Sierra Leone passport: where you can travel visa-free
60
Access to 60 destinations without a prior visa
#144 strongest passport in the world · 199
The Sierra Leone passport is limited: it gives access to 60 destinations without a prior visa, ranked #144 worldwide in 2026 — 39 below the global average of 99.
The strongest passport in the world, United Arab Emirates, reaches 168 destinations — 108 more than Sierra Leone. Even so, these 60 cover the bulk of Africa and the major international hubs.
How many destinations each region opens without a prior visa.
Africa31/53
Americas12/35
Asia9/35
Oceania7/14
Middle East1/15
Europe0/46
The Sierra Leone passport is strongest across Africa, opening 31 of 53 destinations without a prior visa. Its weakest region is Europe, at 0 of 46 — where it pays to check visa rules early.
In practice, the Sierra Leone passport gets you to destinations like Singapore with no visa, while United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy still require one — each with a step-by-step guide on Voyspark covering costs, timelines and documents.
Not all access is equal. With the Sierra Leone passport: 39 destinations are fully visa-free, 20 grant a visa on arrival, 1 ask for an electronic authorization (eTA), 37 need an e-Visa before you travel, and 101 require a traditional consular visa.
Visa-free
39
🇧🇸Bahamas90 days
🇧🇩Bangladesh90 days
🇧🇧Barbados180 days
🇧🇿Belize
🇧🇯Benin90 days
🇧🇼Botswana90 days
🇧🇫Burkina Faso
🇨🇻Cape Verde
🇨🇮Côte d’Ivoire90 days
🇩🇲Dominica180 days
🇸🇿Eswatini30 days
🇫🇯Fiji120 days
🇬🇲Gambia90 days
🇬🇭Ghana
🇬🇩Grenada90 days
🇬🇳Guinea
🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau
🇭🇹Haiti90 days
🇯🇲Jamaica
🇰🇮Kiribati90 days
🇱🇸Lesotho90 days
🇱🇷Liberia
🇲🇼Malawi30 days
🇲🇾Malaysia30 days
🇲🇱Mali
🇲🇺Mauritius90 days
🇫🇲Micronesia30 days
🇳🇪Niger
🇳🇬Nigeria
🇷🇼Rwanda90 days
🇸🇳Senegal90 days
🇸🇨Seychelles90 days
🇸🇬Singapore30 days
🇰🇳St. Kitts & Nevis90 days
🇻🇨St. Vincent & Grenadines90 days
🇹🇬Togo
🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago
🇺🇬Uganda90 days
🇻🇺Vanuatu120 days
Visa on arrival
20
🇧🇴Bolivia
🇧🇮Burundi
🇰🇭Cambodia
🇰🇲Comoros
🇩🇯Djibouti
🇪🇹Ethiopia
🇮🇷Iran
🇲🇴Macao SAR China
🇲🇬Madagascar
🇲🇻Maldives
🇲🇷Mauritania
🇲🇿Mozambique
🇳🇦Namibia
🇳🇵Nepal
🇵🇼Palau
🇼🇸Samoa
🇱🇰Sri Lanka
🇱🇨St. Lucia
🇹🇱Timor-Leste
🇹🇻Tuvalu
Electronic auth (eTA)
1
🇰🇪Kenya
e-Visa (online)
37
🇦🇱Albania
🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda
🇦🇺Australia
🇧🇭Bahrain
🇧🇹Bhutan
🇨🇲Cameroon
🇨🇴Colombia
🇨🇩Congo - Kinshasa
🇪🇨Ecuador
🇸🇻El Salvador
🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea
🇬🇦Gabon
🇬🇪Georgia
🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR China
🇮🇳India
🇮🇩Indonesia
🇮🇶Iraq
🇰🇿Kazakhstan
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan
🇱🇾Libya
🇲🇩Moldova
🇲🇳Mongolia
🇴🇲Oman
🇵🇰Pakistan
🇵🇬Papua New Guinea
🇶🇦Qatar
🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe
🇸🇴Somalia
🇰🇷South Korea
🇸🇸South Sudan
🇸🇾Syria
🇹🇯Tajikistan
🇹🇿Tanzania
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates
🇻🇳Vietnam
🇿🇲Zambia
🇿🇼Zimbabwe
Visa required
101
🇦🇫Afghanistan
🇩🇿Algeria
🇦🇩Andorra
🇦🇴Angola
🇦🇷Argentina
🇦🇲Armenia
🇦🇹Austria
🇦🇿Azerbaijan
🇧🇾Belarus
🇧🇪Belgium
🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina
🇧🇷Brazil
🇧🇳Brunei
🇧🇬Bulgaria
🇨🇦Canada
🇨🇫Central African Republic
🇹🇩Chad
🇨🇱Chile
🇨🇳China
🇨🇬Congo - Brazzaville
🇨🇷Costa Rica
🇭🇷Croatia
🇨🇺Cuba
🇨🇾Cyprus
🇨🇿Czechia
🇩🇰Denmark
🇩🇴Dominican Republic
🇪🇬Egypt
🇪🇷Eritrea
🇪🇪Estonia
🇫🇮Finland
🇫🇷France
🇩🇪Germany
🇬🇷Greece
🇬🇹Guatemala
🇬🇾Guyana
🇭🇳Honduras
🇭🇺Hungary
🇮🇸Iceland
🇮🇪Ireland
🇮🇱Israel
🇮🇹Italy
🇯🇵Japan
🇯🇴Jordan
🇽🇰Kosovo
🇰🇼Kuwait
🇱🇦Laos
🇱🇻Latvia
🇱🇧Lebanon
🇱🇮Liechtenstein
🇱🇹Lithuania
🇱🇺Luxembourg
🇲🇹Malta
🇲🇭Marshall Islands
🇲🇽Mexico
🇲🇨Monaco
🇲🇪Montenegro
🇲🇦Morocco
🇲🇲Myanmar (Burma)
🇳🇷Nauru
🇳🇱Netherlands
🇳🇿New Zealand
🇳🇮Nicaragua
🇰🇵North Korea
🇲🇰North Macedonia
🇳🇴Norway
🇵🇸Palestinian Territories
🇵🇦Panama
🇵🇾Paraguay
🇵🇪Peru
🇵🇭Philippines
🇵🇱Poland
🇵🇹Portugal
🇷🇴Romania
🇷🇺Russia
🇸🇲San Marino
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
🇷🇸Serbia
🇸🇰Slovakia
🇸🇮Slovenia
🇸🇧Solomon Islands
🇿🇦South Africa
🇪🇸Spain
🇸🇩Sudan
🇸🇷Suriname
🇸🇪Sweden
🇨🇭Switzerland
🇹🇼Taiwan
🇹🇭Thailand
🇹🇴Tonga
🇹🇳Tunisia
🇹🇷Türkiye
🇹🇲Turkmenistan
🇺🇦Ukraine
🇬🇧United Kingdom
🇺🇸United States
🇺🇾Uruguay
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
🇻🇦Vatican City
🇻🇪Venezuela
🇾🇪Yemen
How we calculate
The figure 60 sums every destination the Sierra Leone passport enters without a prior visa — visa-free, on arrival and eTA — the same method used by the main passport indexes. 2026 data, reviewed regularly.
Planning a trip? Sort out the visa for the destinations that need one, then compare flights, hotels and insurance — all on Voyspark, in 9 languages.
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can the Sierra Leone passport enter visa-free?
In 2026, 60 destinations without a prior visa (visa-free, on arrival or eTA) — the #144 strongest passport in the world.
Which popular destinations require a visa for the Sierra Leone passport?
Among the most searched: United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Japan, China, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Greece, Netherlands, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Egypt, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Morocco. Each has a step-by-step visa guide on Voyspark.
Is the Sierra Leone passport good for travel?
It is a limited passport, 39 below the world average. It opens 60 destinations without a prior visa.
How does the Sierra Leone passport compare to the strongest in the world?
The leader is United Arab Emirates, with 168 destinations. Sierra Leone, with 60, sits 108 behind.
What is the difference between visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA?
Visa-free: you enter on your passport alone. Visa on arrival: the visa is issued at the airport or border, usually for a fee. eTA: an electronic authorization you request online before travelling. All three count as access without a prior visa.
How do I get a visa for the countries that require one?
Every visa-required destination has a step-by-step guide on Voyspark with costs, timelines and documents. Start at our visa hub.