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Sierra Leone visa for citizens of Vietnam

Citizens of Vietnam 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 Vietnam: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; Hanoi — Freetown: ≈ 12,600 km, about 16.5 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 Vietnam passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vietnam passport ranks 161st of 199.
Vietnam passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Sierra Leone passport: 39.
Citizens of Vietnam and Sierra Leone can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Malaysia, Singapore, Micronesia, Seychelles, Rwanda, Haiti, Dominica, Barbados, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Sierra Leone, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Vietnam. Vietnam visa for citizens of Sierra Leone

Travelling to Sierra Leone: good to know

Hanoi — Freetown: about 12,600 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Hanoi 12:00 — Freetown 05:00.
Local currency: Sierra Leonean Leone.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SLE 25.
Sierra Leone is the 158th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vietnam.