Latest News for NRIs in Uganda

This page is a dated log of specific regulatory and bilateral developments already reflected in this platform's guides for Uganda, not a real-time news feed. Each item links to the full guide covering it.

India-Side and Uganda-Side Developments Affecting NRIs

• Succession (Amendment) Act, 2022 in force

  Uganda's Succession Act (Cap 162) was substantially reformed following a 2007 Constitutional Court ruling that struck down sex-discriminatory inheritance provisions -- the 2022 amendment removes legitimate/illegitimate distinctions, guarantees equal inheritance regardless of gender, and criminalises unlawfully evicting a surviving spouse from the family residence.

  Inheritance for NRIs
• Jayant Chaudhary represents India at President Museveni's swearing-in (May 2026)

  Union Minister of State Jayant Chaudhary represented India at President Yoweri Museveni's inauguration, continuing the pattern of high-level bilateral engagement this platform tracks for Uganda.

  Business for NRIs
• Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh meets President Museveni at the NAM Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting (October 2025)

  The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement's 19th Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting, a forum India and Uganda have engaged through since the Nehru-era Non-Aligned Movement.

  Business for NRIs
• Restitution-era business houses mark decades of rebuilding since the 1972 expulsion

  The Mehta Group (founded 1900) and Madhvani Group (founded 1912-1914) -- both stripped of their Uganda assets in 1972 and rebuilt from 1985 onward -- remain among Uganda's largest private employers, illustrating the restitution policy this platform's Property and Immigration guides for Uganda examine in detail.

  Immigration for NRIs
• FEMA repatriation limit -- USD 1 million per financial year (Standing rule)

  Sale proceeds and other eligible balances in an NRO account can be repatriated abroad up to USD 1 million (or equivalent) per financial year, subject to Form 15CA/15CB certification by the authorized dealer bank.

  Compliance for NRIs