License Fee: (a) External recruitment agency - 500,000 Ugx
(b) Internal recruitment agency: (Category A - Agency recruiting skilled workers - 1,000,000 Ugx, Category B- Agency recruiting unskilled/manual workers - 200,000 Ugx)
Maximum Processing Time: 1 Month
Related Websites: Validity: 2 Years for external recruitment agency and 1 year for Internal recruitment agency.
Contact Office: Renewal Fee: N/A
License Type: License
Legal Basis: The employment Act of 2006, The Employment regulations 2011, The Employment (Recruitment of Ugandan migrant workers abroad) Regulations 2005
External recruitment agency.- Applicant must be registered under the companies Act or Partnership Act of Uganda.
- If partners,hip half of the partners must be Ugandans citizens.
- The partnership or company must have a minimum of fifty million Uganda shillings as share capital.
- Must have a maintaining balance of Shs.10milion on the bank account(Bank statement).
- The applicant must not be engaging in business of a travel agency or sales agency of an airline company.
- The applicant must not be a political, religious or tribal organisation.
- The applicant must show proof of international connections that will enable them place Uganda migrant workers.
- Members of board and officers of the company must have clearance letters by the Uganda Criminal Investigations Department - Certificate of good conduct from Interpol.
- Must provide verified financial statement , income tax returns for the preceding two years.
- Must provide the CVs of directors , board members and officers working in the company or partnership.
- Must submit proof of publication of notice in the newspapers of the application with the names of the partners, incorporators and officers.
- Must provide a bank guarantee of 50,000,000 Ugx.