Change description : 2026-07-23 15:22:00: Published an updated version of the country policy and information note on the security situation in Sudan. [Guidance and regulation]
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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.
Published an updated version of the country policy and information note, security situation.
7 November 2024
Information on non-Arab Darfuris updated with new paragraphs 7.3.2 and 7.3.3.
23 August 2024
Country policy and information note on non-Arab Darfuris has been updated (August 2024).
22 August 2024
Guidance on return of unsuccessful asylum seekers, Sudan, July 2018 has been removed as it is out of date.
19 July 2024
Outdated guidance removed: Sexual orientation and gender identity / expression, 2022; Opposition to the government, 2021; Nuba, Sudan, 2020; Report of a fact-finding mission to Khartoum, 2018; Report of a joint Home Office fact finding mission: situation of persons from Darfur, Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile in Khartoum, 2016.
5 March 2024
Published version 2.0 of the country policy and information note: humanitarian situation, Sudan.
26 February 2024
Added country and policy information note on the humanitarian situation in Sudan.
16 June 2023
Added information on security situation.
26 May 2022
Added information on sexual orientation and gender identity / expression.
22 October 2021
Updated Country policy and information note: non-Arab Darfuri for October 2021.
8 April 2021
Replaced Sudan country policy and information note: opposition to the government, including sur place activity, November 2018, with a new version
16 December 2020
Added country policy and information note: Nuba.
20 November 2019
Replaced Sudan country policy and information note, non-Arab Darfuris, September 2018 with a new version.
21 March 2019
Added new document: return of unsuccessful asylum seekers.
26 November 2018
"Report of a fact-finding mission to Khartoum, Sudan" document added to the page.
22 November 2018
Replaced the CPIN Sudan - Opposition to the government, including sur place activity August 2017 with a new version.
27 September 2018
Updated country policy and information note for non-Arab Darfuris
3 August 2018
Information on returning unsuccessful asylum seekers updated.
7 August 2017
New country policy and information notes on rejected asylum seekers and opposition to the government, including Sur Place activity.