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Consular ID card

Apply for a consular ID card showing you are a Sierra Leonean registered with your mission.

A consular ID card, issued by the mission, identifies you as a Sierra Leonean national living in the country the mission covers. You can apply for your first card or replace one that is lost, stolen, damaged, expired or out of date.

At a glance

Issued by
The Sierra Leone mission that serves the country you live in.
Processing time
The mission tells you when your card is ready. Your tracking page shows each step.
Originals and visits
Bring the originals of your documents when you collect the card. They are checked and handed back to you.
How you get it
Collect it from the mission.
When you pay
When you apply.

Who can apply

Sierra Leonean nationals who live in a country the mission covers. You need a Sierra Leone passport, national ID card or birth certificate, and proof of where you live.

What you need

Documents to upload

You can upload each of these, or bring or send it to the mission instead.

  • Your Sierra Leone passport, national ID card or birth certificatePassport photo page, both sides of your national ID card, or your birth certificate.
  • A passport-size photographA recent photo of your face against a plain background, as for a passport.
  • Proof of where you liveA residence permit, tenancy agreement, or a utility or bank statement from the last 3 months in your name.
  • Your current consular ID cardBoth sides of the card. Bring the card when you collect the new one.Needed if you answer “Damaged”, “Expired” or “Details changed” to “Why do you need a new card?”

Also upload, if you have them

  • Police reportIf you reported the card lost or stolen to the police, upload the report.Needed if you answer “Lost” or “Stolen” to “Why do you need a new card?”

The mission then checks

  • NIN checked with NCRA

How it works

  1. Apply online and upload your documents and photograph.
  2. Pay the fee to the mission and submit your receipt details.
  3. The mission checks your identity, nationality and address.
  4. The mission produces your card.
  5. The mission tells you when the card is ready. Collect it in person.

Fees and how to pay

You pay the mission when you apply, then send your receipt details with the application or from the tracking page.

The ways to pay depend on the mission. Choose the country where you live to see them.

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