Local laws and customs

You should always respect local customs, laws, and faiths, and be careful of your behavior to ensure that they do not offend other cultures or religious views, especially if you plan to visit religious sites.

Avoid taking pictures near government buildings, military installations, public utilities (such as gas stations), and other sensitive places (bridges, airports). In Juba and throughout South Sudan, there are a large number of plainclothes public security officers.

Even when the individual has no direct connection to the ongoing disagreement, British people have been arrested in the past. Others have been solicited with commercial fraud schemes. Foreign nationals, including NGO staff and journalists, have been harassed, detained, and expelled by South Sudan security forces as they enter and exit Juba airport, often due to visa and work permit concerns. At all instances, you should be cautious.

Social conservatism is prevalent in today's society. Homosexuality and extramarital affairs are frowned upon in the culture.