{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"FR","name":"France","slug":"france"},"destination":{"code":"SL","name":"Sierra Leone"},"status":"visa_on_arrival","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-22","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"french-ordinary-passport-sierra-leone-arrival-visitor-visa","title":"French ordinary passports: Sierra Leone arrival visitor visa","summary":"Current French government guidance says French nationals remain able to obtain a visa on arrival at Freetown airport while Sierra Leone's online visa system is not yet fully operational.","status":"visa_on_arrival","conditions":["The stated ordinary French-passport route is border issuance at Freetown airport. It is not classified as an eVisa merely because the guidance also directs short-stay applicants to an online immigration site before departure.","The source describes an operationally incomplete online system; confirm live carrier and airport arrangements before travel. Residence, work, transit, special passports and final admission remain separate."],"sourceIds":["france-diplomatie-sierra-leone-entry-2026"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"france-diplomatie-sierra-leone-entry-2026","title":"Sierra Leone: Entry / stay","url":"https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/sierra-leone/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour","publisher":"Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères","jurisdiction":"France / Sierra Leone","kind":"government-guidance","language":"French","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"}]}