Travel & Study
Travel & Study
This page contains information about travelling to and studying in the European Union (EU), as well as contact details for European embassies in case of further inquiries.
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Travel Information
National members of the European Union (EU) and Schengen Member States in need of consular assistance in Sierra Leone should contact the Embassies/Consulates/Honorary Consuls of their respective countries.
EU citizens are entitled to seek help from the embassy or consulate of any other EU Member State if they find themselves in a situation where they require assistance outside the EU, with no embassy or consulate from their own Member State effectively in a position to help them. For more information on Consular protection outside the EU.
IMPORTANT: In Sierra Leone, only 2 EU Member States have a resident Embassy. EU and Schengen Member States cooperate closely locally on consular protection matters including with the honorary consuls of non-resident Member States, through a constant exchange of information, crisis preparedness and collective action when needed in case of a consular crisis. The EU Delegation assists actively in this cooperation.
The British High Commission in Sierra Leone provides consular protection to EU nationals who are unrepresented by their own Embassies and Consulates in Sierra Leone. Qualifying EU citizens in need of urgent consular protection (such as a victim of crime, if arrested or imprisoned, or in the event of a death) should contact the British High Commission on +232 (0) 76780713. Alternatively, meetings can be arranged by appointment on www.consular-apointments.service.gov.uk.
The UK’s latest Travel Advice can be found at FCO Travel Advice for Sierra Leone. Additional advice and information are available on Twitter and Facebook at @UKinSierraLeone.
Below is a list of Emergency Contacts for EU/Schengen citizens in Sierra Leone.
You are also invited to consult the travel advice available on the websites of those Embassies or their Ministries of Foreign Affairs, which are regularly updated.
Embassies
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AUSTRIA Emergency telephone number: Regional contacts Email address: abidjan@eda.admin.ch |
BELGIUM Main telephone number: +232 (78) 82.82.82 (office hours). Regional contacts Website: Embassy phone numbers: T: +225 22 48 33 60 (general number) For questions, except visa: Abidjan@diplobel.fed.be |
BULGARIA Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Federal Republic of Nigeria Office hours: 09.00 – 12.00 E-mail: Embassy.Abuja@mfa.bg or Consular.Abuja@mfa.bg |
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CROATIA Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the UK Hotline for Croatian nationals (for emergency situations after office hours): 0044 7766912458 E-mail: croemb.london@mvep.hr |
CZECH REPUBLIC Embassy of the Czech Republic in Accra E-mail: lukas_kindl@mzv.cz |
CYPRUS Mr. Anastasios Pavlos Leventis |
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DENMARK Frederik Dam Andersen, Honorary Consul Regional contacts Embassy of Denmark in Ghana 67, DR. ISERT STREET, NORTH RIDGE / ACCRA, GHANA E-mail: tovdeg@um.dk; accamb@um.dk; accra@embassy.mzv.cz |
ESTONIA Estonian Honorary Consul in Accra Tel: +233 302 976866 |
FINLAND Embassy of Finland in Abuja NO.9, Iro Dan Musa Street, PLOT 1547, ASOKORO, ABUJA, NIGERIA E-mail: sanomat.aba@formin.fi; immigration.aba@formin.fi (for visa and residence permit customers); consular.aba@formin.fi (for legalization, passport and consular customers) |
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FRANCE Emergency telephone number: +232 76609732 Regional contacts Ambassade de France en Guinée et Sierra Léone |
GERMANY Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Accra National emergency number: |
HUNGARY Emergency telephone number: Regional contacts Embassy of Hungary in Ghana,Accra, e-mail: consulate.acc@mfa.gov.hu |
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ICELAND Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
IRELAND Emergency telephone number: Address: Embassy of Ireland in Sierra Leone, 8 St. Joseph’s Avenue, off Spur Road, Freetown Website: https://www.dfa.ie
Link to the MFA website: https://www.dfa.ie/ (link is external) National emergency number: +353 (0) 1 408 2000 |
ITALY Emergency telephone number: +23276181948 Regional contacts Generic email address: ambasciata.abidjan@esteri.it |
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LATVIA Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia E-mail: mfa.cha@mfa.gov.lv |
LIECHTENSTEIN Emergency telephone number: Regional contacts Embassy of Switzerland |
LITHUANIA Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania E-mail: urm@urm.lt (for general enquiries) |
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LUXEMBOURG Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes |
MALTA Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs |
NETHERLANDS Ms Binta Jalloh Regional contacts Netherlands Embassy in Accra |
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NORWAY Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
POLAND Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Abuja Consular emergency telephone: |
PORTUGAL Embassy of Portugal in Senegal Avenue des Ambassadeurs |
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ROMANIA Emergency telephone number: +232-88-005-005 Regional contacts Generic e-mail address: abuja@mae.ro |
SLOVAKIA Ministry of Foreign and European |
SLOVENIA Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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SPAIN Antoine Yazbeck, Honorary Consul Regional contacts Embassy of Spain in Guinea, Conakry |
SWEDEN Mr Filip Matwin, Honorary Consul Regional contacts Embassy of Sweden in Freetown p. t. Stockholm |
SWITZERLAND Emergency telephone number: Regional contacts Embassy of Switzerland |
Study Programmes
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ is the European Union’s programme for education, training, youth and sport. Between 2014 and 2020, it will provide opportunities for four million people to study, train and gain life experience abroad.
Erasmus+ replaces a number of older programmes, including an international exchange programme called Erasmus Mundus.
See the Erasmus+ web portal’s Resources section for information about linguistic support, documents for applicants and the management of proposals.
Study opportunities
StudyPortals is the International study choice platform and brings transparency for students to the wealth of international study opportunities. StudyPortals provides students with an extensive overview of study programme in Europe.
Distance LearningPortal is an online database to find and compare open and distance learning programmes. The website lists a huge amount of online study programmes from universities across the world.
ScholarshipPortal integrates the funding opportunities for studying, working or performing research in one of the European nations. The portal stimulates and helps students worldwide to find and apply for appropriate scholarships to study in Europe.
For more specific requests concerning these links: Jennifer Weingarten | info@studyportals.eu
StudyPortals.eu
DistanceLearningPortal.com
ScholarshipPortal.eu
