What the Egypt visa rules mean for South Sudan travellers
South Sudan passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Egypt. There is nothing to apply for in advance — the visa is issued at the airport or land border after you pay the fee. Bring cash in a major currency, a passport valid for at least six months, a return ticket and the address of your first night's accommodation, and expect a queue at busy airports.
The main option is the Visa on arrival, which costs 30 USD.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Egypt applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Egypt's e-Visa portal says your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival.
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO's country list says Egypt requires proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from a country with risk of yellow fever transmission, or who transited for more than 12 hours thro…
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Egypt. The UK Foreign Office advises checking before you travel that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected med…
Egypt entry rules compared
Egypt lets 3 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 44, issues eVisas to 78 and requires an embassy visa from 73. South Sudan citizens are treated the same way as Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe. Overall the South Sudan passport ranks #176 in the world with 18 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a South Sudan passport you can also visit 7 countries in the region without a visa, including Benin, Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, Togo, Tanzania and Uganda.
In the other direction, Egypt citizens need evisa to visit South Sudan.