The Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control (Amendment) Act, 2009 provides for dual citizenship. Dual citizenship, according to the Act, means the simultaneous possession of two citizenships one of which is Ugandan.

A citizen of Uganda of 18 years and above who voluntarily acquires the citizenship of a country other than Uganda may retain the citizenship of Uganda subject to the Constitution, this Act and any law enacted by parliament.

A person who is not a citizen of Uganda may, on acquiring the citizenship of Uganda, subject to the Constitution, this Act and any other law enacted by Parliament, retain the citizenship of another country.

1. A citizen of Uganda who desires to acquire the citizenship of another country while retaining his or her citizenship of Uganda shall give notice in writing to board (National Citizenship and Immigration Board) of his or her application for the citizenship of another country.

2. The notice (1 above) shall be in the prescribed form and shall be accompanied by the following:
a) A statutory declaration stating that he or she is a citizen of Uganda only;
b) Where the person is a citizen of Uganda and another country, a declaration of renunciation of the citizenship of the third country;
c) Evidence that the applicant is of or above 18 years of age;
d) A copy of the application for citizenship of that other country;
e) Any other relevant information.

1. A non-Ugandan citizen who wishes to acquire the citizenship of Uganda while retaining the citizenship of another country shall satisfy the conditions for citizenship (specified in sections 14 and 16 of the Act).

2. In addition to the conditions prescribed in subsection 1 (above) a non-Ugandan citizen who wishes to acquire dual citizenship under this section shall:

a) Satisfy the board that the laws of his or her country of origin permit him or her to hold dual citizenship;
b) Not be the subject of a deportation order from Uganda territory or any other country;
c) Not be under a sentence of death or imprisonment exceeding nine months imposed by a competent court, without the option of a fine;
d) Satisfy the board that he or she has been resident in Uganda for not less than 10 years;
e) Satisfy the board that he or she has adequate knowledge of any prescribed vernacular language in Uganda or of English or Swahili;
f) Satisfy the board that he or she has not been in Uganda as a refugee or as a diplomat;
g) He or she possesses rare skills and capacity for technology transfer;
h) Be willing to take the oath of allegiance;
i) Be a person of sound mind.

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