What you need to enter South Sudan with a Kenyan passport
Kenyan citizens do not need a visa to travel to South Sudan: a passport is enough.
- Processing time
- Not applicable: direct entry with your passport.
- Entry cost
- Free
- Minimum passport validity
- 6 months
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 6 October 2026
Verified practical details
You don't need a visa to enter South Sudan, but here are some practical details worth knowing before you travel:
Required documents
- Passport with at least six months' validity and two unstamped pages.
- International yellow fever vaccination certificate, which may be checked at the airport.
Transit rules
A specific permit is needed to use photo or video cameras. Leaving on a different passport from the one used to enter (after renewal, loss or theft) requires registering the new document with the authorities first. According to the UK Government, there may be Ebola health checks at the borders with the DRC and Uganda.
More South Sudan rules
They don't depend on your passport, so they are on the South Sudan page:
Official portal: . Destination data verified on 6 October 2026. Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for South Sudan, updated 28 March 2025: advice against travel, visa and evisa.gov.ss, passport, permits, yellow fever, risk areas, Embassy to Sudan based in Cairo); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/south-sudan (UK Government: extension in Juba, police registration, Ebola checks). All checked on 6 October 2026.
This pair in context
In the other direction, citizens of South Sudan can enter Kenya visa-free. See the South Sudan → Kenya page.
Of the 17 passports from Eastern Africa that VisaRadar tracks, for travel to South Sudan 3 enter visa-free and 14 need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival. Same result as Kenya: Tanzania and Uganda.
With a passport from Kenya, in the rest of Eastern Africa you can enter Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Comoros, Djibouti, Madagascar, Mozambique and Somalia.
A passport from Kenya ranks 125 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 66 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Counts from the same requirements matrix behind this page's verdict, using the UN M49 subregions.
Frequently asked questions
Do Kenyan citizens need a visa for South Sudan?
No. You can enter South Sudan with just your passport.
How long does it take to get the entry permit?
Not applicable: direct entry with your passport.
What minimum passport validity is required?
Passport with at least six months' validity and two unstamped pages.
What currency is used in South Sudan?
South Sudanese Pound (SSP).
What do Kenyan passport holders need for the countries near South Sudan?
With a passport from Kenya, in the rest of Eastern Africa you can enter Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Comoros, Djibouti, Madagascar, Mozambique and Somalia.
Related pages
See South Sudan requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.