What the Sudan visa rules mean for Barbados travellers
Barbados citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Sudan. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Tourist visa, which costs 80 EUR with a processing time of 10 business days. Sudan also offers Entry visa (business or official travel) — see the visa options above.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Sudan applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: 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…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 3 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: Sudan's embassy in Washington says yellow fever and cholera vaccinations are not required but recommended.
- 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 f…
Sudan entry rules compared
Sudan lets 4 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 3 and requires an embassy visa from 191. Barbados citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Belize and Bolivia. Overall the Barbados passport ranks #47 in the world with 105 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Barbados passport you can also visit 16 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi and Sierra Leone.
In the other direction, Sudan citizens can visit Barbados visa-free.