Passport
South Sudan: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: South Sudan. 39 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 96 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 19Visa-free
- 4ETA
- 16On arrival
- 36eVisa
- 151Visa required
South SudanPassport strength
A mid-level passport 96
Rank 96 of 199. 39 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 2.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 187
A prior visa is needed for 187 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
Schengen AreaVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaeVisa
New ZealandVisa required
JapanVisa required
South KoreaVisa requiredWhat the passport gives
What a South Sudan passport gives
rank 192 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility1039 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law1score -1.97 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life0HDI 0.388
- Health and longevity1057.6 years life expectancy
- Education14education index 0.35
- Taxes50up to 20%, worldwide income taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 19
Entry on your passport
BarbadosCaribbean · 90 days
BeninAfrica · 90 days
BotswanaAfrica · 90 days
BurundiAfrica
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
DominicaCaribbean · 21 days
GambiaAfrica
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
KenyaAfrica · 90 days
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
NiueOceania · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 180 days
SamoaOceania · 60 days
SingaporeAsia
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 days
SurinameAmericas · 90 days
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 days
UgandaAfrica · 180 daysETA 4
Electronic authorisation online
Ghana
Seychelles
Sri LankaOn arrival 16
Visa issued at the border
BoliviaAmericas · 30 days
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
EgyptAfrica
EthiopiaAfrica · 90 days
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
LaosAsia
MacaoAsia
MadagascarAfrica · 60 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
MozambiqueAfrica · 30 days
NepalAsia · 90 days
PalauOceania · 30 days
Sierra LeoneAfrica · 90 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 dayseVisa 36
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsia
AlbaniaEurope
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
BahamasCaribbean
BahrainMiddle East
BhutanAsia
Burkina FasoAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ColombiaAmericas
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
CubaCaribbean
DjiboutiAfrica
DR CongoAfrica
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
GabonAfrica
GuineaAfrica
Hong KongAsia
IranMiddle East
KazakhstanAsia
KyrgyzstanAsia
LesothoAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MongoliaAsia
MontserratCaribbean
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
QatarMiddle East
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
SomaliaAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
SyriaMiddle East
TogoAfrica
VietnamAsia
ZambiaAfrica
ZimbabweAfricaVisa required 151
Through a consulate
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
AngolaAfrica
AnguillaCaribbean
ArgentinaAmericas
ArmeniaMiddle East
ArubaCaribbean
AustriaEurope
AzerbaijanEurope
BangladeshAsia
BelarusEurope
BelgiumEurope
BelizeAmericas
BermudaAmericas
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
BrazilAmericas
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
BruneiAsia
BulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericas
Cape VerdeAfrica
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChadAfrica
ChileAmericas
ChinaAsia
Costa RicaAmericas
CroatiaEurope
CuraçaoCaribbean
CyprusEurope
CzechiaEurope
DenmarkEurope
Dominican RepublicCaribbean
EcuadorAmericas
El SalvadorAmericas
EritreaAfrica
EstoniaEurope
EswatiniAfrica
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FijiOceania
FinlandEuropeFranceEurope
French GuianaAmericas
French PolynesiaOceania
French West IndiesCaribbean
GeorgiaEurope
GermanyEurope
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandEurope
GrenadaCaribbean
GuamOceania
GuatemalaAmericas
GuyanaAmericas
HondurasAmericas
HungaryEurope
IcelandEurope
IndiaAsia
IndonesiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
IrelandEurope
IsraelMiddle East
ItalyEurope
JamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsia
JordanMiddle East
KiribatiOceania
KosovoEurope
KuwaitMiddle East
LatviaEurope
LebanonMiddle East
LiberiaAfrica
LibyaAfrica
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MalawiAfrica
MaliAfrica
MaltaEurope
Marshall IslandsOceania
MauritiusAfrica
MayotteAfrica
MexicoAmericas
MoldovaEurope
MonacoEurope
MontenegroEurope
MoroccoAfrica
MyanmarAsia
NamibiaAfrica
NauruOceania
NetherlandsEurope
New CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
NicaraguaAmericas
NigerAfrica
NigeriaAfrica
North KoreaAsia
North MacedoniaEurope
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
OmanMiddle East
PalestineMiddle East
PanamaAmericas
ParaguayAmericas
PeruAmericas
PhilippinesAsia
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
RéunionAfrica
RomaniaEurope
RussiaEurope
San MarinoEurope
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
SenegalAfrica
SerbiaEurope
Sint MaartenCaribbean
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceania
South AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsia
SpainEurope
St. LuciaCaribbean
SudanAfrica
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
TaiwanAsia
TajikistanAsia
ThailandAsia
TongaOceania
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
TunisiaAfrica
TürkiyeEurope
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean
UkraineEurope
United Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
UruguayAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
UzbekistanAsia
VanuatuOceania
Vatican CityEurope
VenezuelaAmericas
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +149
Austria
Europe · new destinations
+121St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +115
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +110
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +106
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
- +106
St. Lucia
Caribbean · new destinations
Frequently asked questions
South Sudan: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 39 of 226 countries and territories, 19 visa-free, 4 with an ETA and 16 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 96 of 199.
South Sudan: is a Schengen visa needed?
Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.
South Sudan → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
South Sudan → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
South Sudan → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 149 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 121. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.