🇸🇱 Sierra Leone passport visa requirements

Covering 194 destinations · Last reviewed 2026-08-25

Where can Sierra Leone passport holders travel in 2026? This page lists the visa requirement for every country — 40 visa-free, 19 visa on arrival, 36 eVisa and 99 requiring a visa in advance. Select any destination for full details: visa type, permitted stay, fees, required documents and the official application link.

Visa-free

Visa on arrival

eVisa / ETA

Visa required

Total without an embassy visa

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Visa-free destinations (40)

Countries Sierra Leone passport holders can enter with no visa — just a valid passport.

Destination	Max stay	More
🇧🇸 Bahamas	90 days	Bahamas entry rules →
🇧🇩 Bangladesh	90 days	Bangladesh entry rules →
🇧🇧 Barbados	180 days	Barbados entry rules →
🇧🇿 Belize	—	Belize entry rules →
🇧🇯 Benin	90 days	Benin entry rules →
🇧🇼 Botswana	90 days	Botswana entry rules →
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	—	Burkina Faso entry rules →
🇨🇻 Cabo Verde	—	Cabo Verde entry rules →
🇩🇲 Dominica	180 days	Dominica entry rules →
🇸🇿 Eswatini	30 days	Eswatini entry rules →
🇫🇯 Fiji	120 days	Fiji entry rules →
🇬🇲 Gambia	90 days	Gambia entry rules →
🇬🇭 Ghana	—	Ghana entry rules →
🇬🇩 Grenada	90 days	Grenada entry rules →
🇬🇳 Guinea	—	Guinea entry rules →
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau	—	Guinea-Bissau entry rules →
🇭🇹 Haiti	90 days	Haiti entry rules →
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	90 days	Ivory Coast entry rules →
🇯🇲 Jamaica	—	Jamaica entry rules →
🇰🇪 Kenya	90 days	Kenya entry rules →
🇰🇮 Kiribati	90 days	Kiribati entry rules →
🇱🇸 Lesotho	90 days	Lesotho entry rules →
🇱🇷 Liberia	—	Liberia entry rules →
🇲🇼 Malawi	30 days	Malawi entry rules →
🇲🇾 Malaysia	30 days	Malaysia entry rules →
🇲🇱 Mali	—	Mali entry rules →
🇲🇺 Mauritius	90 days	Mauritius entry rules →
🇫🇲 Micronesia	30 days	Micronesia entry rules →
🇳🇪 Niger	—	Niger entry rules →
🇳🇬 Nigeria	—	Nigeria entry rules →
🇷🇼 Rwanda	90 days	Rwanda entry rules →
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis	90 days	Saint Kitts and Nevis entry rules →
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	90 days	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines entry rules →
🇸🇳 Senegal	90 days	Senegal entry rules →
🇸🇨 Seychelles	90 days	Seychelles entry rules →
🇸🇬 Singapore	30 days	Singapore entry rules →
🇹🇬 Togo	—	Togo entry rules →
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	—	Trinidad and Tobago entry rules →
🇺🇬 Uganda	90 days	Uganda entry rules →
🇻🇺 Vanuatu	120 days	Vanuatu entry rules →

Visa on arrival (19)

Countries where Sierra Leone travellers get a visa at the border, no embassy visit needed.

Destination	Max stay	More
🇧🇴 Bolivia	—	Bolivia entry rules →
🇧🇮 Burundi	—	Burundi entry rules →
🇰🇭 Cambodia	—	Cambodia entry rules →
🇰🇲 Comoros	—	Comoros entry rules →
🇩🇯 Djibouti	—	Djibouti entry rules →
🇪🇹 Ethiopia	—	Ethiopia entry rules →
🇮🇷 Iran	—	Iran entry rules →
🇲🇬 Madagascar	—	Madagascar entry rules →
🇲🇻 Maldives	—	Maldives entry rules →
🇲🇷 Mauritania	—	Mauritania entry rules →
🇲🇿 Mozambique	—	Mozambique entry rules →
🇳🇦 Namibia	—	Namibia entry rules →
🇳🇵 Nepal	—	Nepal entry rules →
🇵🇼 Palau	—	Palau entry rules →
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	—	Saint Lucia entry rules →
🇼🇸 Samoa	—	Samoa entry rules →
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	—	Sri Lanka entry rules →
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste	—	Timor-Leste entry rules →
🇹🇻 Tuvalu	—	Tuvalu entry rules →

eVisa / online authorisation (36)

Countries that require Sierra Leone citizens to apply online before travel (eVisa or ETA).

