South Sudan Visa Requirements — Do You Need a Visa for South Sudan?

South Sudan at a Glance

Visa-Free Entry to South Sudan

Nationals of the following countries can enter South Sudan without a visa. The number shows the maximum visa-free stay in days.

• 🇰🇪Kenya
• 🇹🇿Tanzania
• 🇺🇬Uganda

South Sudan eVisa

Nationals of the following countries can apply for a South Sudan eVisa or electronic travel authorization online instead of visiting an embassy.

• 🇦🇫Afghanistan
• 🇦🇱Albania
• 🇩🇿Algeria
• 🇦🇩Andorra
• 🇦🇴Angola
• 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda
• 🇦🇷Argentina
• 🇦🇲Armenia
• 🇦🇺Australia
• 🇦🇹Austria
• 🇦🇿Azerbaijan
• 🇧🇸Bahamas
• 🇧🇭Bahrain
• 🇧🇩Bangladesh
• 🇧🇧Barbados
• 🇧🇾Belarus
• 🇧🇪Belgium
• 🇧🇿Belize
• 🇧🇯Benin
• 🇧🇹Bhutan
• 🇧🇴Bolivia
• 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 🇧🇼Botswana
• 🇧🇷Brazil
• 🇧🇳Brunei
• 🇧🇬Bulgaria
• 🇧🇫Burkina Faso
• 🇰🇭Cambodia
• 🇨🇲Cameroon
• 🇨🇦Canada
• 🇨🇻Cape Verde
• 🇨🇫Central African Republic
• 🇹🇩Chad
• 🇨🇱Chile
• 🇨🇳China
• 🇨🇴Colombia
• 🇰🇲Comoros
• 🇨🇬Congo
• 🇨🇷Costa Rica
• 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire
• 🇭🇷Croatia
• 🇨🇺Cuba
• 🇨🇾Cyprus
• 🇨🇿Czechia
• 🇩🇰Denmark
• 🇩🇯Djibouti
• 🇩🇲Dominica
• 🇩🇴Dominican Republic
• 🇨🇩DR Congo
• 🇪🇨Ecuador
• 🇪🇬Egypt
• 🇸🇻El Salvador
• 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea
• 🇪🇷Eritrea
• 🇪🇪Estonia
• 🇸🇿Eswatini
• 🇪🇹Ethiopia
• 🇫🇯Fiji
• 🇫🇮Finland
• 🇫🇷France
• 🇬🇦Gabon
• 🇬🇲Gambia
• 🇬🇪Georgia
• 🇩🇪Germany
• 🇬🇭Ghana
• 🇬🇷Greece
• 🇬🇩Grenada
• 🇬🇹Guatemala
• 🇬🇳Guinea
• 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau
• 🇬🇾Guyana
• 🇭🇹Haiti
• 🇭🇳Honduras
• 🇭🇺Hungary
• 🇮🇸Iceland
• 🇮🇳India
• 🇮🇩Indonesia
• 🇮🇷Iran
• 🇮🇶Iraq
• 🇮🇪Ireland
• 🇮🇱Israel
• 🇮🇹Italy
• 🇯🇲Jamaica
• 🇯🇵Japan
• 🇯🇴Jordan
• 🇰🇿Kazakhstan
• 🇰🇮Kiribati
• 🇰🇼Kuwait
• 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan
• 🇱🇦Laos
• 🇱🇻Latvia
• 🇱🇧Lebanon
• 🇱🇸Lesotho
• 🇱🇷Liberia
• 🇱🇾Libya
• 🇱🇮Liechtenstein
• 🇱🇹Lithuania
• 🇱🇺Luxembourg
• 🇲🇬Madagascar
• 🇲🇼Malawi
• 🇲🇾Malaysia
• 🇲🇻Maldives
• 🇲🇱Mali
• 🇲🇹Malta
• 🇲🇭Marshall Islands
• 🇲🇷Mauritania
• 🇲🇺Mauritius
• 🇲🇽Mexico
• 🇫🇲Micronesia
• 🇲🇩Moldova
• 🇲🇨Monaco
• 🇲🇳Mongolia
• 🇲🇪Montenegro
• 🇲🇦Morocco
• 🇲🇿Mozambique
• 🇲🇲Myanmar
• 🇳🇦Namibia
• 🇳🇷Nauru
• 🇳🇵Nepal
• 🇳🇱Netherlands
• 🇳🇿New Zealand
• 🇳🇮Nicaragua
• 🇳🇪Niger
• 🇳🇬Nigeria
• 🇰🇵North Korea
• 🇲🇰North Macedonia
• 🇳🇴Norway
• 🇴🇲Oman
• 🇵🇰Pakistan
• 🇵🇼Palau
• 🇵🇦Panama
• 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea
• 🇵🇾Paraguay
• 🇵🇪Peru
• 🇵🇭Philippines
• 🇵🇱Poland
• 🇵🇹Portugal
• 🇶🇦Qatar
• 🇷🇴Romania
• 🇷🇺Russia
• 🇼🇸Samoa
• 🇸🇲San Marino
• 🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe
• 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
• 🇸🇳Senegal
• 🇷🇸Serbia
• 🇸🇨Seychelles
• 🇸🇱Sierra Leone
• 🇸🇬Singapore
• 🇸🇰Slovakia
• 🇸🇮Slovenia
• 🇸🇧Solomon Islands
• 🇸🇴Somalia
• 🇿🇦South Africa
• 🇰🇷South Korea
• 🇪🇸Spain
• 🇱🇰Sri Lanka
• 🇸🇩Sudan
• 🇸🇷Suriname
• 🇸🇪Sweden
• 🇨🇭Switzerland
• 🇸🇾Syria
• 🇹🇼Taiwan
• 🇹🇯Tajikistan
• 🇹🇭Thailand
• 🇹🇱Timor-Leste
• 🇹🇬Togo
• 🇹🇴Tonga
• 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago
• 🇹🇳Tunisia
• 🇹🇷Turkey
• 🇹🇲Turkmenistan
• 🇹🇻Tuvalu
• 🇺🇦Ukraine
• 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates
• 🇬🇧United Kingdom
• 🇺🇸United States
• 🇺🇾Uruguay
• 🇺🇿Uzbekistan
• 🇻🇺Vanuatu
• 🇻🇪Venezuela
• 🇻🇳Vietnam
• 🇾🇪Yemen
• 🇿🇲Zambia
• 🇿🇼Zimbabwe

South Sudan Visa on Arrival

Nationals of the following countries can obtain a visa when arriving in South Sudan. Bring the required fee and documents.

• 🇧🇮Burundi
• 🇷🇼Rwanda

Documents You Usually Need to Enter South Sudan

• Approved eVisa or electronic travel authorization — obtained online before departure
• Valid passport — 6+ months of remaining validity is commonly required
• Return or onward ticket — proof you will leave the country
• Proof of sufficient funds for your stay
• Accommodation details — hotel booking or an invitation
• Travel insurance — recommended, and mandatory for some destinations

Always confirm exact requirements with official South Sudan government sources before travel.

Check Visa Requirements for Other Countries

• 🇩🇿do I need a visa for Algeria
• 🇦🇴Angola visa requirements
• 🇧🇯visa for Benin
• 🇧🇼do I need a visa for Botswana
• 🇧🇫Burkina Faso visa requirements
• 🇧🇮visa for Burundi

check if you need a visa for any country, browse the visa free countries list, or see US citizen visa requirements.