What the Liberia visa rules mean for United Kingdom travellers
United Kingdom citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Liberia. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Tourist or business visa, which costs 70 USD.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Liberia applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The Liberia Immigration Service's visa-on-arrival portal requires a passport valid for at least six months, and the UK says your passport must have at least 6 months' validity remaining when you apply for a visa.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: Liberia's Consulate General in New York requires a copy of your yellow fever vaccination record with visa applications, and the UK says you need to provide a yellow fever certificate as part of the visa application.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read makes insurance an entry requirement. The UK's travel advice says there is no effective emergency or ambulance service anywhere in the country, and to have adequate travel health insuran…
- Return or onward ticket: Liberia's Consulate General in New York asks visa applicants for a copy of a round-trip air ticket or itinerary.
Liberia entry rules compared
Liberia lets 14 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 184. United Kingdom citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria and Azerbaijan. Overall the United Kingdom passport ranks #29 in the world with 118 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a United Kingdom passport you can also visit 13 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Cape Verde, Gambia, Lesotho, Morocco, Mauritius and Senegal.
In the other direction, Liberia citizens need a visa to visit United Kingdom.