Uganda and Mozambique look to strengthen integration via visa free travel

The governments of both countries are in negotiations to allow their citizens travel freely between the two countries, as reported by The Monitor.

According to Colonel Geoffrey Kambere, Uganda’s commissioner of immigration control, the government of Mozambique has suggested that Ugandans visiting the nation in southeast Africa should do so without a visa.

“They have proposed a visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, official, and honorary passports. This proposal is being reviewed by our legal experts, and if accepted by the Ugandan government, it will be a great step forward,” the colonel stated.

“Our colleagues in Mozambique currently pay $50 for a visa to come here and they have expressed that as fellow Africans, these payments should be removed,” he added.

The idea if implemented would place Mozambique among the company of visa exempted travelers to Uganda which includes; Botswana, Ireland, South Sudan, Malaysia, Angola, Kenya, Malawi and Comoros.

“Currently, the number of Mozambicans coming to Uganda is small, but this agreement is a great opportunity to strengthen bilateral relations and boost trade,” the immigration commissioner stated.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ regional economic cooperation, Ambassador Richard Kabonero, informed the media during a joint permanent commission meeting in Kampala on Monday that the meetings were focused on putting bilateral agreements in place in the political, security, and economic domains, as reported by NTV.