Liberia Tourist Visa

In order to have your visa issued by the diplomatic mission in your country:

• You need to show where you are staying and for how long.
• You need to demonstrate why you are visiting.
• You need evidence of your travel arrangements in and out of the country.
• You must prove that you have the financial means to support yourself on your trip.
• You also require a certificate of vaccination against yellow fever.

All of these requirements are covered in detail in the next section.

Passport Requirements

To make the application, you will need to have your physical passport with you. The US and UK government websites state that your passport only needs to be valid for the duration of your stay, but the Liberian embassy says that 6 months of validity is required. You should aim for your passport to have at least 6 months of validity beyond your date of arrival, just to be safe.

The Liberian embassy will take your passport, because the visa has to be physically added to a blank page, and the staff will make copies of your passport too.

Providing you have all of these documents, plus the means to pay for your application, then obtaining your entry permit to visit should be straightforward! Once your entry permit has been added to a page of your passport, you can enter the country.

Notably, if you’re crossing by land into Liberia from Cote d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone or Guinea, there have been occasional reports of border control agents requesting money as well as the travel visa. The US travel advice suggests that asking for proper receipts for cash often ends this situation.

Liberia Visa Form and Documents

The application form is quite straightforward. It is usually a 1-page document, and you need to take 2 copies with you to your appointment at the embassy. The form asks for standard information that you would need for any visa application:

• Personal information:
  • Name
  • Date of birth
  • Passport number
  • Passport issue and expiry dates
  • Nationality
  • Marital status
  • Employer
  • Gender etc.
• Contact information:
  • Address
  • Mobile phone number
  • Email address
• Trip specific information:
  • Purpose of your visit
  • Date of arrival
  • Length of stay
  • Mode of travel

You also fill in whether you’re requesting a Single Entry or a Multiple Entry visa.

Other Supporting Documents Needed

At your appointment, you will need a number of other documents with you, alongside your filled-in application form and passport. To support your application, you will need to bring along:

• Proof of your flight reservations and your accommodation booking.
• 2 passport-sized photographs:
  • 35 mm x 45 mm on a white background.
  • Taken in the last 3 months.
  • Passport standard, so centred, without glasses and without smiling.
    Don’t fix the photos to any form with adhesive or staples.
• A letter stating the purpose of your trip, and the name of your employer or host:
  • This does not have to be long, but make sure you address it to the Embassy of Liberia in your country, explaining the purpose of your trip, and your dates of travel.
  • You should also detail the cities you’ll visit, and your place of accommodation.
  • Your letter must be original, must be dated, and must bear your signature as the applicant.
• Proof of your financial status while in Liberia is also usually required:
  • Take along a printed bank statement from the last 3 months, demonstrating that you have the financial means to support yourself while travelling here.
  • The usual standard for UK travellers to Liberia, for example, is a credit balance of at least 35 GBP (47 USD) per day for the intended stay.
• If your visit is connected with work rather than tourism, then you will need to demonstrate this and provide recent business invitation letters.

When you go to Liberia, all of these supporting documents (except the photographs, which will have already been used) are worth carrying with you.

Finally, at the embassy, make sure that you have the money with you to pay for your application. You do this when you apply, rather than when you receive the travel permit.

The prices are detailed below. Fortunately, major Liberian embassies like the one in London accept card payment as well as cash. Importantly, though, check the fees and the payment means accepted before you go to the embassy, as sometimes these things can change.

How Much Is a Liberia Visa?

The fee varies depending on the citizenship of the applicant and the length of stay. The fees charged by the Liberian Embassy in the UK provide an outline for UK, Schengen, and other citizens as follows: