Which family relationships qualify?
A Dependant Resident Permit covers a spouse, partner, children or extended family members of a permit holder.
See recorded sources
- SLID (Sierra Leone Immigration Department), Resident Permits page (archived via Wayback Machine, capture dated 2026-02-11; live domain blocked as of 2026-09)
This can be a spouse, a partner, children or extended family members but they like the other categories need to apply for a resident permit if they want to stay in the country longer than the usual three months granted following entry and extension. A foreign national with a dependent resident permit are not allowed to use it for employment purposes or other economic activities.
- SLID (Sierra Leone Immigration Department), Resident Permits page, general intro paragraph applying to all resident-permit categories including Dependants (archived via Wayback Machine, capture dated 2026-02-11; live domain blocked as of 2026-09)
It is normally issued for a period of one year and renewed annually.
