-Important Dates – Holidays
The Embassy will be closed during the following official holidays:
- 1 Muharram – New Hijri Year (Sudanese holiday)
- 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal – Mawlid al-Nabi (Sudanese holiday)
- 1 Shawwal – Eid al-Fitr (Sudanese holiday)
- 9 to 12 Dhul Hijjah – Eid al-Adha (Sudanese holiday)
- 1 January – Independence Day/New Year’s Day (Sudanese holiday)
- 7 January – Christmas for Eastern Christian denominations (Sudanese holiday)
- Third Monday in January – Martin Luther King Day (American holiday)
- 25 January – Christmas for the Orthodox Church (Sudanese holiday)
- 5 May – Easter for Eastern Christian denominations (Sudanese holiday)
- Last Monday in May – Memorial Day (American holiday)
- 4 July – Independence Day (American holiday)
- Second Monday in October – Columbus Day (American holiday)
- 11 November – Veterans Day (American holiday)
- Fourth Thursday in November – Thanksgiving Day (American holiday)
- 25 December – Christmas (American holiday)
Please note that if one of the official holidays falls on a Saturday, the holiday will be observed on the Friday before it. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, it will be observed on the following Monday.