Document checklist
Jordan → Sudan: Short-stay tourist
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
8 itemsIdentity
Passport valid for at least 6 months
RequiredYour original passport, valid for at least 6 months.
Passport-sized photo
RequiredOne passport-sized photo attached to the application form.
Sudan tourist visa, applied for in advance
RequiredSudan has no nationality-based visa-exempt list, every official source checked (Sudanese embassies and consulates in Washington DC, London, Doha, Cairo, Riyadh, Dubai and Nairobi, plus Sudan's own foreign and interior ministry sites, which are currently unreachable) describes the same regime: everyone needs an ordinary entry visa before travelling, for tourism as for any other purpose. Apply at the Sudanese embassy or consulate that serves the country where you live, this checklist reflects the Nairobi embassy's own published process, since Sudan has no live national e-visa portal right now. Exact supporting documents can vary by mission, and some missions (including Nairobi) ask applicants who aren't nationals of that mission's host country to also show they're already legally present there, so confirm the specific requirements with your nearest Sudanese mission. Processing normally takes 5-7 business days once a complete application is submitted.
Financial
Visa fee
Required$100 per applicant, including children, payable to the Embassy of Sudan.
Purpose of travel
A Sudanese sponsor, or a hotel/travel agency confirmation
RequiredEither a Sudanese national sponsor (their full name, current address and phone number, plus a copy of their Sudanese passport or nationality ID), or, if you don't have a sponsor, a confirmation letter from a hotel in Sudan with your reservation details, or a letter from a Sudan-based travel agency with your trip details.
Other
Completed visa application form
RequiredA filled-out and signed application form, a separate form for each applicant, including children of any age. The embassy publishes a downloadable form on its site.
If you travel with one parent and apply at the Embassy of Sudan in Berlin: approval from the other parent, issued by a certified notary
In its list for a tourist visa, the Embassy of the Republic of Sudan in Berlin says that when a single parent is accompanied by his or her children, the approval of the other parent, issued by a certified notary, should be attached. This is one embassy's page and it shows no date, so confirm with the Sudanese embassy or consulate where you will apply.
Source: Embassy of the Republic of Sudan in Berlin: Visa services to Sudan (the page shows no date)
No stated visa validity period: confirm before you travel
The source doesn't state how many days the visa is valid for once issued. If you need to extend your stay, extensions are handled in-country through the Passport, Immigration and Nationality Office in Khartoum, confirm your permitted stay and the extension process with the issuing embassy before you travel.
Why applications on this route get refused
No Sudanese sponsor, hotel confirmation, or travel agency letter provided
The embassy's process only accepts a Sudanese national sponsor's details, or, if you don't have one, a hotel confirmation letter or a Sudan-based travel agency letter, as part of a Tourist visa application.
How to avoid it: Arrange one of these three before you apply: a sponsor in Sudan, a hotel booking confirmation, or a travel agency letter, don't submit without one.
Passport not valid for at least 6 months
The embassy states the passport submitted must be valid for at least 6 months.
How to avoid it: Renew your passport before applying if it has less than 6 months of validity left.
Applied through a mission that doesn't serve you
Sudanese missions generally expect applicants to apply where they're a national or are already legally present, Nairobi's own page, for example, asks applicants who aren't Kenyan nationals to include a copy of their Kenyan visa.
How to avoid it: Apply at the Sudanese embassy or consulate that covers your own country of residence, and confirm its specific local requirements before applying.
Sources
- Embassy of the Republic of Sudan, Nairobi, Kenya · checked 30 Sept 2026
- Embassy of the Republic of Sudan in Berlin: Visa services to Sudan (the page shows no date) · checked 8 Oct 2026
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