Visitors to

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...

must obtain an e-Visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival.

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Citizens of the following countries may enter Sierra Leone without a visa:

Non-ordinary passports

* A maximum stay of 1 month without a visa is allowed for holders of diplomatic, service and public affairs passports issued to citizens of China. * A maximum stay of 1 month without a visa is allowed for holders of diplomatic and service passports issued to citizens of

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. * A visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and service passports was signed with Rwanda in August 2019, but it has yet to be ratified.

Future changes

Sierra Leone has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

Visa on arrival

The

government of Sierra Leone The government of Sierra Leone is the governing authority of the Republic of Sierra Leone, as established by the Sierra Leone Constitution. The Sierra Leone government is divided into three branches: the Executive branch, executive, legislative an ...

began issuing visas on arrival on 5 September 2019.
Citizens of the following countries may obtain a visa on arrival (valid for 1 month) at Freetown International Airport, Jendema (bordering Liberia) and Gbalamuya (bordering Guinea) for a fee 80

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(unless otherwise noted): _{1 - Citizens of Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi and Mauritius are issued a free visa on arrival. Other eligible African Union citizens are charged 25 USD

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for a visa issued on arrival.}
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and

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as countries whose citizens are eligible for visa on arrival, while the official public notice of the Sierra Leone Immigration Service makes no mention of those countries.

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Citizens of other countries must obtain an e-Visa.

References

{{Visa Requirements

Foreign relations of Sierra Leone