Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
The notes also give information on asylum seekers countries of origin.
Published 9 December 2016 Last updated 7 November 2024 +show all updates
Information on non-Arab Darfuris updated with new paragraphs 7.3.2 and 7.3.3.
Country policy and information note on non-Arab Darfuris has been updated (August 2024).
Guidance on return of unsuccessful asylum seekers, Sudan, July 2018 has been removed as it is out of date.
Outdated guidance removed: Sexual orientation and gender identity / expression, 2022; Opposition to the government, 2021; Nuba, Sudan, 2020; Report of a fact-finding mission to Khartoum, 2018; Report of a joint Home Office fact finding mission: situation of persons from Darfur, Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile in Khartoum, 2016.
Published version 2.0 of the country policy and information note: humanitarian situation, Sudan.
Added country and policy information note on the humanitarian situation in Sudan.
Added information on security situation.
Added information on sexual orientation and gender identity / expression.
Updated Country policy and information note: non-Arab Darfuri for October 2021.
Replaced Sudan country policy and information note: opposition to the government, including sur place activity, November 2018, with a new version
Added country policy and information note: Nuba.
Replaced Sudan country policy and information note, non-Arab Darfuris, September 2018 with a new version.
Added new document: return of unsuccessful asylum seekers.
"Report of a fact-finding mission to Khartoum, Sudan" document added to the page.
Replaced the CPIN Sudan - Opposition to the government, including sur place activity August 2017 with a new version.
Updated country policy and information note for non-Arab Darfuris
Information on returning unsuccessful asylum seekers updated.
New country policy and information notes on rejected asylum seekers and opposition to the government, including Sur Place activity.
