Sudan visa requirements · checked 3 October 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Sudan

Q: What documents do I need to enter Sudan?

Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Sudan. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Sudan. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether a return or onward ticket is required to enter Sudan. Proof of funds: No official source we could read publishes an amount.

Q: How long can I stay in Sudan without a visa?

Up to 30 days for every visa-free passport.

Most travellers need a visa for Sudan: 191 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate, while 4 passports enter visa-free.

Canada's travel advice says there has been heavy fighting throughout Sudan since April 2023 and tells Canadians to avoid all travel; the UK advises against all travel to Sudan except the Hala’ib Triangle and the Bir Tawil Trapezoid, where it advises against all but essential travel. The UK, Canadian, Australian, Irish and German governments say their citizens need a visa to enter Sudan; for other passports, this page shows the rule only where the passport's own government states it.

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Passports visa-free

Visa on arrival

191

Embassy visa required

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Visa for Sudan — requirements summary

Visa-free: 4 (2%)
Visa on arrival: 3 (2%)
Visa required: 191 (96%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Sudan, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa required	—	Details →
Algeria	Visa required	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa required	—	Details →
Angola	Visa required	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa required	—	Details →
Argentina	Visa required	—	Details →
Armenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Australia	Visa required	—	Details →
Austria	Visa required	—	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahamas	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahrain	Visa required	—	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa required	—	Details →
Barbados	Visa required	—	Details →
Belarus	Visa required	—	Details →
Belgium	Visa required	—	Details →
Belize	Visa required	—	Details →
Benin	Visa required	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa required	—	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required	—	Details →
Botswana	Visa required	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa required	—	Details →
Brunei	Visa required	—	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa required	—	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa required	—	Details →
Burundi	Visa required	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa required	—	Details →
Canada	Visa required	—	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa required	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
Chad	Visa required	—	Details →
Chile	Visa required	—	Details →
China	Visa required	—	Details →
Colombia	Visa required	—	Details →
Comoros	Visa required	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa required	—	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required	—	Details →
Croatia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cuba	Visa required	—	Details →
Cyprus	Visa required	—	Details →
Czechia	Visa required	—	Details →
Denmark	Visa required	—	Details →
Djibouti	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa required	—	Details →
Egypt	Visa required	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa required	—	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa required	—	Details →
Estonia	Visa required	—	Details →
Eswatini	Visa required	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa required	—	Details →
Fiji	Visa required	—	Details →
Finland	Visa required	—	Details →
France	Visa required	—	Details →
Gabon	Visa required	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa required	—	Details →
Germany	Visa required	—	Details →
Ghana	Visa required	—	Details →
Greece	Visa required	—	Details →
Grenada	Visa required	—	Details →
Guatemala	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa required	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa required	—	Details →
Haiti	Visa required	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa required	—	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa required	—	Details →
Hungary	Visa required	—	Details →
Iceland	Visa required	—	Details →
India	Visa required	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Iran	Visa required	—	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	—	Details →
Ireland	Visa required	—	Details →
Israel	Visa required	—	Details →
Italy	Visa required	—	Details →
Jamaica	Visa required	—	Details →
Japan	Visa required	—	Details →
Jordan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kenya	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa required	—	Details →
Kosovo	Visa required	—	Details →
Kuwait	Visa-free	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Laos	Visa required	—	Details →
Latvia	Visa required	—	Details →
Lebanon	Visa required	—	Details →
Lesotho	Visa required	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa required	—	Details →
Libya	Visa required	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa required	—	Details →
Lithuania	Visa required	—	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa required	—	Details →
Macau	Visa required	—	Details →
Madagascar	Visa required	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa required	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Maldives	Visa required	—	Details →
Mali	Visa required	—	Details →
Malta	Visa required	—	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritania	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritius	Visa required	—	Details →
Mexico	Visa required	—	Details →
Micronesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Moldova	Visa required	—	Details →
Monaco	Visa required	—	Details →
Mongolia	Visa required	—	Details →
Montenegro	Visa required	—	Details →
Morocco	Visa required	—	Details →
Mozambique	Visa required	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa required	—	Details →
Namibia	Visa required	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa required	—	Details →
Nepal	Visa required	—	Details →
Netherlands	Visa required	—	Details →
New Zealand	Visa required	—	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa required	—	Details →
Niger	Visa required	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa required	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa required	—	Details →
Norway	Visa required	—	Details →
Oman	Visa required	—	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Palau	Visa required	—	Details →
Palestine	Visa required	—	Details →
Panama	Visa required	—	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa required	—	Details →
Peru	Visa required	—	Details →
Philippines	Visa required	—	Details →
Poland	Visa required	—	Details →
Portugal	Visa required	—	Details →
Qatar	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Romania	Visa required	—	Details →
Russia	Visa required	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa required	—	Details →
Samoa	Visa required	—	Details →
San Marino	Visa required	—	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa required	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa required	—	Details →
Senegal	Visa required	—	Details →
Serbia	Visa required	—	Details →
Seychelles	Visa required	—	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa required	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa required	—	Details →
Slovakia	Visa required	—	Details →
Slovenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa required	—	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa required	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Visa required	—	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa required	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa required	—	Details →
Sweden	Visa required	—	Details →
Switzerland	Visa required	—	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa required	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa required	—	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa required	—	Details →
Togo	Visa required	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa required	—	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required	—	Details →
Tunisia	Visa required	—	Details →
Türkiye	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa required	—	Details →
Uganda	Visa required	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa required	—	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	—	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa required	—	Details →
United States	Visa required	—	Details →
Uruguay	Visa required	—	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa required	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa required	—	Details →
Venezuela	Visa required	—	Details →
Vietnam	Visa required	—	Details →
Yemen	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Zambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa required	—	Details →

