Apply for your tourist visa
Confirm where to apply based on your passport and legal residence, then prepare your documents.
Prepare your application
Contact the Sudanese mission serving your residence. The linked London procedure requires a sponsor-obtained entry permit before the tourist visa application; confirm the local mission’s process before making travel plans.
Submit through the official channel
Use Sudan tourist visa through a diplomatic mission. Check the current instructions and total government charges before paying.
Review the decision before departure
Check the passport details, dates and entry conditions on the permission you receive.
Travel preparation checklist
Check each item’s requirement level and the conditions that apply.
Your circumstances may require additional documents. Ticks track preparation, not eligibility or admission.
Entry conditions and exceptions
Check whether these rules affect your eligibility, application, or arrival.
Arrange prior entry approval
The London and Berlin embassies describe an entry-permit number obtained through a Sudanese sponsor before a tourist visa is issued. Ask your serving mission how the approval is sent and what invitation is required.
Sudan travel essentials
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Currency
- SDG
- Calling code
- +249
Sudan entry questions
Do French citizens need a visa for Sudan?
For tourism in Sudan, ordinary passport holders from France need a visa before travel.
What if I’m going to work, study or stay longer?
This guide is for a short tourist visit on an ordinary passport. It does not establish eligibility for employment, study or residence. Use the destination’s official guidance for your actual purpose.
Does my country of residence change the answer?
Passport nationality and legal residence are different. This page starts with your passport. Residence can change where you apply and which application channel is available; an existing visa or residence permit may also create an exception. Check the official eligibility guidance for your circumstances.
Official visa and entry guidance
Confirm Sudan’s requirements directly with government authorities.
Who this guide covers
Short tourist visits to Sudan with an ordinary France passport. Residence, travel documents, and purpose can affect the rules. Confirm the official guidance before travel; border authorities decide admission and your permitted stay.
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