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South Africa passport Liberia
Do South Africans need a visa for Liberia?
You need a visa.
Liberia
Monrovia · Liberian dollar (LRD) · English
Photo: blk24ga / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
You must apply and be approved before you travel. The government charges $102.5. Airlines will refuse to board you without it, and applying takes time — start well before you book anything you cannot change.
- Status
- Visa required
- Stay permitted
- Single visit, 30 or 90 days as set by the officer at the airport
- Government fee
- $102.5
- Typical decision
- Not published
Apply on the official Liberia 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 visaonarrival.lis.gov.lr
Before you fly
- Changing planes: a passport from South Africa needs a visa even to stay airside in United Kingdom, unless you hold an exempting document. Transit rules legislation.gov.uk · read
What Liberia asks for
- Passport valid for at least six months, plus a scan of it
- Colour portrait photo on a neutral background
- Flight ticket scan (optional)
- The approval letter with QR code, printed or on your phone, to show at the airport
Worth knowing
- If there is a Liberian embassy in your country, you must apply there instead of through the Visa on Arrival portal.
- Visa on Arrival is only available at Roberts International Airport (ROB), Monrovia.
How long it takes
Apply online at least 7 days before your flight and no more than 3 months ahead. Once approved, you must enter Liberia within 3 months.