Travel restrictions to South Sudan

Last updated: 16 May 2023

Who can travel?

• Open to citizens and residents* of the United Arab Emirates
• Open to citizens and residents of South Sudan
• Open to all visitors subject to meeting the entry requirements

*Subject to entry requirements.

What do you need to travel?

All passengers travelling to South Sudan must have: 

• a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival. The test result must be in English; OR
• a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), CanSinoBIO (Convidecia), Covaxin, Covishield, Covovax, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP) and Sinovac.

This does not apply to passengers younger than 5 years.

Visa on arrival is currently suspended for passengers with a normal passport. This does not apply to citizens of Burundi and Rwanda and foreign citizens of South Sudanese origin.

The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.