Current Status by Program (2026)
None of the five established programs names South Sudan on a formal banned or restricted nationality list. This is the current position, which we reconfirm before every application:
| Program | Status for South Sudanese Nationals | Detail |
|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | No formal restriction | Not on the published restricted nationality list; standard due diligence applies, with enhanced scrutiny in practice given current conditions |
| Dominica | No formal restriction | Not on the published exclusion or case-by-case list; assessed under standard enhanced due diligence for higher-risk profiles |
| St Kitts and Nevis | No formal restriction | South Sudan does not appear on the SRO 27 of 2023 exclusion list |
| Grenada | No formal restriction | No published banned or restricted list; every application is assessed individually under enhanced due diligence |
| St Lucia | No formal restriction | South Sudan is not on St Lucia's published exclusion list |
In short: no Caribbean program formally restricts South Sudanese applicants. In practice, every program will look closely at any application connected to a country currently experiencing renewed armed conflict, and approval depends heavily on the strength of the applicant's documentation and history outside South Sudan.
Why Applications Still Receive Close Attention
South Sudan is not sanctioned as a nationality by any Western government, and it is not on any Caribbean program's formal exclusion list. What shapes how an application is assessed in practice is the country's current trajectory: a peace agreement that has been unravelling since 2025, renewed fighting between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar, and roughly 300,000 people newly displaced in 2025 alone, on top of an existing 2.5 million refugees and 2 million internally displaced people from the 2013 to 2018 civil war. Due diligence providers treat any application connected to an active or re-escalating conflict zone with additional caution, regardless of whether a formal restriction exists.
South Sudan's Currency and Banking Crisis
South Sudan's economy remains almost entirely dependent on oil revenue, which under normal conditions accounts for the large majority of government income. In 2026, a substantial share of that oil revenue has reportedly been diverted through off-book arrangements outside the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank, leaving the Central Bank without the foreign currency reserves needed to defend the South Sudanese pound. The currency has depreciated sharply on both the official and parallel markets over the past year, and government borrowing has risen to roughly 70 percent of GDP, feeding triple-digit inflation.
Because of this, applicants funding a qualifying investment from money currently inside South Sudan should expect detailed questions about how those funds were sourced and moved given the severe foreign exchange shortage. As with other clients facing currency instability, we generally find it more straightforward when the qualifying investment is funded from income or assets already held outside South Sudan, including in the UAE or elsewhere in the GCC.
What This Means in Practice
We want to be direct about this rather than optimistic. If you are currently resident in South Sudan, fund your investment primarily through the domestic banking system, or cannot produce consistent, verifiable identity documentation, expect a longer and more heavily scrutinised process, and be prepared for the possibility that some applications will not clear due diligence regardless of the program chosen. If you have lived and built your finances outside South Sudan for a meaningful period, particularly in the UAE, and can document that history clearly, your application is in a considerably stronger position.
Our role is to establish honestly, before you spend any money, which category you fall into, and to be clear when a case is not realistically fundable rather than taking it on regardless.
Documents South Sudanese Applicants Typically Need
- Valid passport with at least 6 months' remaining validity, plus a recent passport-size photograph
- Birth certificate and, where applicable, marriage certificate, or recognised alternative evidence where original civil records are unavailable
- Police clearance certificates from South Sudan, where obtainable, and from every other country of residence over the past 10 years
- Full documentary evidence tracing the source of the qualifying investment, including how any South Sudan-origin funds were converted and transferred
- Evidence of long-term residence, business ownership, or income outside South Sudan, where applicable
- Medical certificate and, on most programs, a mandatory interview for the main applicant and dependents aged 16 or older
Foreign-issued documents generally require translation and attestation before submission. Our document attestation team handles this in parallel with the citizenship application to avoid delays.
Why Choose Takween Advisory
Takween Advisory is a UAE-based business consultancy advising high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and families across the GCC on citizenship by investment. We have direct experience assessing which South Sudanese national applications are realistically fundable given current program policies and the practical realities of the country's currency and documentation challenges.
We screen every case honestly before recommending next steps, and help build the strongest possible documentation and source-of-funds file from the outset, particularly where standard banking channels or civil records are difficult to access.
For a confidential, honest assessment of your eligibility, contact our team today.
