Gambia visa exemption & requirements
Gambian visa exempt countries
To enter Gambia for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Gambia without a visa:
- Albania (30 days)
- Algeria (30 days)
- Andorra (30 days)
- Angola (30 days)
- Antigua and Barbuda (30 days)
- Australia (30 days)
- Austria (30 days)
- Bahamas (30 days)
- Bangladesh (30 days)
- Barbados (30 days)
- Belarus (30 days)
- Belgium (30 days)
- Belize (30 days)
- Benin (30 days)
- Bhutan (30 days)
- Botswana (30 days)
- Brunei (30 days)
- Bulgaria (30 days)
- Burkina Faso (30 days)
- Burundi (30 days)
- Cambodia (30 days)
- Canada (30 days)
- Cape Verde (30 days)
- Central African Republic (30 days)
- Chad (30 days)
- Comoros (30 days)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (30 days)
- Croatia (30 days)
- Cuba (30 days)
- Cyprus (30 days)
- Denmark (30 days)
- Djibouti (30 days)
- Dominica (30 days)
- Dominican Republic (30 days)
- Timor-Leste (30 days)
- Egypt (30 days)
- Equatorial Guinea (30 days)
- Eritrea (30 days)
- Ethiopia (30 days)
- Fiji (30 days)
- Finland (30 days)
- France
- Gabon (30 days)
- Germany (30 days)
- Ghana (30 days)
- Greece (30 days)
- Grenada (90 days)
- Guinea (30 days)
- Guyana (30 days)
- Haiti (30 days)
- Hungary (30 days)
- Iceland (30 days)
- Indonesia (30 days)
- Ireland (30 days)
- Italy (30 days)
- Côte d'Ivoire (30 days)
- Jamaica (30 days)
- Kenya (30 days)
- Kiribati (30 days)
- Laos (30 days)
- Lesotho (30 days)
- Liberia (30 days)
- Libya (30 days)
- Liechtenstein (30 days)
- Luxembourg (30 days)
- North Macedonia (30 days)
- Madagascar (30 days)
- Malawi (30 days)
- Malaysia (30 days)
- Malta (30 days)
- Mauritania (30 days)
- Mauritius (30 days)
- Micronesia (30 days)
- Monaco (30 days)
- Montenegro (30 days)
- Morocco (30 days)
- Mozambique (30 days)
- Namibia (30 days)
- Nauru (30 days)
- Netherlands (30 days)
- New Zealand (30 days)
- Niger (30 days)
- Nigeria (30 days)
- North Korea (30 days)
- Norway (30 days)
- Palau (30 days)
- Papua New Guinea (30 days)
- Philippines (30 days)
- Poland (30 days)
- Portugal (30 days)
- Romania (30 days)
- Rwanda (30 days)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (30 days)
- Saint Lucia (30 days)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (30 days)
- Samoa (30 days)
- San Marino (30 days)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (30 days)
- Senegal (30 days)
- Serbia (30 days)
- Seychelles (30 days)
- Sierra Leone (30 days)
- Singapore (30 days)
- Solomon Islands (30 days)
- Somalia (30 days)
- South Africa (30 days)
- South Korea (30 days)
- Sri Lanka (30 days)
- Sudan (30 days)
- Suriname (30 days)
- Eswatini (30 days)
- Sweden (30 days)
- Switzerland (30 days)
- Tanzania (30 days)
- Togo (30 days)
- Tonga (30 days)
- Trinidad and Tobago (30 days)
- Tunisia (30 days)
- Turkey (30 days)
- Tuvalu (30 days)
- Uganda (30 days)
- United Arab Emirates (30 days)
- United Kingdom (30 days)
- Vanuatu (30 days)
- Venezuela (30 days)
- Zambia (30 days)
- Zimbabwe (30 days)
- Republic of the Congo (30 days)
- Guinea-Bissau (30 days)
- South Sudan (30 days)
Asia
Nationals from 13 countries in Asia are exempt from Gambia visa, while those from 19 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | E-visa Eligibility | Visa on arrival Eligibility | Notes |
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Afghanistan | Visa required | No | No | ||
Armenia | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Azerbaijan | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Bangladesh | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Bhutan | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Brunei | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Cambodia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
China | Visa required | No | No | ||
Timor-Leste | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Georgia | Visa required | No | No | ||
India | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Indonesia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Japan | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Kazakhstan | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa required | No | No | ||
Laos | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Malaysia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Maldives | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Mongolia | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Myanmar | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Nepal | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
North Korea | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Pakistan | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Singapore | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
South Korea | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Sri Lanka | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Tajikistan | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Thailand | Visa required | No | No | ||
Turkmenistan | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Uzbekistan | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Vietnam | Visa required | N/A | No | No |
Europe
Nationals from 34 countries in Europe are exempt from Gambia visa, while those from 12 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | E-visa Eligibility | Visa on arrival Eligibility | Notes |
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Albania | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Andorra | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Austria | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Belarus | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Belgium | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Bulgaria | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Croatia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Cyprus | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Czech Republic | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Denmark | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Estonia | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Finland | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
France | Visa not required | N/A | No | Yes | |
Germany | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Greece | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Hungary | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Iceland | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Ireland | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Italy | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Latvia | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Liechtenstein | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Lithuania | Visa required | No | No | ||
Luxembourg | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
North Macedonia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Malta | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Moldova | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Monaco | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Montenegro | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Netherlands | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Norway | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Poland | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Portugal | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Romania | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Russia | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
San Marino | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Serbia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Slovakia | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Slovenia | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Spain | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Sweden | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Switzerland | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Turkey | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Ukraine | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
United Kingdom | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Kosovo | Visa required | N/A | No | No |
Africa
