Sierra Leone travel advice
A summary of the UK government’s (FCDO) travel advice for Sierra Leone, last updated by the FCDO on 19 June 2026. The full advice on GOV.UK is the authoritative version.
FCDO status
No areas listed where FCDO advises against travel
The FCDO’s alert status for Sierra Leone names no areas where it advises against travel. The FCDO says no travel can be guaranteed safe. Read the full advice.
Latest FCDO update (19 June 2026): New information about completing a health travel declaration (‘Entry Requirements’ page.)
Passport validity
To enter Sierra Leone, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date of your visa application.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
From FCDO: entry requirements. Written for British passport holders.
Recent FCDO updates
- 19 June 2026: New information about completing a health travel declaration (‘Entry Requirements’ page.)
- 2 June 2026: New information about Ebola screening when arriving in country and new information about incidents of violent crime ('Entry requirements' and ‘Safety and security’ pages).
- 5 January 2026: New information on additional options for paying airport security pass fee (See ‘Airport Security Fee’ on the ‘Entry requirements’ page).
Plan your trip
This page shows the FCDO’s headline status and quotes its text word for word; we don’t reword safety advice. It refreshes automatically, so it can lag GOV.UK by up to a day. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: FCDO foreign travel advice on GOV.UK. FCDO advice is written for British nationals; other nationalities should also check their own government’s advice.