC

Optional 

Copy of Passport of previous country 

Relevant Certificate from DCIC is the most important document

3.

 Naturalisation 

Mandatory

Certified copy of certificate of citizenship by Naturalisation issued by DCIC

Optional 

Relevant Certificate from DCIC is the most important document

Copy of Passport of previous

country 

4.

5.

 Dual 

Mandatory

Certified copy of certificate of Dual Citizenship Certificate issued by DCIC

Optional 

Copy of Passport of Uganda or previous country

Relevant Certificate from DCIC is the most important document

 Citizen recognised under Art. 9 of the 1995 Constitution 

i. Previous passports of parents or grandparents (Passport indicate parent /applicant under British Protectorate and born in Uganda) 

ii. Birth certificates (indicate parent/applicant under British Protectorate and born in Uganda)

iii. Previous immigration record A Statutory Declaration 

Recognises persons who or whose parents/grandparents were granted citizenship during the 1962,66,67 Constitutions of Uganda