Travel advice for South Sudan

Australia advises avoiding all travel for South Sudan.

Avoid all travel to South Sudan because the security situation can change at any time and presents a general danger to life and limb. A regional Ebola outbreak adds risk: avoid crowds and contact with ill or suspected cases, including non-essential health-facility visits and funerals; wash hands frequently, follow local health authorities, and avoid wild animals and their products.

Avoid all travel to South Sudan because conflict, intercommunal violence and crime make conditions volatile and unpredictable. Leave by commercial means if safe; staying carries personal risk, and consular support may be limited during conflict. Border areas are especially dangerous, while Juba appears calm but sees frequent crime and armed invasions. Symptom-free arrivals from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda must quarantine and monitor health.

Avoid all travel to South Sudan because the persistently poor security situation and risk of civil war make travel dangerous. Airspace may close without warning. People who recently visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan may face entry restrictions or quarantine in some countries because of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

Germany advises avoiding all travel for South Sudan.

Hungary advises avoiding all travel for South Sudan.

Do not travel to South Sudan, including Juba, because armed conflict, unpredictable dynamics and natural disasters threaten safety. Fighting continues in parts of Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile; the Juba-Uganda road is dangerous. Areas outside Juba and borders with Sudan, Ethiopia, DRC and CAR are unstable, with violence, crime, attacks and cross-border fighting. For the Ebola outbreak, monitor health for 21 days after returning from Ebola-affected areas or neighbouring countries.

Avoid all travel to South Sudan for any reason and evacuate immediately if already there. Tensions between President Kiir's and First Vice President Machar's factions are increasing, with armed clashes in Upper Nile State and near Juba. Machar and Interior Minister Teny have been detained, and the situation may deteriorate rapidly.

Avoid all travel to South Sudan because the security situation is highly unstable, political tensions are high, and violent clashes between government and opposition forces create a risk of renewed civil war. Violent crime, including robbery, carjacking, shootings, sexual violence and kidnapping, is particularly serious in Juba and other large cities. Landmines are a particular risk in border areas, while seasonal flooding can make areas along the Nile inaccessible.

Avoid all travel to South Sudan, and anyone already in the country should leave because political and security conditions are unpredictable and a humanitarian crisis is ongoing. Armed crime, sexual violence, terrorism, armed clashes without warning, landmines and dangerous roads are major risks, and borders may close during worsening security. Disease risks and poorly equipped medical facilities create further concerns, and serious cases may require evacuation.

Avoid all travel to South Sudan because of the security situation. Swedish citizens there are also urged to leave the country.

Avoid all travel to South Sudan. Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, including areas near South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State border, may lead to health screening when entering South Sudan, while cholera and high malaria risk are also present. Security services have harassed, detained or expelled foreign nationals, including NGO staff and journalists, at Juba airport, and healthcare and emergency services are limited.

Avoid all travel to South Sudan because of unrest, crime, kidnapping, landmines and health risks, while U.S. emergency assistance is limited. Fighting between political and ethnic groups continues, and crime is common in Juba, where government walking is restricted near the embassy. Medical treatment and evacuation are at the traveller's expense, and official travel outside Juba is limited. An Ebola notice concerns the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.