Sierra Leone visa on arrival fee

Sierra Leone visa on arrival fee Online

Nationals of the following countries are not charged for visa on arrival as there is a reciprocal agreement with these countries not to charge each other for entry visas:

Sierra Leone visa valid period

Sierra Leone visa: It is valid for ONLY for one month but can be extended at the immigration department once in-country. And It allows ONLY ONE entry into the country, meaning that it cannot be used to leave and re-enter the country.

Sierra Leone visa on arrival grant

Sierra Leone Visa on arrival is only granted at the point of entry before the passenger proceed to immigration control.

It can be granted at any of the three major entry points into the country and these are:

• Freetown International Airport, Lungi
• Jendema – the crossing point from Liberia into Sierra Leone
• Gbalamuya – the crossing point from Guinea into Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone visa exemption policy

Citizens of the following 15 countries can visit 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

Sierra Leone visa policy



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It applies ONLY to visitors whether that is for tourism, business, religion, and academic or ordinary visit to see family and friends. It DOES NOT apply to people traveling to the country for other reasons like taking up employment, education, dependents, diplomats, etc. Where someone is traveling to the country for any of these reasons, they need to apply for a visa at the nearest Sierra Leone embassy/High Commission before undertaken such travel.

Sierra Leone visa extensions

On entry into the country, visitors are normally granted a period of one month ONLY but this can be extended at the immigration department on the approval of the Chief Immigration Officer for one of the following reasons.

• Searching for business opportunities
• Staying for a further period as visitors/tourist