Nationals from 51 countries in Africa are exempt from Gambia visa, while those from 2 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | E-visa Eligibility | Visa on arrival Eligibility | Notes |
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Algeria | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Angola | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Benin | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Botswana | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Burkina Faso | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Burundi | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Cameroon | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Cape Verde | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Central African Republic | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Chad | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Comoros | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Djibouti | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Egypt | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Equatorial Guinea | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Eritrea | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Ethiopia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Gabon | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Ghana | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Guinea | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Côte d'Ivoire | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Kenya | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Lesotho | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Liberia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Libya | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Madagascar | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Malawi | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Mali | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Mauritania | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Mauritius | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Morocco | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Mozambique | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Namibia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Niger | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Nigeria | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Rwanda | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Senegal | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Seychelles | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Sierra Leone | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Somalia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
South Africa | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Sudan | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Eswatini | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Tanzania | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Togo | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Tunisia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Uganda | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Zambia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Zimbabwe | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Guinea-Bissau | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
South Sudan | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No |
Central America and Caribbean
Nationals from 14 countries in Central America and Caribbean are exempt from Gambia visa, while those from 6 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | E-visa Eligibility | Visa on arrival Eligibility | Notes |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Bahamas | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Barbados | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Belize | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Costa Rica | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Cuba | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Dominica | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Dominican Republic | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
El Salvador | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Grenada | Visa not required | 90 days | No | No | |
Guatemala | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Haiti | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Honduras | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Jamaica | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Nicaragua | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Panama | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Saint Lucia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No |
South America
Nationals from 3 countries in South America are exempt from Gambia visa, while those from 9 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | E-visa Eligibility | Visa on arrival Eligibility | Notes |
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Argentina | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Bolivia | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Brazil | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Chile | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Colombia | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Ecuador | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Guyana | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Paraguay | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Peru | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Suriname | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Uruguay | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Venezuela | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No |
Oceania
Nationals from 13 countries in Oceania are exempt from Gambia visa, while those from 1 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | E-visa Eligibility | Visa on arrival Eligibility | Notes |
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Australia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Fiji | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Kiribati | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Marshall Islands | Visa required | No | No | ||
Micronesia | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Nauru | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
New Zealand | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Palau | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Papua New Guinea | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Samoa | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Solomon Islands | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Tonga | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Tuvalu | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Vanuatu | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No |
Middle East
Only citizens from United Arab Emirates do not need visas, while nationals from 12 other countrie(s) in Middle East are required to obtain a valid visa to enter Gambia.
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | E-visa Eligibility | Visa on arrival Eligibility | Notes |
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Bahrain | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
Iran | Visa required | No | No | ||
Iraq | Visa required | No | No | ||
Israel | Visa required | No | No | ||
Jordan | Visa required | No | No | ||
Kuwait | Visa required | No | No | ||
Lebanon | Visa required | No | No | ||
Oman | Visa required | No | No | ||
Qatar | Visa required | No | No | ||
Saudi Arabia | Visa required | No | No | ||
Syria | Visa required | No | No | ||
United Arab Emirates | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Yemen | Visa required | No | No |
North America
Only citizens from Canada do not need visas, while nationals from 2 other countrie(s) in North America are required to obtain a valid visa to enter Gambia.
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | E-visa Eligibility | Visa on arrival Eligibility | Notes |
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Canada | Visa not required | 30 days | No | No | |
Mexico | Visa required | N/A | No | No | |
United States | Visa required | No | No |