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Sierra Leone visa for citizens of Malawi

Citizens of Malawi 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 Malawi: the passport opens 41 countries visa-free; Lilongwe — Freetown: ≈ 5,760 km, about 7.5 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 Malawi passport?

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Sierra Leone visa rules at a glance

With a Malawi passport you can visit 41 countries visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malawi passport ranks 121st of 199.
Malawi passport: visa-free access to 41 countries; Sierra Leone passport: 39.
Citizens of Malawi and Sierra Leone can travel together visa-free to 27 countries, for example: Rwanda, Eswatini, Botswana, Kenya, Uganda, Lesotho, Seychelles, Mauritius, Benin, Ghana, Gambia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, and Barbados.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Sierra Leone, in turn, don’t need a visa for Malawi. Malawi visa for citizens of Sierra Leone

Travelling to Sierra Leone: good to know

Lilongwe — Freetown: about 5,760 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Lilongwe 12:00 — Freetown 10:00.
Local currency: Sierra Leonean Leone.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SLE 25.
Sierra Leone is the 60th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malawi.