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Sierra Leone visa requirements by passport

Holders of 198 passports can enter Sierra Leone without applying at an embassy: 29 visa-free and 169 with an eVisa.

Source: Passport Index dataset (visualpharm/visa-free-dataset, updated 2026-06-14) + 181 sourced corrections (last checked 2026-10-15). Page built 15 October 2026. Report an error

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Daily cost (estimate)
~$40 per day
Best weather
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Main airport
FNA
US travel advisory
Level 2: Exercise increased caution

Pick your passport to see the entry rule for Sierra Leone, how long you can stay and a flight search.

Entry rules for Sierra Leone by passport

Visa free29 passports

Show your passport at the border. Bring proof of your return trip.

eVisa169 passports

Apply on the official government website before you fly. No embassy visit.

Sierra Leone entry: common questions

Which passports can enter Sierra Leone without a visa?

Holders of 29 passports can enter Sierra Leone visa-free: Bahamas, Barbados, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Eswatini, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Senegal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Togo and Trinidad and Tobago.

Who needs an eTA or eVisa for Sierra Leone?

An eVisa, applied for online before you fly, is needed for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe passport holders.

How up to date are these Sierra Leone entry rules?

The visa data comes from the Passport Index dataset (visualpharm/visa-free-dataset, updated 2026-06-14) + 181 sourced corrections (last checked 2026-10-15). This page was built on 15 October 2026. Entry rules change, so confirm with Sierra Leone's official immigration website or embassy before you travel.