Sudan visa types, fees and processing times

Tourist visa

Embassy

Fee: 80 EUR
Processing: 10 business days

Fee listed by the Sudanese Embassy in Berlin, which says fees are non-refundable and asks applicants not to pay in advance but to wait until they are notified, once the application has been approved. A visa request can be made through a sponsor in Sudan (tourist companies, agencies or individuals), and the visa is issued through Sudan's Ministry of the Interior, which gives the unique entry permit number.

Entry visa (business or official travel)

Visa

Fee: 154 USD

Processing fees listed by the Embassy of Sudan in Washington, which also asks for a letter from the sponsoring organisation or company and, from applicants holding non-US passports, a copy of a valid US residence permit.

Entry requirements for Sudan

Passport validity

6 months

The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Sudan. Sudan's embassy in Berlin asks visa applicants for a passport valid for at least 6 months, with 3 empty pages.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Sudan entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Blank passport pages

3 blank pages

Your passport needs at least 3 blank pages.

Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan in Berlin — Visa services and visa fees✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

Sudan's embassy in Washington says yellow fever and cholera vaccinations are not required but recommended.

Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan, Washington, D.C. — Entry Visa✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Sudan. The UK government says the conflict has severely affected health services, that medical evacuation is likely to be necessary for all but the most basic treatments, and tells travellers to make sure they have adequate travel and medical insurance.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Sudan travel advice: health✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states whether a return or onward ticket is required to enter Sudan.

Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan in Berlin — Visa services (documents required for each visa)✓ Checked 5 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

No official source we could read publishes an amount. Sudan's embassy in Berlin asks tourist visa applicants to attach a statement explaining their financial ability, and Sudan's embassy in Washington asks for a letter from the sponsoring organisation or company that includes a statement of financial responsibility.

Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan in Berlin — Visa services and visa fees✓ Checked 2 Oct 2026

Registration after arrival

3 days

The UK government says you must register with the Aliens Department at the Ministry of Interior within 3 days of arrival, with 2 passport photos and a fee; if you do not, you may be fined, and some larger hotels will do it for you. The French government says visitors with ordinary passports must register within three days of arrival, whatever the purpose and length of stay, in each town where they stay, and that late or missed registration is fined. The Canadian government says foreigners must register with the Aliens' Registration Office within 3 days, and can do so at the point of entry when arriving by land or sea.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Sudan travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

The French government says that, to avoid paying a fine for staying beyond the period allowed by the visa, travellers should obtain a visa extension from the police service in charge of foreigners. The Canadian government says visa irregularities or alleged immigration violations may result in significant financial penalties, and the authorities may hold onto the passport until they are paid in full.

France, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères — Soudan: conseils aux voyageurs, entrée et séjour✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

No official source we could read states Sudan's cash-declaration threshold. Canada's travel advice says the Sudanese pound is non-convertible outside the country and its export is prohibited.

Government of Canada — Sudan travel advice (money)✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026

Sudan visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

191

Most common: Visa required

Least common: Visa on arrival

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

30 days · 2 passports

Understanding Sudan visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Sudan for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa required, which applies to 191 passports (96%). 2% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa on arrival (3 passports).

Entry categories for Sudan

Visa-free entry: 4 passports can enter without a visa, for up to 30 days.
Visa on arrival: 3 passports get their visa at the airport or border.
Visa required: 191 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Sudan

Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Sudan.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Sudan.
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether a return or onward ticket is required to enter Sudan.
Proof of funds: No official source we could read publishes an amount.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Sudan or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Sudan visas

Do I need a visa for Sudan?

The UK, Canadian, Australian, Irish and German governments say their citizens need a visa to enter Sudan. The Sudanese embassy in Washington says its entry visas are issued to people travelling to Sudan for business or official purposes and asks for a letter from the sponsoring organisation or company. For other passports, this page shows the rule only where the passport's own government states it.

Is Sudan open to tourists?

Canada's travel advice says there has been heavy fighting throughout the country since April 2023, that drone attacks occur frequently and without warning nationwide, and tells Canadians to avoid all travel to Sudan. The UK advises against all travel to Sudan except the Hala’ib Triangle and the Bir Tawil Trapezoid, where it advises against all but essential travel.

Does Sudan have an eVisa or visa on arrival?

No Sudanese official source we could read describes an eVisa or a visa on arrival for Sudan. Turkey's foreign ministry says Turkish citizens can obtain their visa on arrival at all of Sudan's border crossings. The UK government tells British nationals they must have a visa to enter Sudan and can apply through the Sudanese Embassy in the UK or the Sudanese embassy in the country they are travelling from.

Can Israeli citizens visit Sudan?

The UK government says that if your passport has an Israeli visa, entry or exit stamp you will not be allowed to enter Sudan, and Canada's travel advice says the local authorities will automatically deny entry if your passport contains an Israeli stamp. No official source we could read states the rule for Israeli passport holders.

Which Sudanese embassy should I apply through?

The UK government says you can apply through the Sudanese Embassy in the UK or the Sudanese embassy in the country you are travelling from. The embassy in Berlin lists a tourist visa fee of EUR 80, and the embassy in Washington lists USD 154 processing fees for its entry visas.

Do US citizens need a visa for Sudan?

US citizens need a visa for Sudan. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Sudan?

UK citizens need a visa for Sudan. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Sudan?

German citizens need a visa for Sudan. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Sudan?

Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Sudan. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Sudan. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether a return or onward ticket is required to enter Sudan. Proof of funds: No official source we could read publishes an amount.

How long can I stay in Sudan without a visa?

Up to 30 days for every visa-free passport.

How many countries can visit Sudan without a visa?

4 of 198 passports can enter Sudan visa-free (2%). 3 more get a visa on arrival, and 191 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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Travelling from Sudan?

Where can Sudan citizens travel visa-free?

Sudan passport holders can visit 13 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.

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