Home › Sierra Leone passport › Italy
Italy visa requirements for Sierra Leone citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
🇸🇱→🇮🇹
Visa required
Yes — Sierra Leone citizens need a visa for Italy.
Entry details
Travelling to Italy on a Sierra Leone passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Sierra Leone passport currently ranks #145 of 199 worldwide, with 60 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Italy is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #8 with 165 open destinations. Interestingly Italy citizens have the better deal, facing only visa on arrival in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, Italy citizens travelling to Sierra Leone face: visa on arrival.
🧳 Before you travel: Sierra Leone → Italy
🛡️ Travel insurance — medical + trip coverage, buy before departure📶 eSIM with data — internet the moment you land — no roaming✈️ Flights — compare fares across airlines🏨 Hotels — look for free-cancellation rates until the visa is approved
📋 Get your personal trip checklist