South Africa visa requirements for Sierra Leone citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Travelling to South Africa 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.
South Africa is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 86 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #97 with 98 open destinations. Both sit in Africa, where regional agreements often shape entry rules. Interestingly South Africa citizens have the better deal, facing only visa on arrival in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, South Africa citizens travelling to Sierra Leone face: visa on arrival.