Who needs a visa for Sierra Leone?

Of 198 passports, 15 enter Sierra Leone without a visa, 121 get a visa on arrival, 62 apply online and 0 need a visa in advance.

Visa-free

121

Visa on arrival

e-Visa / eTA

Visa required

Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel. Source: Passport Index dataset (MIT), refreshed Nov 9, 2026.

Visa-free15

Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d’Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania90 days Niger Nigeria Senegal Togo

Visa on arrival121

Algeria30 days Angola30 days Antigua & Barbuda30 days Australia30 days Austria30 days Bahamas30 days Bahrain30 days Bangladesh30 days Barbados30 days Belgium30 days Belize30 days Bolivia30 days Botswana30 days Brazil30 days Brunei30 days Bulgaria30 days Burundi30 days Cambodia30 days Cameroon30 days Canada30 days Central African Republic30 days Chad30 days China30 days Comoros30 days Croatia30 days Cyprus30 days Czechia30 days Denmark30 days Dominica30 days DR Congo30 days Egypt30 days Eritrea30 days Estonia30 days Eswatini30 days Fiji30 days Finland30 days France30 days Gabon30 days Germany30 days Greece30 days Grenada30 days Guyana30 days Hungary30 days India30 days Indonesia30 days Iran30 days Ireland30 days Israel30 days Italy30 days Jamaica30 days Japan30 days Kenya30 days Kiribati30 days Kuwait30 days Latvia30 days Lebanon30 days Lesotho30 days Libya30 days Liechtenstein30 days Lithuania30 days Luxembourg30 days Macao30 days Madagascar30 days Malawi30 days Malaysia30 days Malta30 days Mauritius30 days Moldova30 days Morocco30 days Mozambique30 days Namibia30 days Nauru30 days Netherlands30 days New Zealand30 days Norway30 days Oman30 days Pakistan30 days Papua New Guinea30 days Poland30 days Portugal30 days Qatar30 days Republic of the Congo30 days Romania30 days Russia30 days Rwanda30 days Samoa30 days São Tomé & Príncipe30 days Saudi Arabia30 days Seychelles30 days Singapore30 days Slovakia30 days Slovenia30 days Solomon Islands30 days Somalia30 days South Africa30 days South Korea30 days South Sudan30 days Spain30 days Sri Lanka30 days St. Kitts & Nevis30 days St. Lucia30 days St. Vincent & Grenadines30 days Sudan30 days Sweden30 days Switzerland30 days Tanzania30 days Thailand30 days Timor-Leste30 days Tonga30 days Trinidad & Tobago30 days Tunisia30 days Türkiye30 days Tuvalu30 days Uganda30 days Ukraine30 days United Arab Emirates30 days United Kingdom30 days United States30 days Vanuatu30 days Vietnam30 days Zambia30 days

e-Visa62

Frequently asked questions

Who needs a visa for Sierra Leone?

Of 198 passports, 15 enter Sierra Leone without a visa, 121 get a visa on arrival, 62 apply online and 0 need a visa in advance. Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.

Who can enter Sierra Leone without a visa?

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo.