U.S. Embassy Khartoum

Kilo 10, Soba
Khartoum, Sudan
Telephone: +249-187-0-22000; (Sunday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: +249-18 702 2000
Email: Our navigator assistant at the following link will guide you to the information you need.

List of attorneys – U.S. Embassy in Sudan

Is Sudan a party to the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters?

No.

How should requests be completed?

Sudan is not a party to the Hague Service Convention. 

Sudanese authorities have advised the U.S. Embassy and the U.S. Department of State that, in the absence of any other international agreement, service of process in Sudan may be accomplished by making a formal request via letters rogatory.  U.S. litigants seeking to serve process in Sudan by other methods may wish to consult legal counsel in Sudan for guidance. 

Does Sudan permit service via postal channels?

No.

Does the nationality of the individual being served in any way affect the methods of service of process available?

No.

Service on a Foreign State:  

See also our Service Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) feature and FSIA Checklist for questions about service on a foreign state, agency or instrumentality.

Service of Documents from Sudan in the United States: 

See information about service in the United States on the U.S. Central Authority for the Service Convention page of the Hague Conference on Private International Law Service Convention site.    

Prosecution Requests:   

U.S. federal or state prosecutors should also contact the Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, Department of Justice for guidance.

Defense Requests in Criminal Matters:  

Criminal defendants or their defense counsel seeking judicial assistance in obtaining evidence or in effecting service of documents abroad in connection with criminal matters may do so via the letters rogatory process.

OBTAINING EVIDENCE IN CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS

Is Sudan a party to the Hague Evidence Convention?

No.

How should letters of request be completed? Do they require transmittal via diplomatic channels?

All requests for obtaining evidence, including requests to compel evidence or to take voluntary depositions, must be submitted via the letters rogatory process.

Is Sudan a party to the Hague Evidence Convention?

No.

How should letters of request be completed? Do they require transmittal via diplomatic channels?

All requests for obtaining evidence, including requests to compel evidence or to take voluntary depositions, must be submitted via the letters rogatory process.

Are foreign attorneys permitted to take depositions of willing witnesses without the involvement of the host government or courts?

No.

Sudan is not a party to the Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil and Commercial Matters. Sudanese authorities do not permit foreign persons, such as American attorneys, to take depositions for use in a court in the United States. The Government of Sudan asserts that only Sudanese judicial authorities are competent to perform acts of a judicial nature in Sudan.

All requests for obtaining evidence must be submitted via the letters rogatory process.

It is the U.S. Department of State’s understanding that the Sudanese prohibition on taking depositions by foreign persons extends to telephone or video teleconference depositions initiated from the United States to depose a witness in Sudan.  The State Department advises U.S. citizens contemplating participation in such a proceeding, without Sudan’s concurrence, obtained through diplomatic channels, to consider carefully the possible legal consequences of doing so.  Interested parties should also consult a local attorney.

May consular officers conduct depositions of willing witnesses?

Yes, Sudan allows consular officers to conduct depositions of willing witnesses.  Letters rogatory may also be used as a pathway for taking depositions.

May a local attorney petition a court to order the production of documentary or other physical evidence, or must this be requested via letters rogatory?

This must be requested via letters rogatory .

May local attorneys directly petition a court to conduct the deposition of an unwilling witness or must this be requested via letters rogatory?

This must be requested via letters rogatory.

Is Sudan a party to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalization of Foreign Public Documents?

No.