Sierra Leone
Gambia passportEdit check
Visa-free, 90 days
The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions1 to check
- Such citizen shall, however, be required to obtain permission for an extension of stay from the appropriate authority if after such entry that citizen has cause to stay for more than ninety (90) days.
Your stay
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Official wording
"A citizen of the Community" means a citizen of any Member States … A citizen of the Community visiting any Member State for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days shall enter the territory of that Member State through the official entry point free of visa requirements.
Aevamo’s reading
The Non-Citizens (Registration, Immigration and Expulsion) Act 1965 is the statute enacted by the Parliament of Sierra Leone that creates the entry and visa obligation for non-citizens: section 19(2)(f)(ii) requires a visa in the passport of any non-citizen who is not a privileged African, a Commonwealth citizen or a declared-exempt national. The ECOWAS protocol, the SLID visa-on-arrival page and the eVisa terms implement or modify that statutory obligation by nationality class; none of them creates the underlying requirement that a non-citizen needs permission to enter, which is what makes the Act the controlling instrument.
Protocol A/P.1/5/79 Article 1 defines the class 'a citizen of the Community' as a citizen of any Member State, and Article 3(2) grants that class entry free of visa requirements for up to 90 days; the 14 issuers on this row are the ECOWAS member states other than Sierra Leone, each verified against the Community's membership.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
Non-Citizens (Registration, Immigration and Expulsion) Act 1965 assented 8 June 1965, amended by the 1980 Amendment Act; ECOWAS Protocol A/P.1/5/79 signed at Dakar 29 May 1979; SLID Visa on Arrival page captured by the Internet Archive on 11 February 2026; eVisa portal terms and visa-class data fetched live 21 August 2026; SLID circular of 8 May 2026 reported by Sierra Loaded.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.