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Kenya visa requirements for South Sudan citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa-free
South Sudan citizens do not need a visa for Kenya.
Entry details
Holders of a South Sudan passport do not need a visa when visiting Kenya. The South Sudan passport currently ranks #185 of 199 worldwide, with 43 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Kenya is notably open to foreign passports, admitting 198 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #127 with 70 open destinations. As fellow Africa countries, their rules are frequently tied to regional arrangements. The arrangement is reciprocal — Kenya citizens face the same visa-free requirement in the other direction.
In the opposite direction, Kenya citizens travelling to South Sudan face: visa-free.
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