What you can do here
Apply for a service
Civil documents, attestations, notarial services and emergency travel documents from the mission that serves your country.
Track an application
Check the status of an application with its reference and the mobile number you applied with.
Verify a document
Confirm that a QR stamp or certificate was issued by a Sierra Leone mission.
Register abroad
Tell the Ministry where you live so your mission can reach you in an emergency.
Need help abroad?
Tell the mission about a Sierra Leonean abroad who has been arrested, is ill, missing, in danger or stranded. If someone is in immediate danger, call the local emergency services first.
Services you can apply for
Each service is provided by the mission accredited to the country you are in; fees are set by that mission.
Identity & civil documents
- Birth certificateRequest a Sierra Leone birth certificate from NCRA through the mission, for you or someone else.
- Consular ID cardApply for a consular ID card showing you are a Sierra Leonean registered with your mission.
- NCRA national ID cardRequest a national ID card from NCRA. You visit the mission once for fingerprints and a photo.
- Registration of a birth abroadRegister with NCRA, through the mission, the birth abroad of a child of a Sierra Leonean parent.
Attestation services
- Adoption document attestationGet an adoption order or certificate attested by the mission, with a QR stamp anyone can check.
- Death certificate attestationGet a death certificate attested by the mission for banks, courts, insurers or repatriation.
- Nationality attestationGet a certificate attesting that you are a Sierra Leonean national, with a QR stamp.
- Parentage attestationGet a certificate attesting that you are a child's parent, with a QR stamp anyone can check.
Notarial & document services
Emergency travel
How it works
Apply online
Choose the service, say which country you are in, and upload the documents it asks for. You can save and finish later.
Pay the mission
Pay by one of the methods the mission that serves your country lists, and enter the receipt details so an officer can confirm them.
Collect or receive it
The mission reviews your application and tells you by email what happens next. Collect in person, or have it sent back to you.
Before you start
- Have the documents the service asks for ready as PDF, JPEG or PNG files; originals are brought or sent to the mission when the service needs them.
- Use a mobile number or email address you can be reached on: tracking and every notice use the one you applied with.
- Fees are non-refundable unless the service says otherwise.
Your information
What you enter is used only to provide the service you applied for and is seen only by the mission handling it and the Ministry. A verification result shows nothing beyond the reference, the document type, the issue date, the issuing mission and your initials.