Sierra Leonean Visa is not required for Indians
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Sierra Leone issues visa on arrival to nationals of India for 30 days of stay in the country.
- Your stay duration can be extended if you wished and the extension will be conducted at the Immigration Department of Sierra Leone. However, an extension fee will be incurred.
- Six(6) months valid Indian international passport is required from travellers visiting the country and at least two blanked pages must be reserve for necessary stampings.
- The traveller must provide a return/onward ticket alongside proof of hotel accommodation or any other means of accommodation in Sierra Leone is also needed.
- Nationals of India who are visiting Sierra Leone are required to hold proof of yellow fever vaccination. That is its certificate.
- You are to have enough funds that will cater to all your expenses throughout your stay in Sierra Leone.
- Provision of onward/return ticket are required when you are coming into the country for a visit.
- Airport Tax on Passenger Service Charge is levied on passengers at the price of $40.00 USD. Children under 2 years of age are exempted from this tax.
- Airlines travelling from India to Sierra Leone are Emirates, ASKY Airways, Ethiopian Airways, Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines British Airways, Brussels Airlines, and Air France.
- Estimated flight time from Delhi, India to Freetown, Sierra Leone is 17 hours, 50 minutes while it takes 17 hours 45 minutes to transit from Mumbai to Freetown.
- Sierra Leone’s standard time is the (GMT) itself. This prone India to be 5 hours, 30 minutes ahead of the country.
- The telephone code of Sierra Leone is “+232” for both international and local communication.
- Travellers with pets must have a veterinary certificate and a proof of rabies vaccination no sooner than 30 days and no more than 6 months prior to entry.
- While Sierra Leone is home to diverse religious demography, Islam is currently the religion practised by a vast majority of Sierra Leone’s population.
- The official currency of Sierra Leone is the Sierra Leonean Leone.
- Means of transportation in the country include taxis, buses, boats, motorbikes and car rentals.
- The power plugs and sockets used in Sierra Leone is type D and G with the standard voltage of 230V and 50Hz.
- The climate in Sierra Leone is tropical and humid all year round. There’s the dry season, rainy season and then the harmattan season.
- The best time to go to Sierra Leone is in the dry season, which runs from October to May. You will enjoy exploring the tourist attractions during this period.
- While English is the official language in Sierra, Krio is widely spoken and visitors might have to learn basic phrases to help navigate communication.