No visa needed

Do citizens of South Sudan need a visa for Rwanda?

Citizens of South Sudan don’t need a visa for Rwanda and can stay up to 180 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 — Kigali: ≈ 770 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: 180 days

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

Yes, citizens of South Sudan don’t need a visa for Rwanda for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Rwanda 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; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of South Sudan and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Seychelles, Palestine, Benin, Gambia, Singapore, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, get a visa on arrival in South Sudan. South Sudan visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Juba — Kigali: about 770 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Sudan.