No visa needed

Do citizens of South Sudan need a visa for Tanzania?

Citizens of South Sudan don’t need a visa for Tanzania 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 — Dodoma: ≈ 1,310 km, about 2 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 Tanzania without a visa on a South Sudan passport?

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

Tanzania 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; Tanzania passport: 42.
Citizens of South Sudan and Tanzania can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi, Seychelles, Benin, Botswana, Gambia, Malaysia, Singapore, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Tanzania, in turn, don’t need a visa for South Sudan. South Sudan visa for citizens of Tanzania

Travelling to Tanzania: good to know

Juba — Dodoma: about 1,310 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Juba 12:00 — Dodoma 13:00.
Local currency: Tanzanian Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TZS 2,645.
Tanzania is the 7th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Sudan.