Destination	Max stay	More
🇦🇱 Albania	—	Albania entry rules →
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	—	Antigua and Barbuda entry rules →
🇦🇺 Australia	—	Australia entry rules →
🇧🇭 Bahrain	—	Bahrain entry rules →
🇧🇹 Bhutan	—	Bhutan entry rules →
🇨🇲 Cameroon	—	Cameroon entry rules →
🇨🇴 Colombia	—	Colombia entry rules →
🇨🇩 DR Congo	—	DR Congo entry rules →
🇪🇨 Ecuador	—	Ecuador entry rules →
🇸🇻 El Salvador	—	El Salvador entry rules →
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	—	Equatorial Guinea entry rules →
🇬🇦 Gabon	—	Gabon entry rules →
🇬🇪 Georgia	—	Georgia entry rules →
🇮🇳 India	—	India entry rules →
🇮🇩 Indonesia	—	Indonesia entry rules →
🇮🇶 Iraq	—	Iraq entry rules →
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	—	Kazakhstan entry rules →
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	—	Kyrgyzstan entry rules →
🇱🇾 Libya	—	Libya entry rules →
🇲🇩 Moldova	—	Moldova entry rules →
🇲🇳 Mongolia	—	Mongolia entry rules →
🇴🇲 Oman	—	Oman entry rules →
🇵🇰 Pakistan	—	Pakistan entry rules →
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	—	Papua New Guinea entry rules →
🇶🇦 Qatar	—	Qatar entry rules →
🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe	—	Sao Tome and Principe entry rules →
🇸🇴 Somalia	—	Somalia entry rules →
🇰🇷 South Korea	—	South Korea entry rules →
🇸🇸 South Sudan	—	South Sudan entry rules →
🇸🇾 Syria	—	Syria entry rules →
🇹🇯 Tajikistan	—	Tajikistan entry rules →
🇹🇿 Tanzania	—	Tanzania entry rules →
🇦🇪 UAE	—	UAE entry rules →
🇻🇳 Vietnam	—	Vietnam entry rules →
🇿🇲 Zambia	—	Zambia entry rules →
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	—	Zimbabwe entry rules →

Visa required in advance (99)

Countries where Sierra Leone passport holders must obtain a visa before departure.

