Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Sierra Leonean passport holders 4
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
PalestineVisa required→Visa-free
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Sierra Leonean passport holders 11
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
ColombiaeVisa→Visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
KenyaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
Changes for visitors to Sierra Leone 22
AngolaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
BahrainVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
BurundiVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
CongoVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
AlgeriaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
EritreaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
GuatemalaeVisa→Visa required
Hong KongeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
HonduraseVisa→Visa required
KyrgyzstaneVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
ComorosVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
LatviaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
LibyaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
MoldovaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
NauruVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
SudanVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
SomaliaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
TanzaniaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
UkraineVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
UzbekistaneVisa→Visa on arrival
Vatican CityeVisa→Visa required
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes