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🇸🇱 Does a Sierra Leonean need a visa for Tanzania 🇹🇿?

What this means for your trip

An e-Visa is applied for on the destination's official government website. You upload your passport scan and photo, pay online and receive an approval letter by email.

Apply well before departure and print the approval; use only the official portal, as many look-alike sites charge extra.

Your passport should normally be valid for at least six months beyond your planned departure date and have blank pages for stamps; many countries apply this rule.

Tanzania at a glance

Capital: Dodoma · Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS, Sh) · Official languages: English, Swahili · Calling code: +255

Plugs and voltage

Your plugs fit: every plug type used in Sierra Leone (G) works with sockets in Tanzania.

More about entering Tanzania →

Easier destinations near Tanzania for Sierra Leonean passport holders

• 🇲🇼 Malawi — Visa-free 30 days
• 🇲🇺 Mauritius — Visa-free 90 days
• 🇷🇼 Rwanda — Visa-free 90 days
• 🇺🇬 Uganda — Visa-free 90 days
• 🇰🇪 Kenya — ETA required
• 🇧🇮 Burundi — Visa on arrival
• 🇰🇲 Comoros — Visa on arrival
• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia — Visa on arrival

The other way round

🇹🇿 Tanzanian passport holders visiting Sierra Leone: Tanzanian passport holders need a visa for Sierra Leone, and it can be applied for online as an e-Visa before travelling.

The Sierra Leonean passport at a glance

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