蘇丹簽證/Sudan visa

●申辦地點/Place of applying：蘇丹駐坎帕拉大使館/Embassy of Sudan at Kampala
●申辦時間/Date of applying：5th-6th, 九月/September, 2011
●簽證種類/Type of visa：訪客簽證/Visit visa
●所需文件/Required documents：
(1)
邀請函：需檢附由蘇丹境內企業/慈善團體/飯店所發出的正式邀請函，該函需由發函單位向蘇丹政府(移民局)進行註冊之類的手續後方能生效，記得多留幾天給他們作業，不需要正本。
Invitation Letter：A formal invitation letter from an enterprise/NGO/hotel in Sudan is required. This letter would become valid only when it is registered to the Sudan government(immigration department), so don't forget to prepare some time for it. They accept copies.
(2)
照片：二張，護照尺寸。
Photo：two, passport size.
(3)
申請表格
Application form
●準備方式/Solutions for required documents：
(1)
我與在Khartoum的台商連絡，透過她取得以公司名義發出的邀請函，掃描成檔案E-mail給我。
I contacted a Taiwanese business woman in Khartoum. She helped me to get an invitation letter from his friend's company, then sent it to me by E-mail.
●費用/Price：150,000烏干達先令(只收先令)/150,000 Uganda Schillings(UGX only).
●工作時間/Working days：
隔日中午12:00取件/issued at 12:00am next day.
●簽證效期/Valid period：
(1)訪客簽證二個月/2 months for "visit" visa
(2)觀光簽證二星期/2 weeks for "tourism" visa
(費用似乎相同/prices are probably the same)
●備註/Remarks：
(1)
蘇丹是穆斯林國家，每年禁食月(Ramadan)結束的那個星期是國定假日，駐各地大使館/領事館會休假一星期，他們未必會告知申請人，請務必詢問確認。
Sudan is a muslin country, which means they would have holidays for around 1 week at the end of Ramadan. All the embassies and consulars would also have 1 week break during this period. They might not tell you before you ask.
(2)註冊(Registration)
入境蘇丹三天之內要完成註冊手續(官方規定，其實沒抓那麼緊，緩幾天"也許"沒關係)，要請你的擔保人(sponsor，也就是發邀請函給你的人)和你一起，到附近的移民局辦公室(immigration office，通常在警察局裡面)填表蓋章，需要你的護照(正本影本)、照片一張，以及擔保人的身份證影本、公司執照影本，只要人跟文件都齊了，20分鐘之內可以辦妥。一般都是在首都喀土木辦，其他外國人多的城市應該也可以辦(但沒辦過不保證)，逾期罰款一天10鎊，出境時還要繳交大筆贖身費。
Foreigners have to finish registration process within 3 days after arriving in Sudan.(Officially regulated, not so strictly, few days later "might" be alright) You need to go to a nearby immigration office(mostly in a police station) with your sponsor(who gave you the invitation letter). Your passport(original and copy), 1 photo, sponsor's ID copy and company license copy are required. It would not take you more than 20 minutes if documents and sponsor are all ready. Registering at Khartoum is recommend. There might be offices for registration in other cities, but I can't promise. If you don't have the registration stamp, you need to pay 10 SDG per day and a huge fine when you leave Sudan.
(3)
目前從Juba飛Khartoum的飛機仍屬於國內航班(所以很便宜)，會停在Khartoum的國內線(domestic)航站，出站時不會有任何人檢查護照、給你蓋章，沒那個入境章辦不了註冊手續，甚至會被關起來，請務必要到那個入境章再離開機場，聽說這條航線約半年後會改為國際線。
For now the flights from Juba to Khartoum are still domestic flights(that's why they're cheap). Flights will arrive at the domestic terminal in Khartoum, not the international terminal. Nobody would check your passport and give you the entry stamp. Without that entry stamp, you could not register and would even be put into the prison. Make sure that you have the entry stamp then leave the airport. Juba-Khartoum route might become international route after 6 months.