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Entering Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#45

Entry openness

136

Visa free

15

Visa required

0

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Country profile

Capital

Freetown

Population

9.1 million

Area

71,740 km²

Currency

Sierra Leonean leone SLL

Languages

English

Time zone

UTC+00:00

Foreign-born

49,997 · 2024

Migrant share

0.6%

Ethnic groups · 2019

Temne35.4%
Mende30.8%
Limba8.8%
other5%
Kono4.3%
Korankoh4%
Other11.7%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

—

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+232

Airports

FNA · KBS · KEN · WYE

Highlights

Tasso Island
Cotton Tree
Outamba-Kilimi

Sierra Leone Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

FVisa free15

AOn arrival121

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