This document provides a 23-point checklist for individuals preparing to travel to South Sudan for work. It includes tasks like obtaining necessary approvals, preparing travel documents like a passport and visa, acquiring travel insurance and health precautions, making accommodation and transportation arrangements, obtaining contact information and equipment for communication and charging devices, and being aware of cultural and historical contexts. The checklist aims to ensure travelers have the proper documentation, health preparations, logistical support, and cultural awareness for their trip to South Sudan.

1. South Sudan
Checklist for Pre-trip Preparation to South Sudan (International Travel)
MSH South Sudan Checklist Pre-trip Preparation
1. Get approval/authorization from MSH Designated Person as well as USAID Mission approval
2. Purpose and objectives for your travel to South Sudan
3. Valid Passport for minimum of extra 6 months and has a clean pages
4. Introduction Letter for processing Visa to South Sudan
5. Filled MSH South Sudan traveler information form
6. Request in advance security briefing document for MSH South Sudan, go through it
7. Necessary travel and health insurance with evacuation to home office country
8. Adequate life assurance if going to high risk area within South Sudan and have put a plan in
place for the family if anything happens to you
9. Having a copy of key documentation, passport, visas, driving license, hard copy and soft
copy
10. Phone and computer is backed up. Any sensitive material has been taken off
11. Having a proof of life up to date with questions and answers if there is a high risk of kidnap
12. You need to have enough cash and buy local currency
13. Ensure to have extra passport size photos
14. Printed your itineraries travel/Flight ticket and have hard copies of travel in your handbag
15. Get confirmation for the Hotel reservation booking, taxi organize for the local transport to
meet at the airport.
16. Get contact details, telephones numbers, address, how to load airtime, mobile with dialing
code
17. Have an unlocked phone, simple phone of which you can put a local Sims card into
18. Vaccinations, Yellow fever proof certificate vacation books
19. Get appropriate Malaria Prophylactic-Malaria treatment
20. Adequate sun protection (hat, sunscreen, etc.)
21. Spare batteries and charger for your electronic devices
22. Solar charges if possible, as there is no constant electricity in certain areas
23. Be aware of the Country Religion, Ethnic make-up, past history, sensitive subject and how
the view the foreigners.
Contact Abraham Ayom for enquiry at aayom@msh.org, +211914444789, +211951000025, skpye: abraham.ayom