Visa policy of the Gambia
Visitors to the Gambia must obtain a visa from one of the Gambian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption according to IATA
Nationals of the following 104 countries and territories can visit the Gambia without a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted):[1][2]
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1 - Belgian nationals may enter using the Belgian national identity card instead of a passport.
Nationals of the following 17 countries can visit the Gambia without a visa for up to 90 days, but they must obtain an entry clearance from Gambian Immigration prior to travel unless travelling as a tourist on a charter flight.
Holders of diplomatic, official, service or consular passports issued to nationals of Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia do not require a visa.
Nationals of any country with a diplomatic passport do not require a visa.
A visa is also not required for tourists arriving on a charter flight.
Visa on arrival
Citizens of the following countries can obtain a visa on arrival:
Entry Clearance
Nationals of other countries and territories require a visa to visit The Gambia and, in the case of travellers using passports from Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Libya, Madagascar, Moldova, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan and Tunisia, in addition to a visa must obtain an entry clearance from Gambian Immigration prior to travel, unless they are travelling as a tourist on a charter flight.
Alternative visa policy according to the Department of Immigration of Gambia
Nationals of the following 49 countries and territories can visit the Gambia without a visa for up to 90 days:[3][4]
Nationals of the following 26 countries can visit the Gambia without a visa for up to 90 days, but they must obtain an entry clearance from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel.
Holders of diplomatic, official, service or consular passports issued to nationals of Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia do not require a visa.
Nationals of any country with a diplomatic passport do not require a visa.
Visa is also not required for tourists arriving on a charter flight.
Entry Clearance
Nationals of other countries and territories require a visa to visit The Gambia and in case of Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Hong Kong, Libya, Madagascar, Moldova, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan and Tunisia in addition to a visa must obtain an entry clearance from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel, unless they are traveling as a tourist on a charter flight.
Transit without a visa
Transit without a visa is available only in cases of a maximum transit time of two hours by the same aircraft and does not apply to holders of Palestinian travel documents.
Visitor statistics
Most visitors arriving to Gambia for tourism purpose were from the following countries of nationality:[5]
| Country | 2012 |
|---|---|
 | 60,424 |
 | 19,817 |
 | 8,657 |
 | 8,107 |
 | 7,076 |
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 | 4,280 |
 | 4,058 |
 | 2,084 |
 | 2,073 |
See also
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gambia. |
References
- ↑ Visas & Passports, Gambia Tourism Board
- ↑ "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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- ↑ "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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