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South Sudan Transit Visa

13 facts quoted from the official source

For a person passing through South Sudan en route to another destination.

Route type
Transit
Can bring
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
7
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

7 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Admission decided by the authorityThe Directorate reserves the right to grant or deny the visa.
  • Blank passport pagesThe passport must have an unused page for the visa endorsement.
  • Eligibility summaryThe cited authority source expressly establishes this route and the criteria recorded below.
  • Genuine transit purposeThe authority describes temporary entry rather than residence.
  • Journey must continue to another countryThe visa is for a person passing through to another destination.
  • Minimum passport validityThe Ministry requires a passport valid for at least six months.
  • Vaccination or health certificateThe visa application requires a yellow-fever vaccination certificate.
Also stated by the source
  • How and where to applyThe Washington embassy states that online visa applications are temporarily suspended.via ssembassydc.org
  • Official source basisThe cited authority source expressly establishes this route and the criteria recorded below.
  • Report summaryThe cited authority source expressly establishes this route and the criteria recorded below.
  • Work, study and residence rightsThe entry permission does not itself grant residence.
Family

Who you can bring

Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
1 proven from the official source.
  • Length of stay allowedTransit visas are generally issued for no more than 72 hours.
Processing time
1 proven from the official source.
  • Processing timeThe Ministry asks applicants to allow at least seven working days before inquiring.
How it works

From here to a yes

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to South Sudan?
The official source states: For a person passing through South Sudan en route to another destination.

Every answer is quoted from the official mofaic.gov.ss page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 13 points against the official source; 13 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source mofaic.gov.ssLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this South Sudan government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
· Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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