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Sudan visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

No. United Kingdom passport holders need a visa to visit Sudan.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

sudanembassy.org.ukEmbassy of the Republic of the Sudan, LondonChecked 1 Nov 2026

Applying for the visa through the Aliens Department at the Ministry of Interior in Khartoum as a first step and obtaining the unique entry permit number.

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs an entry permit approved before travel by the Ministry of Interior's Aliens Department, applied for through a sponsor in Sudan; the visa is then issued at a Sudanese embassy or printed at a border crossing on presenting the permit.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Original Passport and it must be valid for at least six (6) months.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Sudan passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Sudan passport United Kingdom

Visa needed

VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Khartoum, nearest first.

  1. CyprusNicosia, about 2,180 km from KhartoumVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Khartoum

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Khartoum, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 31.0°CLow 16.3°CRain 0 mm
  2. FebHigh 33.9°CLow 18.7°CRain 0 mm
  3. MarHigh 37.0°CLow 21.3°CRain 0 mm
  4. AprHigh 40.7°CLow 25.0°CRain 1 mm
  5. MayHigh 42.1°CLow 27.9°CRain 5 mm
  6. JunHigh 41.6°CLow 28.5°CRain 3 mm
  7. JulHigh 38.6°CLow 26.9°CRain 31 mm
  8. AugHigh 36.8°CLow 25.7°CRain 55 mm
  9. SepHigh 38.7°CLow 26.9°CRain 23 mm
  10. OctHigh 39.1°CLow 26.5°CRain 9 mm
  11. NovHigh 36.0°CLow 22.1°CRain 0 mm
  12. DecHigh 32.5°CLow 17.9°CRain 0 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 23 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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