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France visa requirements for Sierra Leone citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Sierra Leone citizens need a visa for France.
Entry details
Holders of a Sierra Leone passport need a visa obtained in advance when visiting France. The Sierra Leone passport currently ranks #145 of 199 worldwide, with 60 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
France is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #7 with 165 open destinations. Access is actually lopsided the other way — France citizens enter Sierra Leone more easily (visa on arrival).
In the opposite direction, France citizens travelling to Sierra Leone face: visa on arrival.
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