Passport
Sierra Leone: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Sierra Leone. 63 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 75 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 42Visa-free
- 5ETA
- 16On arrival
- 36eVisa
- 127Visa required
Sierra LeonePassport strength
A mid-level passport 75
Rank 75 of 199. 63 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 1.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 163
A prior visa is needed for 163 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
Schengen AreaVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
JapanVisa required
South KoreaVisa requiredWhat the passport gives
What a Sierra Leone passport gives
rank 168 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility2463 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law34score -0.74 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life14HDI 0.467
- Health and longevity2361.8 years life expectancy
- Education17education index 0.37
- Taxes38up to 30%, worldwide income taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 42
Entry on your passport
BahamasCaribbean · 90 days
BangladeshAsia · 90 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 180 days
BelizeAmericas
BeninAfrica · 90 days
BotswanaAfrica · 90 days
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
Burkina FasoAfrica
Cape VerdeAfrica
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
DominicaCaribbean · 180 days
EswatiniAfrica · 30 days
FijiOceania · 120 days
GambiaAfrica · 90 days
GrenadaCaribbean · 90 days
GuineaAfrica
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
JamaicaCaribbean
KiribatiOceania · 30 days
LesothoAfrica · 90 days
LiberiaAfrica
MalawiAfrica · 30 days
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MaliAfrica
MauritiusAfrica · 90 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MontserratCaribbean
NigerAfrica
NigeriaAfrica
NiueOceania · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 90 days
SamoaOceania · 60 days
SenegalAfrica · 90 days
SingaporeAsia · 30 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 days
SurinameAmericas
TogoAfrica
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
UgandaAfrica · 90 days
VanuatuOceania · 120 daysETA 5
Electronic authorisation online
Ghana
Kenya
Seychelles
Sri LankaOn arrival 16
Visa issued at the border
BoliviaAmericas · 90 days
BurundiAfrica · 30 days
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
EthiopiaAfrica · 90 days
IranMiddle East · 30 days
MacaoAsia
MadagascarAfrica · 90 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
MozambiqueAfrica · 30 days
NamibiaAfrica · 90 days
NepalAsia · 30 days
PalauOceania · 30 days
St. LuciaCaribbean · 42 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 dayseVisa 36
Applied for online before travel
AlbaniaEurope
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean
BahrainMiddle East
BhutanAsia
CameroonAfrica
ChadAfrica
DjiboutiAfrica
DR CongoAfrica
EcuadorAmericas
El SalvadorAmericas
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
GabonAfrica
Hong KongAsia
IndiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
KazakhstanAsia
KyrgyzstanAsia
LibyaAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MoldovaEurope
MongoliaAsia
OmanMiddle East
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
QatarMiddle East
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
SyriaMiddle East
TanzaniaAfrica
ThailandAsia
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East
VietnamAsia
ZambiaAfrica
ZimbabweAfricaVisa required 127
Through a consulate
AfghanistanAsia
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
AngolaAfrica
AnguillaCaribbean
ArgentinaAmericas
ArmeniaMiddle East
ArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
AustriaEurope
AzerbaijanEurope
BelarusEurope
BelgiumEurope
BermudaAmericas
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
BrazilAmericas
BruneiAsia
BulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericas
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChileAmericas
ChinaAsia
ColombiaAmericas
Costa RicaAmericas
CroatiaEurope
CubaCaribbean
CuraçaoCaribbean
CyprusEurope
CzechiaEurope
DenmarkEurope
Dominican RepublicCaribbean
EgyptAfrica
EritreaAfrica
EstoniaEurope
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FinlandEuropeFranceEurope
French GuianaAmericas
French PolynesiaOceania
French West IndiesCaribbean
GeorgiaEurope
GermanyEurope
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandEurope
GuamOceania
GuatemalaAmericas
GuyanaAmericas
HondurasAmericas
HungaryEurope
IcelandEurope
IndonesiaAsia
IrelandEurope
IsraelMiddle East
ItalyEuropeJapanAsia
JordanMiddle East
KosovoEurope
KuwaitMiddle East
LaosAsia
LatviaEurope
LebanonMiddle East
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MaltaEurope
Marshall IslandsOceania
MayotteAfrica
MexicoAmericas
MonacoEurope
MontenegroEurope
MoroccoAfrica
MyanmarAsia
NauruOceania
NetherlandsEurope
New CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
NicaraguaAmericas
North KoreaAsia
North MacedoniaEurope
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
PalestineMiddle East
PanamaAmericas
ParaguayAmericas
PeruAmericas
PhilippinesAsia
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
RéunionAfrica
RomaniaEurope
RussiaEurope
San MarinoEurope
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
SerbiaEurope
Sint MaartenCaribbean
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceania
South AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsia
SpainEurope
SudanAfrica
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
TaiwanAsia
TajikistanAsia
TongaOceania
TunisiaAfrica
TürkiyeEurope
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean
UkraineEuropeUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
UruguayAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
UzbekistanAsia
Vatican CityEurope
VenezuelaAmericas
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +133
Austria
Europe · new destinations
+104St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +99
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +92
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +92
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
- +90
St. Lucia
Caribbean · new destinations
Nearby in the ranking
- 74Cape Verde64
- 74Tunisia64
- 75Armenia63
- 75Rwanda63
- 75Sierra Leone63
- 75Uganda63
- 76Mongolia62
- 76Zambia62
- 77Kyrgyzstan60
Frequently asked questions
Sierra Leone: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 63 of 226 countries and territories, 42 visa-free, 5 with an ETA and 16 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 75 of 199.
Sierra Leone: is a Schengen visa needed?
Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.
Sierra Leone → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Sierra Leone → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Sierra Leone → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
eVisa. Applied for online before travel.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 133 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 104. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.