Liberia
Visa Liberia
Afrique · Afrique de l’Ouest
In Liberia, immigration falls under the Liberia Immigration Service, attached to the Ministry of Justice. The pages consulted on 2026-09-17 present three services: the visa on arrival applied for online before departure, the re-entry permit and the resident permit. The visa on arrival portal describes seven steps, the documents to upload, an amount in US dollars and an approval valid for three months. It states that where there is a Liberian embassy in the country, the application is made to that embassy.
The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.
Machine-assisted draft, reviewed by a person on 23 September 2026. Only the authority cited is authoritative.
Published on 23 September 2026 · Reviewed by vg_admin on 23 September 2026 · Sources consulted on 17 September 2026
At a glance
- Authority
- Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), attached to the Ministry of Justice of Liberia
- Submission channel
- Online visa on arrival portal for travel by air; according to that portal, the application is made to the Liberian embassy where one exists in the applicant's country
- Electronic visa
- The portal consulted allows an advance online application for the visa on arrival; the visa sticker is handed over at the airport counter
- Portal language
- English
Do you need a visa?
Choose a nationality to see the recorded entry rule. No answer is shown until reviewed data exists.
Documented visa types
- Visa On Arrival
- According to the portal consulted, applied for online before travel by air, for tourism, business or transit. The approval is valid for three months; the length of stay, 30 or 90 days, is set by the officer at the airport. Official page (new tab)
- Re-entry Permit
- Service named on the Liberia Immigration Service site, with a dedicated portal. Conditions, documents and fees: not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
- Resident Permit
- Service named on the Liberia Immigration Service site, with a dedicated portal. Conditions, documents and fees: not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
Where and how to apply
The visa on arrival portal states that the traveler files the application online, before traveling to Liberia by air. It states that, where a Liberian embassy exists in the applicant's country, the applicant must file the visa application directly with that embassy.
The portal sets out the conditions for using the service: holding a passport valid for at least six months from the date of entry, having a recent identity photograph and traveling for tourism, business or transit.
The Liberia Immigration Service site also refers to two separate portals, one for the re-entry permit, the other for the resident permit; those portals were not consulted. The address of the service in Monrovia appears on the site: Sekou Toure Avenue, Mamba Point.
Steps in the procedure
- Create an account on the visa on arrival portal.
- Prepare the documents to upload.
- Complete the application form.
- Pay the fees.
- Receive the notification of the status of the application.
- Receive the confirmation email with the PDF document and its QR code.
- Collect the visa sticker at the counter provided at the airport.
Documents mentioned by the authority
- Passport, mandatory: valid for at least six months.
- Scan of the passport, mandatory: maximum size 2 MB.
- Portrait photograph, mandatory: plain background, in color, maximum size 2 MB.
- Scan of the plane ticket, optional: maximum size 2 MB.
The exact list depends on the visa type and on the situation; only the official page is authoritative.
Stated fees and processing times
According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-17, the visa on arrival fee is 102.50 US dollars and is not refundable. The fees for the re-entry permit and the resident permit are not stated on the pages consulted.
Processing times: not stated on the portal consulted.
After the decision
According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-17, the visa on arrival approval is valid for three months. The length of stay allowed, 30 or 90 days, is determined by the officer at the airport.
The traveler receives a confirmation email containing a PDF document and a QR code, then collects the visa sticker at the counter provided at the airport. The decision rests with the competent authority.
Published procedures
No reviewed and published procedure for Liberia to date. We prefer an empty page to an invented requirement.
Explore proceduresFrequently asked questions
Is a visa required to travel to Liberia?
It depends on nationality and on the purpose of travel; the rule reviewed by VisaGuideline is shown with the nationality selector on this page. Always check with the authority.
Where is the application filed?
According to the portal consulted, the visa on arrival application is filed online before travel by air. The portal states that, where there is a Liberian embassy in the applicant's country, the application is made directly to that embassy.
Is there an electronic visa?
The portal consulted allows an advance online application for the visa on arrival: the traveler receives a confirmation with a QR code, then collects the visa sticker at the airport counter.
What fee is stated?
According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-17, the visa on arrival fee is 102.50 US dollars and is not refundable.
How long is the approval valid?
According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-17, the visa on arrival approval is valid for three months. The length of stay allowed, 30 or 90 days, is set by the officer at the airport.
Which documents must be uploaded?
According to the portal consulted: a passport valid for at least six months, a scan of it up to 2 MB, a portrait photograph on a plain background and in color within the same limit, and, optionally, a scan of the plane ticket.
Official sources
Consulted sources
Official pages read to write this guide, with the date they were read. A page may have changed since: check it before taking any step.
- Liberia Immigration Service | Liberia (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
- Welcome to the Liberia Visa on Arrival application portal (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
What this guide does not know yet
Points the official source does not specify and which this guide therefore left blank. Ask the competent authority about them before filing an application.
- The visa on arrival portal does not publish a processing time.
- The re-entry permit and resident permit portals were not consulted: conditions, documents and fees remain to be checked.
- The portal reserves the visa on arrival for travel by air; the arrangements for entry by land or sea are not stated.
- The portal states that the application is made to the embassy where one exists in the applicant's country, without publishing the list of missions: a reviewer must decide which directory to refer to.
Prepare my case
This method is the same for every destination. It does not list any document as an official requirement: only the authority’s source is authoritative.
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Describe your situation
Nationality, residence, purpose and dates. The checker tells covered routes apart from situations that are still unknown.
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Check at the source
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Track what is left to do
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The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.