Includes steps involved in establishing a local office.
Last Published: 7/21/2019

  • The steps involved in establishing an office in Uganda are:

  • Applying for an investment license from the UIA

  • Applying for a certificate of incorporation, and reserving a business name for the entity or its local subsidiary from the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)

  • •Applying for a tax identification number from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)

  • Applying for a trading license from the relevant local authority

  • When necessary, applying for registration of land title or verification of existing title from the Ministry of Lands.

To facilitate business registration for foreign investors establishing an office in Uganda, the UIA acts as a one-stop shop to help foreign investors navigate the process above.  The licensing process for foreign investors in Uganda currently takes approximately one week, depending on the type of industry.   
 

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