Sierra Leone passport South Korea
Do Sierra Leoneans need a visa for South Korea?
You need an eVisa.
South Korea
Seoul · South Korean won (KRW) · Korean
Photo: Basile Morin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
eVisa (electronic visa). A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.
You apply online before you travel and are approved before you fly. There is no embassy appointment and no interview — you fill in a form on the government's own site, pay the government's fee, and carry the approval with you.
- Status
- eVisa
- Stay permitted
- 3 years, or until the passport expires if sooner. Usable for multiple trips.
- Government fee
- 10,000 KRW
- Typical decision
- Up to 72 hours
Apply on the official South Korea government site
This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there, and there is no service in between.
Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on k-eta.go.kr
Before you fly
- Changing planes: a passport from Sierra Leone needs a visa even to stay airside in United Kingdom, unless you hold an exempting document. Transit rules legislation.gov.uk · read
What South Korea asks for
- Valid passport
- Valid email address
- ID photo
- Credit or debit card to pay the fee
Worth knowing
- The K-ETA fee is not refunded if the application is refused.
- K-ETA validity is not the length of stay. Each visit is still limited to your country's visa-free period.
- Apply only at k-eta.go.kr or the official K-ETA app. Other sites charge more for the same application.
How long it takes
It can take longer when applications are heavy, so apply well before you fly.