Consular Services

Last reviewed: 2026-08-20

Content migrated from the old site on 2026-08-20 — please re-verify fees and process details before publishing; they may be years out of date. See The Embassy for current opening hours and the address/email caveats.

Document Authentication and Legalisation

Documents are handled in three categories: commercial, academic, and immigration-related.

• Documents originating in the UK must first be authenticated by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office before the Embassy can legalise them.
• Documents originating in South Sudan must first be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Juba.
• Submit copies of every page, plus attachments.
• For certified copies, bring the original document for comparison.
• Immigration documents (birth certificates, marriage certificates, passports, etc.) must be authenticated at South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs first.
• Provide a self-addressed, prepaid return envelope if you need documents posted back.

Fees (cash only):

Letter of No Objection

For transporting a deceased person’s remains back to South Sudan. Submit:

• a copy of the death certificate
• a copy of the letter from the funeral home
• a copy of the deceased’s passport or travel document
• a copy of a letter from the deceased’s family requesting the transport

Processed the same working day. No fee.

Power of Attorney

Submit to the consular office:

• a written request from the client
• a photocopy of a passport or other form of ID
• two witnesses, each with ID (e.g. UK driving licence or passport)

TODO: the old site did not list a fee for this service — confirm the current fee (if any) with the Embassy.

UK Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED)

For South Sudanese citizens who own UK residential property through a corporate structure: ATED is payable each year by companies owning UK residential property above a certain value, and requirements have changed over time. Affected citizens should file an ATED return with HMRC and pay any tax due by the deadline. See the UK government’s ATED guidance for current thresholds and deadlines — do not rely on a fixed threshold figure here, as this is exactly the kind of detail that goes stale. (The old site linked to gov.uk/annual-tax-on-enveloped-dwellings-the-basics, missing /guidance/ — corrected here.)