What the South Sudan visa rules mean for Burundi travellers
Burundi passport holders need an eVisa to enter South Sudan. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Visa (apply online).
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, South Sudan applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK Foreign Office tells British nationals that to enter South Sudan their passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the day they arrive and at least 2 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO's country list says proof of vaccination against yellow fever is required for all travellers aged 9 months or over.
- Vaccinations: Malaria prophylaxis: Not an entry requirement. WHO's country list says malaria risk, predominantly P. falciparum, exists throughout the year in the entire country.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for South Sudan. The UK Foreign Office says health facilities are extremely limited throughout the country and many medical problems need evacuation…
South Sudan entry rules compared
South Sudan lets 1 passport in without a visa, issues eVisas to 197. Burundi citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Burundi passport ranks #174 in the world with 19 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Burundi passport you can also visit 7 countries in the region without a visa, including Benin, Kenya, Mauritius, Rwanda, Togo, Tanzania and Uganda.
In the other direction, South Sudan citizens need visa on arrival to visit Burundi.