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Sierra Leone Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

115 of 207 passports can enter Sierra Leone without arranging a visa in advance: 15 visa-free and 100 with a visa on arrival. 91 can apply for an e-visa online. 1 need a visa before travel.

  • Visa-free 15
  • On arrival 100
  • E-visa 91
  • Visa 1
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No visa in advance

115 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

15

E-visa online

91

Visa required

1

Passports that can visit Sierra Leone visa-free

15 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Benin90 daysBurkina Faso90 daysCape Verde90 daysGambia90 daysGhana90 daysGuinea90 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysIvory Coast90 daysLiberia90 daysMali90 daysMauritania90 daysNiger90 daysNigeria90 daysSenegal90 daysTogo90 days

Passports that get a visa on arrival in Sierra Leone

100 passports. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Antigua and Barbuda30 daysAustralia30 daysAustria30 daysBahamas30 daysBahrain30 daysBangladesh30 daysBarbados30 daysBelgium30 daysBelize30 daysBolivia30 daysBotswana30 daysBrazil30 daysBrunei30 daysBulgaria30 daysCambodia30 daysCameroon30 daysCanada30 daysChina30 daysCroatia30 daysCyprus30 daysCzechia30 daysDenmark30 daysDominica30 daysEstonia30 daysEswatini30 daysFiji30 daysFinland30 daysFrance30 daysGermany30 daysGreece30 daysGrenada30 daysGuyana30 daysHungary30 daysIndia30 daysIndonesia30 daysIran30 daysIreland30 daysIsrael30 daysIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)30 daysItaly30 daysJamaica30 daysJapan30 daysKenya30 daysKiribati30 daysKuwait30 daysLatvia30 daysLesotho30 daysLiechtenstein30 daysLithuania30 daysLuxembourg30 daysMacau30 daysMalawi30 daysMalaysia30 daysMalta30 daysMauritius30 daysMozambique30 daysNamibia30 daysNauru30 daysNetherlands30 daysNew Zealand30 daysNorway30 daysOman30 daysPakistan30 daysPapua New Guinea30 daysPoland30 daysPortugal30 daysQatar30 daysRomania30 daysRussia30 daysRwanda30 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis30 daysSaint Lucia30 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines30 daysSaudi Arabia30 daysSeychelles30 daysSingapore30 daysSlovakia30 daysSlovenia30 daysSolomon Islands30 daysSouth Africa30 daysSouth Korea30 daysSpain30 daysSri Lanka30 daysSweden30 daysSwitzerland30 daysTaiwan30 daysTanzania30 daysThailand30 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTonga30 daysTrinidad and Tobago30 daysTurkey30 daysTuvalu30 daysUganda30 daysUnited Arab Emirates30 daysUnited Kingdom30 daysUnited States30 daysVanuatu30 daysVietnam30 daysZambia30 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Sierra Leone

91 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Afghanistan30 daysAlbania30 daysAlgeria30 daysAndorra30 daysAngola30 daysAnguilla30 daysArgentina30 daysArmenia30 daysAzerbaijan30 daysBelarus30 daysBermuda30 daysBhutan30 daysBosnia and Herzegovina30 daysBritish National (Overseas)30 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysBurundi30 daysCayman Islands30 daysCentral African Republic30 daysChad30 daysChile30 daysColombia30 daysComoros30 daysCosta Rica30 daysCuba30 daysDjibouti30 daysDominican Republic30 daysDR Congo30 daysEcuador30 daysEgypt30 daysEl Salvador30 daysEquatorial Guinea30 daysEritrea30 daysEthiopia30 daysGabon30 daysGeorgia30 daysGuatemala30 daysHaiti30 daysHonduras30 daysHong Kong30 daysIceland30 daysIraq30 daysJordan30 daysKazakhstan30 daysKyrgyzstan30 daysLaos30 daysLebanon30 daysLibya30 daysMadagascar30 daysMaldives30 daysMarshall Islands30 daysMexico30 daysMicronesia30 daysMoldova30 daysMonaco30 daysMongolia30 daysMontenegro30 daysMontserrat30 daysMorocco30 daysMyanmar30 daysNepal30 daysNicaragua30 daysNorth Korea30 daysNorth Macedonia30 daysPalau30 daysPalestine30 daysPanama30 daysParaguay30 daysPeru30 daysPhilippines30 daysRepublic of the Congo30 daysSaint Helena30 daysSamoa30 daysSan Marino30 daysSao Tome and Principe30 daysSerbia30 daysSomalia30 daysSouth Sudan30 daysSudan30 daysSuriname30 daysSyria30 daysTajikistan30 daysTunisia30 daysTurkmenistan30 daysTurks and Caicos Islands30 daysUkraine30 daysUruguay30 daysUzbekistan30 daysVatican City30 daysVenezuela30 daysYemen30 daysZimbabwe30 days

Passports that need a visa for Sierra Leone

1 passports. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

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Sierra Leone visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Sierra Leone?

US passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Sierra Leone or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Sierra Leone?

UK passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Sierra Leone or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Sierra Leone?

Canada passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Sierra Leone or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Sierra Leone?

Australia passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Sierra Leone or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Sierra Leone?

India passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Sierra Leone or apply for an e-visa online before they go for up to 30 days.

How long can you stay in Sierra Leone without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 90 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

How many passports need a visa for Sierra Leone?

1 passport need a visa arranged before travel, and 91 can apply for an e-visa online. Look up your passport above for the exact rule.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Sierra Leone's official site before you book and again before you fly.