Sierra Leone
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Visa on arrival, 30 days
The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions4 to check
- 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.
- It allows ONLY ONE entry into the country, meaning that it cannot be used to leave and re-enter the country.
- 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
- For visa request please apply online through the following link Sierra Leone eVisa System. An application ID will be only issued after online payment and application approval. This ID has to be presented to the immigration office for the printing and delivery of the eVisa.
Your stay
Add your arrival date to work out the stay that fits this rule.
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Official wording
Iif you are a national of one of the following countries listed below; at the cost of $25 for African Union (AU) nationals and $80 for non-AU nationals: … Algeria … Zimbabwe … Visa on arrival is only granted at the point of entry before the passenger proceed to immigration control.
Aevamo’s reading
The Non-Citizens (Registration, Immigration and Expulsion) Act 1965 is the statute enacted by the Parliament of Sierra Leone that creates the entry and visa obligation for non-citizens: section 19(2)(f)(ii) requires a visa in the passport of any non-citizen who is not a privileged African, a Commonwealth citizen or a declared-exempt national. The ECOWAS protocol, the SLID visa-on-arrival page and the eVisa terms implement or modify that statutory obligation by nationality class; none of them creates the underlying requirement that a non-citizen needs permission to enter, which is what makes the Act the controlling instrument.
The SLID Visa on Arrival page lists these African Union nationalities as eligible for a visa granted at the point of entry (no advance authorisation), and states that the visa is valid for one month; the entries between 'Algeria' and 'Zimbabwe' in the AU list are the 30 issuers on this row.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
Non-Citizens (Registration, Immigration and Expulsion) Act 1965 assented 8 June 1965, amended by the 1980 Amendment Act; ECOWAS Protocol A/P.1/5/79 signed at Dakar 29 May 1979; SLID Visa on Arrival page captured by the Internet Archive on 11 February 2026; eVisa portal terms and visa-class data fetched live 21 August 2026; SLID circular of 8 May 2026 reported by Sierra Loaded.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.