What the Sudan visa rules mean for Sri Lanka travellers
Sri Lanka 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.
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. Sri Lanka citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Brunei. Overall the Sri Lanka passport ranks #174 in the world with 19 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Sri Lanka passport you can also visit 2 countries in the region without a visa, including Lesotho and Sierra Leone.
In the other direction, Sudan citizens need eta to visit Sri Lanka.