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Sierra Leone everything in one place
The legal basis first, payments second
Legal grounds for citizenship, a check of the investor route, services after the passport, banks and companies, cases and the full BRIDGES knowledge base on the country.
Approach
Checked before payment
We confirm the legal provision, the authority’s powers and the recipient of every payment, then give a written conclusion and a plan.
8years
residence with a parent of African descent
15years
general naturalisation residence
1973
year of the citizenship act
ProgrammesSierra Leone
Grounds for citizenship
Two naturalisation provisions of the law and the announced investor route. We first confirm the basis, the authority and the recipient of every payment.
ServicesAfter the passport
Services for citizens after the passport
Once you have the passport come renewals, new family members, certificates and documents for banks. We handle it remotely, even if your citizenship was obtained through another agent.
Sierra Leone01 / 06Passport renewal and replacementAn expiring, lost or damaged passport, a new passport for a child.Details 
Sierra Leone02 / 06Citizenship for a childA child born after citizenship was granted, and the first passport.Details 
Sierra Leone03 / 06Adding family membersA spouse, children and parents who were not in the first application.Details 
Sierra Leone04 / 06Police certificateA certificate for a bank, a residence permit or a new programme.Details 
Sierra Leone05 / 06Document recoveryLost certificates and records, archive searches.Details 
Sierra Leone06 / 06Apostille and legalisationA citizen’s documents for banks, transactions and authorities.Details Banks and companiesAccounts and business
Banks, companies and accounts
A passport works together with a company and an account. We open personal and corporate accounts, prepare the bank file and register companies.
- Personal accountsAn account for a second-passport holder at a reliable bank.
- Corporate accountsAn account for a company with a clear source of funds.
- Source of fundsA source-of-wealth file for the bank and the programme.
- Bank directoryBanks by country: terms, documents and client requirements.
- Company registrationCompanies in different jurisdictions for a passport holder.
PracticeSierra Leone
Sierra Leone cases
Clients’ goals, family make-up and the result of each case.
01How a Sierra Leone Passport Opened an Eco-Tourism Business Across West Africa
02How a client obtained a Sierra Leone passport after Turkey's rejection due to tax disputes
03How We Processed Payment Through a Legal Alternative to Bank Transfer Transparently
04How a Sierra Leone Passport Gave an Entrepreneur Freedom of Movement Within ECOWAS
05How a second passport became insurance against document loss abroad
06How an Investor Entered the Gold Sector and Obtained a Passport Through the GO-FOR-GOLD ProgramReviewsSierra Leone
Sierra Leone client reviews
Reviews of Sierra Leone from the shared BRIDGES database.
TemirlanMining engineer
I work rotations in West Africa - a local passport ended the visa torment and simplified the contracts. Thank you for a non-standard solution fitted to my life.
Read the caseEmmanuelEntrepreneur
Robert showed that a Sierra Leone passport opens the whole ECOWAS region and helped set up my ecotourism business without visa barriers.
Read the caseIbrahimEntrepreneur
For business in West Africa I needed freedom of movement. Robert set up the passport and the company so that the whole region is open.
Read the caseKnowledge baseSierra Leone
Knowledge base on Sierra Leone
Materials on the country, citizenship, travel and life in Sierra Leone.
All articles 13+
- Sierra Leone passport: what it gives, visa-free countries and ECOWAS advantage
- Flag of Sierra Leone: meaning of colors, history and coat of arms
- Capital of Sierra Leone: Freetown - What It Is Known For and What to See
- How much does Sierra Leonean citizenship cost: gold, fee and fees
- ECOWAS and the Sierra Leone passport: freedom of movement in West Africa
- Visa-free countries with Sierra Leone passport: list by region in 2026
- Sierra Leone or Vanuatu citizenship: which should an investor choose
MaterialsTo study
Materials to study
- The Sierra Leone guideGrounds, family, documents and how the check works.
- The Sierra Leone passport rankingVisa-free countries and its place in the index.
- Citizenship by heritage in plain wordsWhat the term means and who the ground suits.
- Programme comparisonSierra Leone next to other citizenship programmes.
TimelineOfficial decisions
What has changed in the rules
- 24.05.1973
The Citizenship Act of Sierra Leone was passed. Section 8 fixed the residence qualifying period for naturalisation.
- 2006
Amendments clarified the order of naturalisation and allowed dual citizenship under the law of Sierra Leone.
- 02.01.2025
SLID announced new measures to facilitate the naturalisation of qualified foreign investors and of people with roots in Sierra Leone.
- 27.08.2026
BRIDGES updated its check of the open sources. No legal instrument with investment routes, amounts and guaranteed timelines was found.
You have the passport, we stay with you
Passport renewal and replacement, family, certificates and banks: BRIDGES handles every matter of a Sierra Leone citizen in one place.
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