Visa Requirements for Sierra Leone
Instant Visa policy lookup for Sierra Leone
Visa Not Required
Passport holders of 16 countries can travel to Sierra Leone without prior visa, eVisa, or on-arrival visa.
- Barbados PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Benin PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Gambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Ghana PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Liberia PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Mali PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free3 months
- Niger PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Nigeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Senegal PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Togo PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
Visa On Arrival
Visa to travel in Sierra Leone can be obtained at airports and other borders crossings for Passport holders of 43 countries.
- American Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Angola PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Belize PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Botswana PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Bulgaria PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Christmas Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Dominica PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Estonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Fiji PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Grenada PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival1 monthFree of charge visa on arrival
- Kenya PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Latvia PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Lesotho PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Malawi PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Malta PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Norfolk Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Réunion PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on mapVisa On ArrivalAn agreement on mutual visa-free visits for 90 days was signed in February 2017 and is yet to be ratified.
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Seychelles PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Singapore PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Slovakia PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Tonga PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Uganda PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
eVisa
Passport holders for 44 countries can obtain an electronic visa / authorization prior to arrival to travel to Sierra Leone.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Albania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Algeria PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Argentina PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Armenia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Belarus PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Chile PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 monthsInternational Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.
- Colombia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Cuba PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Georgia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Guam PermalinkShow on mapeVisa1 month
- Hong Kong PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Iceland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa1 month
- Iraq PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Jordan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Laos PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Libya PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 monthsPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Maldives PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Mexico PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa1 month
- Moldova PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Nepal PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- North Korea PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Palau PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Panama PermalinkShow on mapeVisa1 month
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Peru PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Philippines PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Serbia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Suriname PermalinkShow on mapeVisa1 month
- Syria PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Taiwan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
- Uruguay PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 monthsInternational Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on mapeVisa3 months
eVisa / On Arrival
On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / authorization is available to passport holders of 77 countries to travel to Sierra Leone.
- Aruba PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Australia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Austria PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Belgium PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Brazil PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Brunei PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Canada PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- China PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 daysHolders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.
- Congo PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Croatia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Cyprus PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Czech Republic PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Denmark PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Egypt PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Faroe Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Finland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- France PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Gabon PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Germany PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Greece PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Greenland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Guyana PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Hungary PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- India PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Iran PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Ireland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Israel PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days / 30 days
- Italy PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysIt is valid for only for one month but can be extended at the immigration department once in-country.
- Japan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 daysVisa on arrival for holders of a confirmation from the immigration that a visa has been approved before departure.
International Certificate of Vaccination is required. - Lithuania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Luxembourg PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Macau PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Madagascar PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Mayotte PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Morocco PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Namibia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- New Zealand PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Niue PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Norway PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 daysIt is valid for only for one month but can be extended at the immigration department once in-country.
- Oman PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 dayseVisa can be obtained in advance at https://evisa.sl/#/home
Visa on arrival costs 80 USD.
Yellow fever vaccine certificate is required. - Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Poland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Portugal PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Puerto Rico PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 daysInternational Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.
- Qatar PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Romania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Russia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Saint Barthélemy PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival1 month
- Saint Martin (Netherlands) PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival1 month
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Slovenia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- South Africa PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- South Korea PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Spain PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days / 3 months
- Sweden PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Switzerland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival1 month
- Thailand PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 daysIt can be granted at any of the three major entry points into the country and these are:
Freetown International Airport, Lungi
Jendema – the crossing point from Liberia into Sierra Leone
Gbalamuya – the crossing point from Guinea into Sierra Leone - Türkiye PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- United States Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 daysInternational Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.
- United States of America PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 daysInternational Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required.
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Zambia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival1 month
Pre-arranged Visa Required
Prior to arrival at Sierra Leone, passport holders of 49 countries must obtain a visa at their corresponding consulate of Sierra Leone. Additional travel conditions (such as Visas to other countries) may waive this requirement.
- Andorra PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Anguilla PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bermuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bouvet Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Indian Ocean Territory PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burundi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cayman Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Chad PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Comoros PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cook Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPassengers with a confirmation from immigration that a visa has been approved before departure can obtain a visa on arrival.
- Falkland Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gibraltar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guernsey PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Haiti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Heard and McDonald Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Honduras PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Isle of Man PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Monaco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Montserrat PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Northern Mariana Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Palestine PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Pitcairn PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Helena PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- San Marino PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Somalia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tokelau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vatican PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Wallis and Futuna Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Yemen PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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