What you need to enter South Sudan with a Rwandan passport
Rwandan citizens need a visa for South Sudan, but they can get it on arrival at the border.
- Minimum passport validity
- 6 months
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 6 October 2026
Verified practical details
You can get your visa on arrival in South Sudan, but it's worth preparing the paperwork ahead of time:
Authorisation system
Online visa (evisa.gov.ss) or from an embassy
A visa is required to enter or transit the country. It can be requested on the evisa.gov.ss platform, which sometimes fails, or at a South Sudanese embassy. Extensions are handled in person at the Ministry of the Interior in Juba. According to the UK Government, anyone staying five days or more must register at a police station.
Apply on the official site →Visa, e-Visa, or electronic authorisation? What's the difference →
Required documents
- Passport with at least six months' validity and two unstamped pages.
- A visa obtained before travel.
- 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 Rwanda visa-free. See the South Sudan → Rwanda 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 Rwanda: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Madagascar.
With a passport from Rwanda, in the rest of Eastern Africa you can enter Burundi, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe; you need a visa for Eritrea.
A passport from Rwanda ranks 136 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 61 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 Rwandan citizens need a visa for South Sudan?
Yes, but you can obtain it directly upon arrival at South Sudan's entry point.
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 Rwandan passport holders need for the countries near South Sudan?
With a passport from Rwanda, in the rest of Eastern Africa you can enter Burundi, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe; you need a visa for Eritrea.
Related pages
See South Sudan requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.