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Egypt visa for citizens of South Sudan

Citizens of South Sudan get an Egypt visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of South Sudan: the passport opens 17 countries visa-free; Juba — Cairo: ≈ 2,800 km, about 4 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of South Sudan get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Egypt 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; Egypt passport: 19.
Citizens of South Sudan and Egypt can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Rwanda, Kenya, Seychelles, Palestine, Benin, Gambia, Malaysia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Egypt, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to South Sudan. South Sudan visa for citizens of Egypt

Travelling to Egypt: good to know

Juba — Cairo: about 2,800 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Juba 12:00 — Cairo 13:00.
Local currency: Egyptian Pound.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EGP 52.
Egypt is the 26th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Sudan.