Sudan
Summary
The FCDO advise against all travel to the whole country.
For security reasons the FCDO advises against all travel to the whole of Sudan.
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Tell FCDO you’re in Sudan
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- Your name
- Your
and location in Sudan
- Your contact details
- If the security environment allows, whether you would want to leave or remain in Sudan
Please complete this form even if you have already contacted us.
Security situation in Sudan
We are closely monitoring the situation in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan where there are ongoing military clashes. There is now fighting in various locations across Sudan.
Stay Indoors
We advise all British nationals in Sudan to stay indoors.indoors and follow our travel advice for further updates. Khartoum International Airport is currently closed.
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FCDOOur support for British nationals in Sudan is severely limited. Make sure you have up-to-date travel documents and visas in case you need to leave at short notice.
If you are in Sudan and need help, you can contact us 24/7 by calling:by:
Calling 0156 77 5500 (+249 156 77 5500 from outside Sudan),Sudan). or +44 1908 516666- You may hear a telephone message stating that our offices are closed. If so, stay on the line and select the option for ‘calling about an emergency involving a British national’ to speak to us.
+44 1908 516666
Concern for friends and family
If you’re in the UK and worried about a British person in Sudan, call:
- 020 7008 5000
You can also submit a written enquiry, or contact us on Twitter or Facebook.
Contact
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Travel Insurance
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It is more important than ever to get appropriatetravel insurance and check it provides sufficient cover. See the FCDO’s guidance on foreign travel insurance.
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Overseas
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need a visa to visit Sudan. See Visas
If you’re abroad and you need emergency help from the UK government, contact the nearest British embassy, consulate or high commission.
The Overseas Business Risk service offers information and advice for British companies operating overseas on how to manage political, economic, and business security-related risks.
If advisesyou againstare travela toBritish Sudannational for security reasons.
Tell FCDO you’re in Sudan
WeSudan, we advise Britishyou nationals to register your presence in Sudan. You will getreceive regular messages from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. You will be asked to provide:
- Your name
- Your
and - Your contact details
- If the security environment allows, whether you would want to leave or remain in Sudan
Please complete this form even if you have already contacted us.
Security situation in Sudan
We are closely monitoring the situation in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan where there are ongoing military clashes. There is now fighting in various locations across Sudan.
Stay Indoors
We advise all British nationals in Sudan to stay indoors.indoors and follow our travel advice for further updates. Khartoum International Airport is currently closed.
MakeThere surehave youbeen haveincreased up-to-datereports travelof documentsopportunistic andcrime visasincluding intheft, casemuggings youand needdemands tofor leavepayment at shortcheckpoints notice.
Monitorin thisKhartoum travel advice and otherelsewhere. mediaSee asSafety theand situationsecurity issection
The changingEmbassy fast.continues Youwith canessential alsowork getand emailwe notificationscontinue whento thisoffer travelservices adviceto isBritish updated.
Helpnationals online and supportby intelephone. Sudan
FCDOOur support for British nationals in Sudan is severely limited. Make sure you have up-to-date travel documents and visas in case you need to leave at short notice.
If you are in Sudan and need help, you can contact us 24/7 by calling:by:
CallingSudan).or +44 1908 516666- You may hear a telephone message stating that our offices are closed. If so, stay on the line and select the option for ‘calling about an emergency involving a British national’ to speak to us.
+441908516666
Concern for friends and family
If you’re in the UK and worried about a British person in Sudan, call:
- 020 7008 5000
You can also submit a written enquiry, or contact us on Twitter or Facebook.
Contact
See yourFCDO travelguidance providerif andyou insurerare affected by a crisis abroad.
ContactBefore youryou traveltravel, providercheck the ‘Entry requirements’ section for Sudan’s current entry restrictions and yourrequirements. insurer.These Theymay willchange tellwith youlittle ifwarning. theyMonitor canthis helpadvice for the latest updates and whatstay youin needcontact towith do.your travel provider.
Travel Insurance
If you chooseplan to travel,pass researchthrough youranother destinationscountry and to return to the UK, check the travel advice for the country you’re transiting.
It is more important than ever to get appropriatetravel insurance and check it provides sufficient cover. See the FCDO’s guidance on foreign travel insurance.
Terrorists Insuranceare shouldlikely coverto yourtry itinerary,to plannedcarry activitiesout andattacks potentialin expensesSudan. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in anplaces emergency.frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers. See Terrorism
Overseas
You businesswill risk
need a visa to visit Sudan. See Visas
If you’re abroad and you need emergency help from the UK government, contact the nearest British embassy, consulate or high commission.
The Overseas Business Risk service offers information and advice for British companies operating overseas on how to manage political, economic, and business security-related risks.
Update history
2024-06-19 10:29
Updated information on criminal kidnap (‘Safety and security’ page).
2024-03-19 13:38
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-10-27 15:33
Information on the risk of protests in Sudan due to the current conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (‘safety and security’ page).
2023-08-09 15:39
Information about air travel in and out of Sudan (‘Safety and security’ page).
2023-06-22 11:53
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2023-05-12 22:16
Saudi Government announces end of humanitarian evacuations from the Republic of Sudan (‘Summary page’)
2023-05-10 17:38
Information added on temporary closure of British Embassy Khartoum, restricted availability of consular support, and how to contact the FCDO if you are a British national in need of assistance in Sudan. (‘Summary’ page).
2023-05-05 13:02
Updated to reflect that all remaining UK consular staff have now been withdrawn from Port Sudan and the Egypt/Sudan border, and how British nationals remaining in Sudan needing assistance can contact the FCDO. (‘Summary’ page).
2023-05-04 11:38
Updated information on the changing security environment in Port Sudan, and the inclusion of a 24/7 helpline (‘Summary’ page).
2023-05-04 00:56
Information for British Nationals still in Sudan following the departure of the final evacuation flight
2023-05-02 18:45
updated with information on final evacuation flights from Port Sudan on 3 May (‘Summary’ page)
2023-05-01 12:11
Updated information on evacuation from Port of Sudan (Summary page).
2023-04-30 19:09
Updated information on evacuation from Port of Sudan (summary page)”
2023-04-30 15:28
“Updated information on evacuation from Port Sudan (Summary page)”
2023-04-30 01:26
Latest update: Updated information on the end of evacuations from Wadi Saeedna airfield (Summary page)
2023-04-29 14:27
“Updated information on travelling to Saudi Arabia from Sudan (Summary page)”
2023-04-28 18:03
updated with information about ending of evacuation flights, and FCDO assistance available in Port Sudan (‘Summary’ page)
2023-04-28 04:28
Latest update:Update to reflect the extension of the ceasefire by a further 72 hours (“Evacuation”)
2023-04-27 21:01
Latest update: Details of other exit routes from Sudan (‘Summary’, ‘Coronavirus’, ‘Safety and security’, ‘Terrorism’, ‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Travel advice help and support’ pages).
2023-04-26 22:23
Information added about evacuation flights and about the HMG presence in Port Sudan (‘Summary’ page).
2023-04-25 18:53
information added about the need to be a non-visa national or to already have existing UK entry clearance to be eligible for evacuation (‘Summary’ page) and information about an increased malaria risk in Khartoum (‘Summary’ and ‘Health’ pages)
2023-04-25 12:00
Information added about how the UK Government are helping British nationals leave Sudan, with information on where to go.
2023-04-25 07:58
“Addition of information and advice about evacuation plans (Summary page)”
2023-04-25 06:42
Updated information on Evacuation plans (‘Summary’ page).
2023-04-24 17:03
Updated information on number to telephone for consular services (‘Summary’ page).
2023-04-24 07:23
Updated to advice on staying indoors. We continue to advise you do so wherever possible. (summary)
2023-04-23 13:58
Latest update: Addition of information regarding reports of independent convoys (Summary) and updates to ‘Help and support’ and ‘Travel advice help and support’.
2023-04-23 02:11
Addition of information regarding reports of independent convoys (summary)
2023-04-22 08:20
Further update to security situation in Sudan; in the event of a ceasefire, any decision to move must be taken at individual risk.
2023-04-20 23:07
Request for British nationals to register their presence with the FCDO if they are in Sudan
2023-04-18 22:14
Further update to security situation in Sudan; in the event of a ceasefire, any decision to move must be taken at individual risk. (Summary)
2023-04-16 18:06
Update on the security situation and closure of the airport (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages)
2023-04-15 19:42
Change to advise against all travel to the whole of Sudan (‘Summary’ page).
2023-04-15 11:13
Updated information on military clashes in Khartoum and other parts of the country (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages).
2023-03-27 12:22
Updated information on Malaria and Dengue haemorrhagic fever (‘Health’ page).
2023-03-16 10:12
Updated Sudan Embassy in London website links (‘Local laws and customs’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).
2023-03-09 09:29
Updated information on entry requirements for children and young people (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-10-12 11:47
Removal of ‘advice against all but essential travel’ for Khartoum and some wider areas of Sudan. The FCDO now advises against all travel within 20km of the border with Eritrea and Ethiopia, and the al-Fashaga region. The FCDO also now advises against all but essential travel to the Hala’ib Triangle and Bil Tawil trapezoid. The FCDO additionally continues to advise against all travel to the Darfur states, the Abyei Region, South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, the southern area of West Kordofan state that was previously part of South Kordofan, to within 50km of the border with South Sudan in White Nile and Sennar states, and to within 200km of the border with Libya (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages).
2022-09-20 12:22
Addition of information that COVID-19 restrictions on entering Sudan have been lifted as of 1 August 2022 (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-07-07 15:55
Updated information on entry rules regarding COVID-19 and the ongoing risk related to political crisis and violence against protests (‘Summary’, ‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages)
2022-04-04 15:31
Update to information related to increased reports of opportunistic crime, thefts, muggings and demands for payments at checkpoints. (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and Security’ pages’)
2022-03-02 11:41
Updated information on the political situation, including continued risks related to protests, and on COVID-19 vaccines. (‘Summary’ and ‘COVID-19 vaccines if you live in Sudan’ pages’).