Visa policy of Sierra Leone

Citizens of the following countries may enter Sierra Leone without a visa:[1] Sierra Leone has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force: The government of Sierra Leone began issuing visas on arrival on 5 September 2019.

[7] Citizens of the following countries may obtain a visa on arrival (valid for 1 month) at Freetown International Airport, Jendema (bordering Liberia) and Gbalamuya (bordering Guinea) for a fee 80 USD (unless otherwise noted):[8] 1 - Citizens of Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi and Mauritius are issued a free visa on arrival.

Other eligible African Union citizens are charged 25 USD 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.

2 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia.