Visa policy of Sierra Leone

Visitors to Sierra Leone must obtain a visa from one of the Sierra Leonean diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

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Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 14 countries can visit Sierra Leone without a visa:[1]

An agreement between Sierra Leone and  Saint Kitts and Nevis on mutual visa-free visits for 90 days was signed in February 2017 and is yet to be ratified.[4]

Non-ordinary passports

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

Visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and service passport was signed with  Rwanda in August 2019 and it is yet to be ratified.[5]

Visa on arrival

The government of Sierra Leone began issuing visas on arrival on 5 September 2019.[6] Nationals of the following countries can obtain a visa on arrival (valid for one month) at Freetown International Airport, Jendema (bordering Liberia) and Gbalamuya (bordering Guinea) for a fee of US$80, unless otherwise noted:[7]

1 - Nationals of Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi and Mauritius are issued a free visa on arrival. Other eligible African Union nationals are charged US$25 for a visa issued on arrival.
2 - Free visa on arrival

Only Timatic lists Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan 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.[6]

eVisa

In March 2019 it was announced that Sierra Leone is going to invest into development of an electronic visa system.[8] As of 2020, it is possible to apply for an eVisa online, for stays of 30 days within a 90 day period.[9]

See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sierra Leone.

References
  1. "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. "Treaty Establishing the Economic Community of West African States - Protocol A/P1/5/79 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment". Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  3. @AfricaTradeLink (6 September 2019). "Sierra Leone has announced new Visa on Arrival policy. Visa is free for ECOWAS @ecowas_cedeao member states & Visa…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "St. Kitts and Nevis and Sierra Leone commit to free movement of citizens". 15 February 2017.
  5. @onduhungirehe (5 July 2019). "Signing bilateral agreements with #SierraLeone🇸🇱, in the margins of the working visit of @PresidentBio in #Rwanda🇷🇼…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. Abdul Rashid Thomas (5 September 2019). "Sierra Leone takes a step closer to become a popular tourist destination". The Sierra Leone Telegraph. Sierra Leone Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  7. "Visa on Arrival". Sierra Leone Immigration Department. Government of Sierra Leone. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  8. Sierra Leone Announces New E-Visa and Visa on Arrival Program
  9. "Visa on arrival or Online Visa Facilitation". Visit Sierra Leone (VSL TRAVEL). Retrieved 2020-11-29.
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