Travel advisory · South SudanGovernments advise against all travel to South Sudan.Advice depends on your passport. Read your own government's advice before you book.Official advice
Areas with warnings
- 50 km strip along the Sudanese border · avoid all travel · Spain, Italy
- Central Equatoria · avoid all travel · Spain, Italy
- Jonglei · avoid all travel · Spain, Italy
- Upper Nile · avoid all travel · Spain, Italy
- Western Equatoria · avoid all travel · Spain, Italy
- Yambio · avoid non-essential travel · France, Italy
Also named by one government: Eastern Equatoria (Italy), Northern regions (Italy), Rest of South Sudan outside Juba, Wau, Yambio and Aweil (France), Unity (Spain), Western Bahr el Ghazal (Spain), Aweil (France), Border area with Central African Republic (Italy), Border area with Democratic Republic of the Congo (Italy), Juba (France), Nzara (Italy), Outside Juba (Spain), Tambura (Italy), Wau (France)
| Government | Advice | Updated | Read the advice |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (FCDO) | FCDO advises against all travel to South Sudan | – | Read the advice |
| United States (State Dept) | Do not travel | May 17, 2026 | Read the advice |
| Canada (Global Affairs) | Avoid all travel | – | Read the advice |
| Germany (Auswärtiges Amt) | Reisewarnung: Vor Reisen nach Südsudan wird gewarnt; deutsche Staatsangehörige werden zur Ausreise aufgefordert | Oct 13, 2026 | Read the advice |
| New Zealand (SafeTravel) | Do not travel | – | Read the advice |
| France (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs) | Formellement déconseillé, sauf la capitale et Wau, Yambio, Aweil (level 2) | – | Read the advice |
Checked daily from the governments' published advice; last checked Nov 2, 2026. RoamLedger summarises official advice; it is not advice from any government.
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