Liberia visa requirements for Senegaleses

Travel and visa requirements

Liberian Visa is not required for Senegaleses

Stay Duration: 30 days

Entry Requirements

  • Citizens of Senegal are not required to apply for a visa to travel to Liberia for a variable duration of at least 30 days depending on the embassy’s decision.
  • Passports of citizens are required to be valid from the time of entry.
  • Visitors must provide a Yellow Fever certificate of vaccination at the port of entry.
  • Passports of visitors must have at least one blank page available for entry stamps.
  • Amendment pages at the back of the passport are not suitable for Liberia entry permits.
  • Visitors are not allowed to report not more than $10,000 upon entry and $7,500 on exiting the country
  • Computer-generated flight itinerary, clearly showing the applicant’s name, from the airline or a travel agency or copy of airline ticket showing entry and departure from Liberia must be provided.
  • Cats and dogs must be accompanied by an import permit issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, a veterinary certificate of good health, and a certificate of vaccination against Rabies issued in the home country.
  • Travellers are not required to pay any airport tax upon their departure from the airport.
  • Liberia is on the Greenwich Mean Time zone (GMT) hence, there is no time difference between Senegal and Liberia.
  • The estimated flight time from Dakar, Senegal to Liberia is 2 hours, 3 minutes.
  • In Liberia, the climate is tropical, hot and humid all year round.
  • Liberia has a rainy season from May to October due to the African monsoon, and pretty frequent rains in the other months, except in the short dry season that runs from December to February, which is more marked in the north.
  • In Liberia, the power plugs and sockets are of type A, B and F. The standard voltage is 120 / 220 V and the standard frequency is 60 / 50 Hz.
  • The natural beauty of its landscape and fascinating tribal history and culture of Liberia are its main draws for tourists in the diaspora.
  • Liberia is a multilingual country where more than thirty languages are spoken with English as its official language.
  • A vast majority of Liberia's population practices Christianity with Muslims comprising 12.2% of the population largely by the Mandingo and Vai ethnic groups.

Frequently Asked Questions


Is it safe to go to Liberia?

Liberia is one of those places where you need to be on your guard almost everywhere. Monrovia gets much worse at night and it can be dangerous during the day as well. Areas occupied and frequented by foreigners are not regarded as safe even though they are (marginally) safer than other areas.


Is Liberia a rich or poor country?

Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world and its economy is extremely underdeveloped, largely due to the First Liberian Civil War in 1989-96. The civil war destroyed much of Liberia’s economy especially the infrastructure in and around Monrovia.


Was Liberia founded by slaves?

Liberia is a country in West Africa which was founded, established, colonized, and controlled by citizens of the United States and ex-Caribbean slaves as a colony for former African American slaves and their free black descendants.


What does Liberia mean?

Liberia is a republic in West Africa, on the Atlantic which originated in 1822 as a home for freed Afro-American slaves with land purchased by the American Colonization Society. It is popularly believed that the name "Liberia" originated from the word "Liberation".


What is Liberia famous for?

Under Taylor's leadership, Liberia became internationally known as a pariah state due to its use of blood diamonds and illegal timber exports to fund the Revolutionary United Front in the Sierra Leone civil war.