General Visa Information

Cut-off time in receiving applications: 12:00 noon
Releasing time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Office hours: 9:00 am to 5:00pm (Mondays thru Fridays)
Consular hours: 10:00am to 3:00pm (Mondays thru Fridays)

Only US. Postal express mail is accepted. for applicants outside of the US an additional US$ 40.00 US money order should be sent with the Visa Fees to cover the cost of return mail.

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Visa Fees

Consular fees are charged on reciprocal basis and are paid in u.s. Dollars

• For ECOWAS citizens, there is no need for a Visa to travel to Sierra Leone.

• All fees must be made payable to the Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone either in money order or cashier’s checks. No personal checks are accepted.

Note: fees paid are non-refundable

Sierra Leone Visa Requirements

• Completed visa application form with one recent passport size photograph (less than six months old.)

• A passport valid at least one year before the date of expiration. Passport must contain sufficient blank visa pages.

• Copy of travel itinerary or round trip ticket should be produced. In some instances, the consular office will invite applicants for interview.

• For applicants that are minors, both parents must sign the form, the child’s birth certificate attached and a notary public must notarize the form.

• If applicant is mailing the passport, a prepaid self-addressed envelope should be enclosed.

• A valid and up-to-date international certificate of vaccination (yellow fever).

Instructions you must follow

• Submit a completed visa application form with one recent passport size photograph (less than six months old.)

• A passport valid at least one year before the date of expiration. Passport must contain sufficient blank visa pages.

• Copy of travel itinerary or round trip ticket should be produced. In some instances, the consular office will invite applicants for interview.

• For applicants that are minors, both parents must sign the form, the child’s birth certificate attached and a notary public must notarize the form.

• If applicant is mailing the passport, a prepaid self-addressed envelope should be enclosed. For applicants outside of the US an additional US$ 40.00 US money order should be sent with the Visa Fees to cover the cost of return mail.

• A valid and up-to-date international certificate of vaccination (yellow fever).

Business visa applicants

• A profile of the company the applicant represents with a letter of invitation from a registered company/organization in Sierra Leone is required.

• Evidence of sufficient funds to cover the period applicant wishes to stay in Sierra Leone (e.g. Copy of bank statement)

• There is no limit to the amount of money carried into the country but the amount should be declared at the port of entry.

For further inquiries, please call 202-939-9261,62,63