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Switzerland 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 Switzerland.
Entry details
Travelling to Switzerland 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.
Switzerland is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #13 with 164 open destinations. Interestingly Switzerland citizens have the better deal, facing only visa on arrival in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, Switzerland citizens travelling to Sierra Leone face: visa on arrival.
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