Destination	Max stay	More
🇦🇫 Afghanistan	—	Afghanistan entry rules →
🇩🇿 Algeria	—	Algeria entry rules →
🇦🇩 Andorra	—	Andorra entry rules →
🇦🇴 Angola	—	Angola entry rules →
🇦🇷 Argentina	—	Argentina entry rules →
🇦🇲 Armenia	—	Armenia entry rules →
🇦🇹 Austria	—	Austria entry rules →
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	—	Azerbaijan entry rules →
🇧🇾 Belarus	—	Belarus entry rules →
🇧🇪 Belgium	—	Belgium entry rules →
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	—	Bosnia and Herzegovina entry rules →
🇧🇷 Brazil	—	Brazil entry rules →
🇧🇳 Brunei	—	Brunei entry rules →
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	—	Bulgaria entry rules →
🇨🇦 Canada	—	Canada entry rules →
🇨🇫 Central African Republic	—	Central African Republic entry rules →
🇹🇩 Chad	—	Chad entry rules →
🇨🇱 Chile	—	Chile entry rules →
🇨🇳 China	—	China entry rules →
🇨🇷 Costa Rica	—	Costa Rica entry rules →
🇭🇷 Croatia	—	Croatia entry rules →
🇨🇺 Cuba	—	Cuba entry rules →
🇨🇾 Cyprus	—	Cyprus entry rules →
🇨🇿 Czech Republic	—	Czech Republic entry rules →
🇩🇰 Denmark	—	Denmark entry rules →
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	—	Dominican Republic entry rules →
🇪🇬 Egypt	—	Egypt entry rules →
🇪🇷 Eritrea	—	Eritrea entry rules →
🇪🇪 Estonia	—	Estonia entry rules →
🇫🇮 Finland	—	Finland entry rules →
🇫🇷 France	—	France entry rules →
🇩🇪 Germany	—	Germany entry rules →
🇬🇷 Greece	—	Greece entry rules →
🇬🇹 Guatemala	—	Guatemala entry rules →
🇬🇾 Guyana	—	Guyana entry rules →
🇭🇳 Honduras	—	Honduras entry rules →
🇭🇺 Hungary	—	Hungary entry rules →
🇮🇸 Iceland	—	Iceland entry rules →
🇮🇪 Ireland	—	Ireland entry rules →
🇮🇱 Israel	—	Israel entry rules →
🇮🇹 Italy	—	Italy entry rules →
🇯🇵 Japan	—	Japan entry rules →
🇯🇴 Jordan	—	Jordan entry rules →
🇰🇼 Kuwait	—	Kuwait entry rules →
🇱🇦 Laos	—	Laos entry rules →
🇱🇻 Latvia	—	Latvia entry rules →
🇱🇧 Lebanon	—	Lebanon entry rules →
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein	—	Liechtenstein entry rules →
🇱🇹 Lithuania	—	Lithuania entry rules →
🇱🇺 Luxembourg	—	Luxembourg entry rules →
🇲🇹 Malta	—	Malta entry rules →
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands	—	Marshall Islands entry rules →
🇲🇽 Mexico	—	Mexico entry rules →
🇲🇨 Monaco	—	Monaco entry rules →
🇲🇪 Montenegro	—	Montenegro entry rules →
🇲🇦 Morocco	—	Morocco entry rules →
🇲🇲 Myanmar	—	Myanmar entry rules →
🇳🇷 Nauru	—	Nauru entry rules →
🇳🇱 Netherlands	—	Netherlands entry rules →
🇳🇿 New Zealand	—	New Zealand entry rules →
🇳🇮 Nicaragua	—	Nicaragua entry rules →
🇰🇵 North Korea	—	North Korea entry rules →
🇲🇰 North Macedonia	—	North Macedonia entry rules →
🇳🇴 Norway	—	Norway entry rules →
🇵🇸 Palestine	—	Palestine entry rules →
🇵🇦 Panama	—	Panama entry rules →
🇵🇾 Paraguay	—	Paraguay entry rules →
🇵🇪 Peru	—	Peru entry rules →
🇵🇭 Philippines	—	Philippines entry rules →
🇵🇱 Poland	—	Poland entry rules →
🇵🇹 Portugal	—	Portugal entry rules →
🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	—	Republic of the Congo entry rules →
🇷🇴 Romania	—	Romania entry rules →
🇷🇺 Russia	—	Russia entry rules →
🇸🇲 San Marino	—	San Marino entry rules →
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	—	Saudi Arabia entry rules →
🇷🇸 Serbia	—	Serbia entry rules →
🇸🇰 Slovakia	—	Slovakia entry rules →
🇸🇮 Slovenia	—	Slovenia entry rules →
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands	—	Solomon Islands entry rules →
🇿🇦 South Africa	—	South Africa entry rules →
🇪🇸 Spain	—	Spain entry rules →
🇸🇩 Sudan	—	Sudan entry rules →
🇸🇷 Suriname	—	Suriname entry rules →
🇸🇪 Sweden	—	Sweden entry rules →
🇨🇭 Switzerland	—	Switzerland entry rules →
🇹🇼 Taiwan	—	Taiwan entry rules →
🇹🇭 Thailand	—	Thailand entry rules →
🇹🇴 Tonga	—	Tonga entry rules →
🇹🇳 Tunisia	—	Tunisia entry rules →
🇹🇷 Turkey	—	Turkey entry rules →
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	—	Turkmenistan entry rules →
🇺🇦 Ukraine	—	Ukraine entry rules →
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	—	United Kingdom entry rules →
🇺🇸 United States	—	United States entry rules →
🇺🇾 Uruguay	—	Uruguay entry rules →
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	—	Uzbekistan entry rules →
🇻🇪 Venezuela	—	Venezuela entry rules →
🇾🇪 Yemen	—	Yemen entry rules →

Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Sierra Leone passport holders visit visa-free?

Sierra Leone passport holders can enter 40 countries and territories visa-free, and a further 19 offer a visa on arrival — 59 destinations in total with no advance visa needed. Including eVisa/ETA destinations, 95 countries are reachable without visiting an embassy.

Which countries can Sierra Leone citizens visit without a visa?

Visa-free destinations for Sierra Leone citizens include Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Gambia, and more — see the full list above.

How many countries require a visa for Sierra Leone passport holders?

99 countries require Sierra Leone passport holders to obtain a visa before travelling. The full list is above, each linking to the requirements, costs and official application link.

Is this Sierra Leone visa information official?

No. isvisarequired.com provides general guidance compiled from public government and IATA sources, last reviewed 2026-08-25. Visa rules change often — always confirm with the destination's official immigration authority or embassy before you book or travel.

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This is general guidance, not an official government source. Visa policies can change at any time — always verify with the destination country's embassy or official immigration website before booking travel.