Can you keep your Uganda citizenship when you become a U.S. citizen?
Allowed with conditions
Only in some cases
Ugandan citizens who voluntarily acquire U.S. citizenship generally keep Ugandan citizenship only if they have applied for and been granted dual citizenship; otherwise citizenship is lost.
What the law says
- Ugandan citizenship is lost if another citizenship is obtained without having applied for dual citizenship.
- Since 2005, Uganda has allowed dual nationality for most persons, but holding more than two nationalities is not permitted.
- Persons must prove that their other nationality does not restrict dual nationality.
- Members of government such as the president, vice president, prime minister, cabinet ministers, or heads of security services may not have dual nationality.
- Before 2005, Ugandan citizenship was generally lost upon obtaining another citizenship.
“Ugandan citizenship is lost if another citizenship is obtained, without having applied for dual citizenship.”
What about the U.S. side?
The United States allows dual citizenship. At the oath ceremony you promise to renounce allegiance to other countries, but U.S. law does not make you formally give up your other passport. The question is only whether Uganda lets you keep yours.
Source: Ugandan nationality law (Wikipedia, summarized on 2026-11-11). Laws change — confirm with the Uganda embassy or consulate before your oath ceremony. This is not legal advice.
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