{"question":{"passport":"MDG","destination":"SLE","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa on arrival, 30 days","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"No advance visa, you get one on arrival."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":30,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 30 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"PURPOSE","text":"It applies ONLY to visitors whether that is for tourism, business, religion, and academic or ordinary visit to see family and friends. It DOES NOT apply to people traveling to the country for other reasons like taking up employment, education, dependents, diplomats, etc."},{"kind":"JOURNEY_LIMIT","text":"It allows ONLY ONE entry into the country, meaning that it cannot be used to leave and re-enter the country."},{"kind":"PORT_OF_ENTRY","text":"It can be granted at any of the three major entry points into the country and these are: Freetown International Airport, Lungi; Jendema – the crossing point from Liberia into Sierra Leone; Gbalamuya – the crossing point from Guinea into Sierra Leone"},{"kind":"PROCEDURE","text":"For visa request please apply online through the following link Sierra Leone eVisa System. An application ID will be only issued after online payment and application approval. This ID has to be presented to the immigration office for the printing and delivery of the eVisa."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"slid-voa-2026-feb","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260211023414/https://slid.gov.sl/visa-on-arrival/","passage":"Iif you are a national of one of the following countries listed below; at the cost of $25 for African Union (AU) nationals and $80 for non-AU nationals: … Algeria … Zimbabwe … Visa on arrival is only granted at the point of entry before the passenger proceed to immigration control.","explanation":"The SLID Visa on Arrival page lists these African Union nationalities as eligible for a visa granted at the point of entry (no advance authorisation), and states that the visa is valid for one month; the entries between 'Algeria' and 'Zimbabwe' in the AU list are the 30 issuers on this row.","publisher":"Visa on Arrival - Sierra Leone Immigration Department … The Sierra Leone Immigration Department (SLID) is the government department with responsibility for regulating immigration into Sierra Leone"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-29","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}