Institution-sponsored humanitarian-work entry visa requiring the corresponding Sudan Humanitarian Aid Commission certificate.
Documents: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 7
Northern Africa · Immigration
Sudan
Sudan sits in Northern Africa. Its immigration system runs 9 distinct routes — led by work, starting a business and study, each set out in official law. 8 of them cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 9across 8 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 8 of 9cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Work2 of the 9 routes — see them under Work below
- Region
- Northern Africa
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Population
- 51,662,147
- Official language
- Arabic, English
- Currency
- SDG
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 9 routes, grouped by purpose — 8 of 9 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Work
2 routes
Work-purpose entry visa for a foreign national supported by a Sudan-based sponsoring organisation and the required entry approval.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 1Process & costs: 3Report facts: 9
Starting a business
1 route
Sponsored entry visa for a foreign business traveller whose host documents the activity, duration, financial responsibility and Sudan references.
Eligibility: 2Documents: 1Process & costs: 3Report facts: 8
Study
1 route
Information-only study or scientific-purpose entry-visa record pending a complete current public checklist from the competent Sudanese authorities.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 5
Source pending confirmation: sudanembassy.de · checked 2026-07-27
Family
1 route
Sponsored family or social-visit entry visa recorded in the official application inventory and processed through Sudan's entry-approval channel.
Long-term residence
1 route
Information-only record of post-entry foreigner residence status because no complete current public applicant procedure was found.
Report facts: 1
Short stays and visits
1 route
Tourist entry visa obtained after sponsorship by a legally registered Sudanese tourism operator or another accepted sponsor and Ministry of Interior approval.
Documents: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 8
Humanitarian protection
1 route
Location-dependent registration and documentation process delivered by Sudan's Commissioner for Refugees with UNHCR support where security and connectivity permit.
Documents: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 5
Transit
1 route
Information-only transit entry-visa record identified in the official application inventory, pending a complete current public transit checklist.
Documents: 1Process & costs: 1Report facts: 4
Source pending confirmation: sudanembassy.de · checked 2026-07-27
Official sources
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