The Western Deffufa at Kerma, Sudan

Who needs a visa for Sudan?

Northern Africa · Khartoum

Photo: walter callens / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Of 198 nationalities, 4 enter Sudan with no paperwork at all. The rest: 3 can get a visa at the border and 191 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Sudan government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Sudan's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 4

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa on arrival 3

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

Visa required 191

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Sudan

Region
Northern Africa
Capital
Khartoum
Population
51,662,147 2025 · 30th of 197
Size
1,886,068 km² 15th largest of 199
Density
27 per km²
Languages
Arabic, English
Currency
Sudanese pound SDG

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.