Sudan Emigration and Immigration

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Finding the Town of Origin in Sudan

If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Sudan, see Sudan Finding Town of Origin for additional research strategies.

Sudan Emigration and Immigration

"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.

Immigration into Sudan

  • From the 19th century, the entirety of Sudan was conquered by Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty.
  • It was under Egyptian rule that Sudan acquired its modern borders, and began the process of political, agricultural, and economic development.
  • In 1881, nationalist sentiment in Egypt led to the Orabi Revolt, weakening the power of the Egyptian monarchy, and eventually leading to the occupation of Egypt by the United Kingdom.

Emigration From Sudan

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Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations

Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the country of destination, the country they immigrated into. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.

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