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Sierra Leone visa for citizens of the United States

Citizens of the United States 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 United States: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Washington, D.C. — Freetown: ≈ 7,160 km, about 9.5 hours of flying.

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

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Sierra Leone visa rules at a glance

With a United States passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United States passport ranks 39th of 199.
United States passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Sierra Leone passport: 39.
Citizens of the United States and Sierra Leone can travel together visa-free to 23 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, Belize, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Cape Verde, Senegal, Kiribati, Micronesia, Fiji, and Malawi.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Sierra Leone, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United States. United States visa for citizens of Sierra Leone

Travelling to Sierra Leone: good to know

Washington, D.C. — Freetown: about 7,160 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Washington, D.C. 12:00 — Freetown 21:00.
Local currency: Sierra Leonean Leone.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SLE 25.
Sierra Leone is the 63rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United States.