By Harriet Nakamya
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has issued a travel advisory reminding all arriving and departing passengers on the requirement to fill the digital health declaration form.
According to UCAA, completing the Digital Health Declaration Form is mandatory before Port Health and Immigration clearance.
How to complete the form:
To facilitate quick filling of the form, the Authority has outlined four important steps travels must follow in undertaking this process.
Firstly, the traveller is advised to Scan the official QR code or open the online portal (poes.health.go.ug/declare).
When this is done, the traveller is required to Select his or her preferred language.
Thereafter, the traveller is asked to Choose his or her travel option (Arriving to OR Departing from Entebbe) and lastly, Entering accurate details matching his or her passport/travel documents for verification by Port Health and Immigration officers.
“Your completed form is valid for 48 hours. If it expires before you travel, please refill it. To Fast-Track on arrival at EIA, look out for 4 designated lanes at the airport, 2 lanes marked for passengers with pre-filled forms, and 2 lanes for those who need Port Health assistance to complete theirs” UCAA guided.
The Authority urged travellers to Save time at the airport by completing their forms before flying, noting that the need for Safe travels.
