An Aerial View travel guide
Do you need to apply before you fly?
A growing number of African countries now ask you to apply for entry permission online before you travel, even without a visa. Miss it and you can be turned away at boarding.
We track what each scheme actually asks for, so you can sort it out before you book, not after.
Needs one
Seychelles
Compulsory for everyone
Needs nothing
Rwanda
Visa on arrival, no pre-travel step
🇸🇩 Sudan
None found, traditional advance visa; narrow on-arrival exemption for Eritrea, Kenya, Malaysia
None found, traditional advance visa; narrow on-arrival exemption for Eritrea, Kenya, Malaysia
Sudan's civil war since April 2023 has disrupted normal immigration administration and Khartoum's main airport. Available reporting indicates only Eritrean, Kenyan and Malaysian nationals can get a visa on arrival, at Port Sudan International Airport specifically, subject to discretionary security screening. All other African nationalities must obtain a visa in advance from a Sudanese embassy or consulate; no e-Visa or ETA system was found. Treat this as a snapshot of a fluid, conflict-affected situation rather than settled policy.
It's required for advance embassy visa for African nationalities other than Eritrea, Kenya and Malaysia.
The fee is USD 50.
Even the narrow on-arrival category is subject to discretionary security assessment by immigration officials, not a guarantee.
Good to know
Short re-verify interval reflects the conflict-driven volatility rather than confidence in the finding; sourcing here is tertiary (Grokipedia) and should be treated as provisional pending a primary Sudanese government or embassy statement.
Sources
- Country scores and rankings, 2025African Development Bank / African Union Commission
- Visa requirements/policy of Sudan amid ongoing civil warWikipedia compilation of Timatic data; Al Jazeera reporting on Egypt-Sudan border rules
- Visa policy of Sudan, restricted visa on arrival at Port SudanGrokipedia synthesis of Sudanese immigration rules amid the civil war
Still confirming: Confirm current status against a government or UN source given the ongoing conflict; Whether any functioning e-Visa or online step has since been introduced; Whether other African nationalities have separate arrangements not captured in tertiary sources
Checked 2026-08-15.
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