The beach at Monrovia at dusk, Liberia

Who needs a visa for Liberia?

Sub-Saharan Africa · Monrovia

Photo: blk24ga / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

Of 198 nationalities, 14 enter Liberia with no paperwork at all. The rest: 184 must be approved before they travel.

Government fee
$102.5
Stay permitted
Single visit, 30 or 90 days as set by the officer at the airport
Apply on the official Liberia government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.

Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on visaonarrival.lis.gov.lr

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.

Photo requirements

We have not yet read the photo rules for Liberia on an official page, so we print no sizes. Photo rules we have checked, and official links for the rest

Resize a photo in your browser. It is never uploaded.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 14

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

eVisa (electronic visa) 167

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.

Visa required 17

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Liberia

Region
Western Africa
Capital
Monrovia
Population
5,731,206 2025 · 116th of 197
Size
111,369 km² 102nd largest of 199
Density
51 per km²
Language
English
Currency
Liberian dollar LRD

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.