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Sierra Leone passport: visa requirements for Africa

A Sierra Leone passport gives visa-free entry to 22 African countries, visa on arrival in 8 more, and e-visa or eTA access to 12. A visa must be arranged in advance for 11. That puts Sierra Leone at #15 of 54 in our intra-African passport ranking (visa-free plus visa on arrival), based on January 2025 data.

Data snapshot: January 2025. Confirm with the destination's embassy before you book.

Sierra Leone is an ECOWAS member. Citizens of ECOWAS states can normally enter other member countries without a visa for up to 90 days under the bloc's free movement protocol. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their exit from ECOWAS in 2025, so verify the current position for those three.

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Where Sierra Leone passport holders can go in Africa

Visa-free (22)

Benin (90d)Botswana (90d)Burkina FasoCabo VerdeEswatini (30d)GhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauIvory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) (90d)Lesotho (90d)LiberiaMalawi (30d)MaliMauritius (90d)NigerNigeriaRwanda (90d)Senegal (90d)Seychelles (90d)The Gambia (90d)TogoUganda (90d)

Visa on arrival (8)

BurundiComorosDjiboutiEthiopiaMadagascarMauritaniaMozambiqueNamibia

e-Visa (11)

CameroonDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonLibyaSomaliaSouth SudanSão Tomé and PríncipeTanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe

Electronic travel authorisation (eTA) (1)

Kenya

Visa required in advance (11)

AlgeriaAngolaCentral African RepublicChadEgyptEritreaMoroccoRepublic of the CongoSouth AfricaSudanTunisia

Full list

DestinationEntry requirement
AlgeriaVisa required in advance
AngolaVisa required in advance
BeninVisa-free, up to 90 days
BotswanaVisa-free, up to 90 days
Burkina FasoVisa-free
BurundiVisa on arrival
Cabo VerdeVisa-free
Cameroone-Visa
Central African RepublicVisa required in advance
ChadVisa required in advance
ComorosVisa on arrival
DR Congoe-Visa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival
EgyptVisa required in advance
Equatorial Guineae-Visa
EritreaVisa required in advance
EswatiniVisa-free, up to 30 days
EthiopiaVisa on arrival
Gabone-Visa
GhanaVisa-free
GuineaVisa-free
Guinea-BissauVisa-free
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)Visa-free, up to 90 days
KenyaElectronic travel authorisation (eTA)
LesothoVisa-free, up to 90 days
LiberiaVisa-free
Libyae-Visa
MadagascarVisa on arrival
MalawiVisa-free, up to 30 days
MaliVisa-free
MauritaniaVisa on arrival
MauritiusVisa-free, up to 90 days
MoroccoVisa required in advance
MozambiqueVisa on arrival
NamibiaVisa on arrival
NigerVisa-free
NigeriaVisa-free
Republic of the CongoVisa required in advance
RwandaVisa-free, up to 90 days
SenegalVisa-free, up to 90 days
SeychellesVisa-free, up to 90 days
Somaliae-Visa
South AfricaVisa required in advance
South Sudane-Visa
SudanVisa required in advance
São Tomé and Príncipee-Visa
Tanzaniae-Visa
The GambiaVisa-free, up to 90 days
TogoVisa-free
TunisiaVisa required in advance
UgandaVisa-free, up to 90 days
Zambiae-Visa
Zimbabwee-Visa

Flying home through Lungi? See the Lungi airport hotel guide and our Sierra Leone travel guide.

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