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 or they do not have a Gambian diplomatic representative/embassy in their country, in this case they can obtain one at the Banjul International Airport.

In October 2019, the Government of the Gambia announced plans for a new visa policy. ^{[1] [2]}

Visa policy map

  The Gambia

  Visa not required

  Visa on arrival

  Visa required

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries may enter Gambia without a visa for stays up to the duration below: ^{[3] [4]}

90 Days All African Union member states All Commonwealth of Nations member states All European Union member states Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland Indonesia Montenegro North Macedonia Norway Serbia   Switzerland Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom

Citizens of United States can enter the country with a visa on arrival for maximum of 30 days. (Travelers entering and exiting The Gambia are required to pay 20 USD (or 20 EURO / 10000 DALASI) security fee upon arrival and departure at the airport, payable in cash (USD or DALASI) only at kiosks.)

Date of visa changes
30 April 1980: ECOWAS [5] (Economic Community of West African States): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Gambia and Indonesia signed a visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and service passports in May 2024 and it is yet to be ratified. ^[6]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to the Gambia for tourism purposes were from the following countries of nationality: ^[7]

Country	2023	2012
United Kingdom	32,957	60,424
Netherlands	20,861	19,817
United States	11,266	4,058
Spain	10,087	4,280
Senegal	7,847
Germany	6,995	7,076
Belgium	6,337	5,802
Nigeria	5,638	8,657
Sweden	4,517	8,107
France	4,312	2,073

See also

• Gambia portal

• Visa requirements for Gambian citizens
• Gambian passport

References

1. "Gov't announces visa free zone for charter, scheduled flights". 27 October 2019.
2. "The Gambia Immigration Department". 1 January 2025.
3. "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
4. "Visa".
5. "Treaty Establishing the Economic Community of West African States - