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Sierra Leone visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Citizens of the Bahamas get a Sierra Leone visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of the Bahamas: the passport opens 101 countries visa-free; Nassau — Freetown: ≈ 7,010 km, about 9.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to Sierra Leone without a visa on a Bahamas passport?

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Sierra Leone visa rules at a glance

With a Bahamas passport you can visit 101 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bahamas passport ranks 52nd of 199.
Bahamas passport: visa-free access to 101 countries; Sierra Leone passport: 39.
Citizens of the Bahamas and Sierra Leone can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Jamaica, Haiti, Belize, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Gambia, Ghana, Benin, Rwanda, Kiribati, Uganda, and Fiji.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Sierra Leone, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Bahamas. Bahamas visa for citizens of Sierra Leone

Travelling to Sierra Leone: good to know

Nassau — Freetown: about 7,010 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: Nassau 12:00 — Freetown 16:00.
Local currency: Sierra Leonean Leone.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SLE 25.
Sierra Leone is the 46th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Bahamas.