Entry visa
Apply for a visa to enter Sierra Leone, from the mission that serves the country you are in.
Foreign nationals need a visa to enter Sierra Leone unless their country is visa-exempt. Apply online, pay the mission, and send your passport to the mission with a prepaid return envelope. The mission affixes the visa to your passport and returns it.
At a glance
- Issued by
- The Sierra Leone mission that serves the country you live in.
- Processing time
- Allow two weeks from the day the mission receives your passport. Expedited processing takes 2 to 3 business days and costs more.
- Originals and visits
- Your passport is returned with the visa. Send a prepaid self-addressed envelope with it.
- How you get it
- Collect it from the mission, or have it posted to you in a prepaid envelope you send.
- When you pay
- When you apply.
Who can apply
Foreign nationals who need a visa to enter Sierra Leone. Nationals of visa-exempt countries do not need one; check with the mission if you are unsure.
What you need
Documents to upload
- Your passportThe photo page. Send the passport itself to the mission with a prepaid return envelope; it must have blank pages and be valid 6 months beyond your arrival.
- A passport-size photographA recent photo of your face against a plain background, as for a passport.
- Your yellow fever vaccination certificate
- Note verbale or official letterFrom your ministry or mission, confirming the official purpose of travel.Needed if you answer “Official” or “Diplomatic” to “What type of passport is it?”
- Parental consent letterSigned by a parent or guardian, with a copy of their ID.Needed when the applicant is under 18
- Your birth certificateNeeded when the applicant is under 18
To send, bring or do
- Prepaid self-addressed envelopeSend a prepaid self-addressed envelope to the mission with your passport.Needed if you answer “Prepaid mail” to “How do you want your passport returned?”
How it works
- Apply online, upload your documents and pay the mission.
- Send your passport to the mission with a prepaid self-addressed envelope.
- The mission checks your application and affixes the visa to your passport.
- Your passport is returned by post, or you collect it.
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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