Embassy of Republic of South Sudan, London

What Embassy of Republic of South Sudan, London does

The Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan in London is a sovereign diplomatic mission operating under the direction of the Republic of South Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. It provides consular, immigration, and diplomatic representation services between South Sudan and the United Kingdom, including authentication procedures, letters of no objection, power of attorney certification, visa processing, emergency travel documents, nationality certificates, and e-passport applications. The mission is headquartered at Office 11, 2nd Floor, 21 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LY, with a colocated Immigration & Visa Office at the same address.

Operationally, the embassy is staffed by approximately 5 personnel and delivers services exclusively through in-person visits, with public hours modified during the Covid-19 pandemic (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). It charges modest consular fees for specific transactions — for example, a £20 cash fee for an Emergency Travel Document — but the mission is not a commercial enterprise; it is funded by its parent government and its "revenue" is not applicable in a corporate sense. Communication is handled through official diplomatic channels and the embassy website (embrss.org.uk), which also publishes the Republic of South Sudan Diplomatic Journal (Issues 001–003).

The mission is led by H.E. Amb. Agnes Oswaha, who assumed the role of Ambassador and Head of Mission in 2018 after serving under her predecessor, H.E. Amb. Sabit Abbe Alley (December 2012 – January 2018), who passed away in December 2023. In 2023, Ambassador Oswaha received the Diplomat of the Year from Africa Award from DIPLOMAT Magazine. The embassy operates under the broader international constraint of UN Security Council Resolution 2633, which imposes an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on the Republic of South Sudan.

Name

Embassy of Republic of South Sudan, London

Legal name

Embassy of The Republic of South Sudan in London

Website

https://embrss.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan in London is a sovereign diplomatic mission providing consular, visa, passport, and authentication services to South Sudanese nationals in the UK and visa applicants seeking travel to South Sudan, operating under the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from offices in Knightsbridge, London.

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Product category

Diplomatic and Consular Services

NAICS

International Affairs (92812), National Security and International Affairs (928)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

Diplomatic Missions & Embassies (Bilateral Relations) (BPAIAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Visa, Immigration Liaison & Travel Document Policy (Foreign Affairs) (BPAIAIAL), Business Visa Application & Processing Services (THACAKAA)

Keywords

• Consular services
• Visa processing
• Passport services
• Diplomatic representation
• Travel documentation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Provides consular services and immigration/visa processing for South Sudanese nationals and foreign visa applicants in the United Kingdom, including authentication of documents, issuance of passports and emergency travel documents, nationality certificates, letters of no objection, and power of attorney certification. Also serves as the official diplomatic representation of the Republic of South Sudan to the UK, operating under the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Product overview

The Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan in London operates as a government diplomatic mission providing consular and immigration services. The core offerings consist of Consular Services (authentication, letters of no objection, power of attorney) and Immigration & Passport Services (visa processing, emergency travel documents, nationality certificates, and e-passport applications). The embassy also publishes the Republic of South Sudan Diplomatic Journal as an official publication. All services are accessible through the official website at embrss.org.uk with supporting downloadable application forms.

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Products and services

• Consular Services Authentication procedures, Letters of No Objection, and Power of Attorney services for South Sudanese nationals in the UK.
• Immigration and Passport Services Visa information and processing, Emergency Travel Documents, Nationality Certificates, and e-passport applications for South Sudanese citizens and international visa applicants.
• Emergency Travel Document Temporary travel document issued to South Sudanese nationals who have lost passports or carry expired passports, available for a fee of twenty sterling pounds (£20) in cash.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• DIPLOMAT MagazineminorOthers · 1 January 2023DIPLOMAT Magazine organized the Thirteenth Annual Awards Ceremony where Ambassador Agnes Oswaha received the Diplomat of the Year from Africa Award. The embassy attended and participated in this diplomatic community event.
• Royal Over-Seas LeagueminorOthersThe Royal Over-Seas League served as the venue for DIPLOMAT Magazine's Thirteenth Annual Awards Ceremony where the Ambassador received recognition.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Embassy of the Republic of Sudan, London: Sudan's embassy in London provides virtually identical consular, passport, and visa services for Sudanese nationals and travelers to Sudan. It is the closest geographic, historical, and functional counterpart to the South Sudan mission — both serving nationals of the same region in the UK with overlapping document authentication and visa workflows.
• Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, London: Ethiopia's London embassy provides the same consular, visa, and passport services for Ethiopian nationals and travelers to Ethiopia. Both missions serve large African diaspora communities in the UK and operate from comparable scale (small headcount, in-person consular delivery).
• Embassy of the Republic of Somalia, London: Somalia's embassy in London offers a directly analogous service portfolio — consular assistance, passports, visas, and document authentication for Somali nationals in the UK. Both serve diaspora communities from fragile East African states with similar operational constraints.
• Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan, Washington D.C. South Sudan's own embassy in the United States provides the identical service mix (visas, passports, emergency travel documents, nationality certificates, authentication) for South Sudanese nationals abroad. It is the same sovereign's parallel diplomatic mission, offering the most direct operational comparison.
• Embassy of the Republic of Uganda, London: Uganda's High Commission in London is a regional East African counterpart providing comparable consular services (passports, visas, nationality documents) for nationals in the UK. Both missions serve substantial East African diaspora populations with similar operational footprints.
• Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, London: DRC's embassy in London provides overlapping consular services (passport issuance, visas, document authentication) for Congolese nationals in the UK. It serves a similarly-sized diaspora from a francophone/Central African fragile state, making it a directly comparable operational peer.

Broad incumbents

• Embassy of the Republic of Kenya, London: Kenya's High Commission in London serves a substantially larger Kenyan diaspora and has invested in more digitized visa and passport services (eVisa platform). It represents a regional East African peer at greater scale, useful for benchmarking service modernization and throughput.
• VFS Global: VFS Global is the dominant outsourced visa service provider that many African governments contract with to handle visa application intake, biometrics, and passport return logistics. It is the principal channel through which smaller embassies like South Sudan's could scale digital visa delivery.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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