Visa on arrival

South Sudan visa for citizens of Burundi

Citizens of Burundi get a South Sudan 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 Burundi: the passport opens 18 countries visa-free; Gitega — Juba: ≈ 940 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

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

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

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

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South Sudan visa rules at a glance

With a Burundi passport you can visit 18 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 104 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Burundi passport ranks 175th of 199.
Burundi passport: visa-free access to 18 countries; South Sudan passport: 17.
Citizens of Burundi and South Sudan can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Seychelles, Benin, Gambia, Singapore, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of South Sudan, in turn, don’t need a visa for Burundi. Burundi visa for citizens of South Sudan

Travelling to South Sudan: good to know

Gitega — Juba: 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: South Sudanese Pound.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SSP 5,657.
South Sudan is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Burundi.