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Freetown

Sierra Leone: embassies, consulates & entry rules

foreign missions here
20
Consulates
4
missions abroad
28
Visa-free / Visa on arrival
136
Photo: David Hond · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Live & travel in Sierra Leone

Monthly budget
$1,450/mo
Prices vs USA: 33%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 23.04 SLE
US travel advisory
Level 2
Homicides / 100k: 2.2
travel.state.gov
Internet access
25%
of people online
Air quality
22.5
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
English
Emergency
999 · 019
Plug types
BS 1363, British and related types
Calling code
+232

Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Sep 14, 2025

3.3
/ 5
embassly score

Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept

  • Cost4.4
  • Safety4.3
  • Internet access1.0
  • Air quality3.0
  • Climate4.0
City guide: Freetown
SOS · Sierra Leone999Restaurants, cafés and dishes in Sierra LeoneFrejon

Government consensus

Increased caution· 2 of 3 governments
  • United StatesIncreased caution
  • United KingdomNormal precautions
  • CanadaIncreased caution

Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Upcoming public holidays

  • Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
  • Dec 26, 2026 · Boxing Day
  • Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
  • Feb 18, 2027 · Armed Forces Day
  • Mar 8, 2027 · International Women’s Day
  • Mar 9, 2027 · Korité
  • Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
  • Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday

Cities in Sierra Leone

Freetown, Sierra Leone
3.3 / 5
Sierra Leone

Freetown

$1,450/mo · 27°C

© David Hond · CC BY 2.0

Traveller essentials · Sierra Leone

Emergency
999 · 019
Calling code
+232
Currency
SLE
Plug types
BS 1363, British and related types
Drives on the
right
Capital
Freetown
Time zone
Africa/Freetown

Foreign missions in Sierra Leone

ChinaFreetown1Côte d’IvoireFreetown1EgyptFreetown1FranceFreetown1GermanyFreetown1GhanaFreetown1GuineaFreetown1IndiaFreetown1IranFreetown1IrelandFreetown1KuwaitFreetown1LebanonFreetown1LiberiaFreetown1LibyaFreetown1MaliFreetown1SpainFreetown1TürkiyeFreetown1United KingdomFreetown1United StatesFreetown1Vatican CityFreetown1

Sierra Leone missions abroad

Australia1AustriaSalzburg1BelgiumBrussels1ChinaBeijing1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1GambiaBanjul1GermanyBerlin, Munich2GhanaAccra1GuineaConakry1KenyaNairobi1LiberiaMonrovia1NigeriaLagos, Abuja2RomaniaCluj-Napoca1RussiaMoscow1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SenegalDakar1South KoreaSeoul1SpainMadrid1SwitzerlandGeneva1TanzaniaDar es Salaam1TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul3UkraineOdesa1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1

Who can enter Sierra Leone without a visa?

Visa-free15
Visa on arrival121
e-Visa62

Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.

Frequently asked questions

Embassies & consulates in Sierra Leone?

20 missions, 20 countries.

Emergency: Sierra Leone?

999 (fire department), 999 (emergency medical services), 019 (police)

Who can enter Sierra Leone without a visa?

136: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger…