(1) Where a person enters into Uganda and wishes to remain in Uganda as a refugee or
where a person applies for refugee status at the point of entry into Uganda, the refugee
reception officer shall receive that person and register him or her as soon as
practicable as a person seeking refugee status.
(2) Where a person seeking refugee status cannot as soon as practicable be registered,
the refugee reception officer receiving the person shall register the person within thirty
days after the reception of the person.
(3) The refugee reception officer shall furnish the person with the contact address of
the nearest office of the UNHCR.
(4) Where it is established that a person seeking refugee status comes from an area of
his or her country that is affected by a highly infectious pandemic disease, the person
shall be interned in a special holding centre in order to ensure public safety and
security while his or her application for refugee status is being processed.

(1) A person who enters Uganda or wishes to remain in Uganda after having been
granted refugee status in another country shall not be eligible to apply for refugee status in Uganda.
(2) Notwithstanding sub regulation (1), a person who enters Uganda or wishes to
remain in Uganda after having been granted refugee status in another country shall
not be precluded from applying for refugee status in Uganda where he or she
establishes that he or she is likely to suffer persecution on the grounds of race,
religion, ethnicity, gender or political affiliation in the country of his or her refuge.

(1) Subject to section 42 of the Act, where—
(a) a person has been denied refugee status and he or she has exhausted
the appeal process; or
(b) a person has ceased to be a refugee under section 6 of the Act, the
Commissioner shall inform the Minister responsible for Internal Affairs
in Form J 1 specified in the Third Schedule to issue an order for the
deportation of that person in accordance with applicable immigration
rules and procedures.
(2) The deportation order is prescribed in Form J 2 in the Third Schedule.

(1) Where a person is granted refugee status under the Act and these Regulations, the
Commissioner shall register the name and particulars of the person in a register of
refugees maintained by the Commissioner including the members of his or her family
where applicable.
(2) The Commissioner shall allocate to every person registered under sub regulation (1)
a refugee number which shall be maintained by the person as long as he or she
remains a refugee in Uganda.
(3) The register of refugees is in Form G specified in the Third Schedule.

A person who, on attaining the age of eighteen years, was registered as a child shall
present himself or herself to the Commissioner for an independent registration and on
registration—
(a) his or her name shall be struck off the list of children; and
(b) he or she shall be issued with a new identity card stating the fact that he or
she is an adult.

(1) A person who has applied for refugee status or a refugee shall produce his or her
identity card for inspection, whenever required to do so by an immigration officer or a
police officer.
(2) The identity card referred to in sub regulation (1) shall be surrendered to the
nearest immigration officer or police officer—
(a) before the holder departs from Uganda;
(b) when the holder acquires citizenship of Uganda; or
(c) where the holder is dead, by the person in possession of the identity card,
within thirty days after the death of the holder.

(1) Every applicant who has submitted an application for refugee status in accordance
with the Act and these Regulations shall be issued with a temporary pass valid for
ninety days and it shall be evidence that the person has applied for refugee status in
Uganda.
(2) Every member of the family of the applicant shall also be issued with a similar
document.
(3) The temporary pass issued under this regulation shall entitle the applicant and all
the members of his or her family to remain in Uganda—
(a) until his or her application is granted or rejected and no appeal has been filed
with the Appeals Board; or
(b) until that person has exhausted his or her right of appeal under the Act or
these Regulations.
(4) A temporary pass issued under this regulation may be renewed after every two
months until all rights connected with or incidental to an application for refugee
status have been exhausted.

(1) A person seeking refugee status and who is determined to be HIV- positive shall not
be prejudiced or discriminated against in any form in relation to his or her application
for refugee status.
(2) Where the person referred to in sub regulation (1) is granted refugee status he or
she shall be accorded the most favorable treatment accorded to nationals as regards
access to care and treatment.

(1) A person who applies for refugee status but cannot speak English shall be provided
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with an interpreter for the purpose of communicating with the refugee reception officer
at the time of entry into Uganda.
(2) For the purposes of sub regulation (1), a woman seeking refugee status may be
interviewed by a female reception officer and shall be provided with a female
interpreter.
(3) Notwithstanding sub regulation (1), the absence of an interpreter shall not be a
ground to refuse entry to a person seeking refugee status.

(1) The Eligibility Committee may, notwithstanding any other regulation, expeditiously
hear and determine an application that in the opinion of the Committee is clearly
abusive or manifestly unfounded.
(2) Where the Eligibility Committee hears and determines an application under this
regulation, the Committee shall within seven days after hearing the application notify
the applicant of its decision and advise him or her on his or her right to appeal.
(3) The Eligibility Committee shall take appropriate measures in accordance with the
law for the deportation of an applicant where the application is rejected under this
regulation.
(4) In this regulation—
“abusive or manifestly unfounded application” means an application which is
fraudulent or does not satisfy the criteria for granting refugee status under
the Act, the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the
1969 OAU Convention governing the specific aspects of Refugee Problems in
Africa.