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Sierra Leone visa for citizens of the Central African Republic

Citizens of the Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic: the passport opens 21 countries visa-free; Bangui — Freetown: ≈ 3,540 km, about 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 Central African Republic passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of the Central African Republic get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Sierra Leone visa rules at a glance

With a Central African Republic passport you can visit 21 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 102 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Central African Republic passport ranks 166th of 199.
Central African Republic passport: visa-free access to 21 countries; Sierra Leone passport: 39.
Citizens of the Central African Republic and Sierra Leone can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Rwanda, Benin, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Senegal, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Singapore, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Sierra Leone, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Central African Republic. Central African Republic visa for citizens of Sierra Leone

Travelling to Sierra Leone: good to know

Bangui — Freetown: about 3,540 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Bangui 12:00 — Freetown 11:00.
Local currency: Sierra Leonean Leone.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SLE 25.
Sierra Leone is the 42nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Central African Republic.