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Gambia visa exemption & requirements

As of 2024, regular passport holders from 130 countries visiting Gambia for tourism purposes including Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh and Barbados Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
Gambia Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

Gambia 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:

Africa

Nationals from 52 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
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 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 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

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
Afghanistan Visa required No No
Armenia Visa required No No
Azerbaijan Visa required 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 No No
Indonesia Visa not required 30 days No No
Japan Visa required No No
Kazakhstan Visa required 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 No No
Mongolia Visa required No No
Myanmar Visa required No No
Nepal Visa required No No
North Korea Visa not required 30 days No No
Pakistan Visa required 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 No No
Thailand Visa required No No
Turkmenistan Visa required No No
Uzbekistan Visa required No No
Vietnam Visa required 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
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 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 No No
Grenada Visa not required 90 days No No
Guatemala Visa required No No
Haiti Visa not required 30 days No No
Honduras Visa required No No
Jamaica Visa not required 30 days No No
Nicaragua Visa required No No
Panama Visa required 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

Europe

Nationals from 33 countries in Europe are exempt from Gambia visa, while those from 13 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
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 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 No No
Denmark Visa not required 30 days No No
Estonia Visa required No No
Finland Visa not required 30 days No No
France Visa required 15 days Yes 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 No No
Liechtenstein Visa not required 30 days No No
Lithuania Visa required No No
Luxembourg Visa not required 30 days No No
Macedonia Visa not required 30 days No No
Malta Visa not required 30 days No No
Moldova Visa required 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 No No
San Marino Visa not required 30 days No No
Serbia Visa not required 30 days No No
Slovakia Visa required No No
Slovenia Visa required No No
Spain Visa required 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 No No
United Kingdom Visa not required 30 days No No
Kosovo Visa required No No

Middle East

Nationals from 1 countries in Middle East 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
Bahrain Visa required 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

Nationals from 1 countries in North America 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
Canada Visa not required 30 days No No
Mexico Visa required No No
United States Visa required 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
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

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
Argentina Visa required No No
Bolivia Visa required No No
Brazil Visa required No No
Chile Visa required No No
Colombia Visa required No No
Ecuador Visa required No No
Guyana Visa not required 30 days No No
Paraguay Visa required No No
Peru Visa required No No
Suriname Visa not required 30 days No No
Uruguay Visa required No No
Venezuela Visa not required 30 days No No