South Sudanese passport

Not to be confused with Sudanese passport.
South Sudanese passport
South Sudanese passport front cover
TypePassport
Issued by South Sudan
PurposeIdentification
EligibilitySouth Sudanese citizenship

The South Sudanese passport is given to citizens of South Sudan for international travel. The Republic of South Sudan started issuing internationally recognised electronic passports in January 2012.[1] The passports were officially launched by President Salva Kiir Mayardit on 3 January 2012 at a ceremony in the capital city of Juba.[2] The new passport will be valid for five years.[3]

  1. ^ "South Sudan Passports And IDs To Be Launched On 3 January 2012 | Sudan Radio Service". Sudan Radio Service. 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ^ "South Sudan launches passports and national ID cards - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". Sudan Tribune. 5 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "H.E Kiir launches center for issuing of national documents of RSS". Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan in Washington, D.C. Gossmission.org. 4 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)