Apply for a Dubai Visa From Sierra Leone: All Visa Types Online

Generally no, provided both flights are on one ticket and your bags go straight through. You stay in the transit area and do not pass immigration. If you need to collect luggage, change terminals landside, or your onward flight is delayed overnight, you need a visa approved before flying. We recommend Sierra Leoneans arrange a 48-hour transit visa with us so a disruption does not leave you stranded.

Yes, and that is the best time to do it. The transit visa application asks for your confirmed onward ticket out of the UAE, so book your flights first and then apply with us. Use the same passport and name spelling as on your ticket. Leave enough time before departure for approval, and carry a printed copy, as check-in staff may ask to see it.

Ask the agent exactly what document is missing. Refusals usually happen when the airline's system shows a visa is needed for your routing and none is on file, or when the onward ticket is unclear. A transit visa approved by us before you travel answers both questions. If you have already been refused, contact our team with your booking and we can tell you which transit visa fits a rebooked flight.

Yes. Dubai International (DXB) and Al Maktoum International (DWC) are separate airports, and moving between them means clearing immigration and taking road transport. Sierra Leoneans need a transit visa approved before departure for this. Check which airport your onward flight uses, allow generous transfer time, and apply with us for a 48-hour or 96-hour transit visa depending on the gap.