No visa needed

Do citizens of South Sudan need a visa for Burundi?

Citizens of South Sudan don’t need a visa for Burundi and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of South Sudan: the passport opens 17 countries visa-free; Juba — Gitega: ≈ 940 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Burundi without a visa on a South Sudan passport?

Yes, citizens of South Sudan don’t need a visa for Burundi for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Burundi visa rules at a glance

With a South Sudan passport you can visit 17 countries visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 109 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Sudan passport ranks 177th of 199.
South Sudan passport: visa-free access to 17 countries; Burundi passport: 18.
Citizens of South Sudan and Burundi can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Seychelles, Benin, Gambia, Singapore, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Burundi, in turn, get a visa on arrival in South Sudan. South Sudan visa for citizens of Burundi

Travelling to Burundi: good to know

Juba — Gitega: about 940 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Burundian Franc.
Languages: French and Rundi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BIF 3,009.
Burundi is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Sudan.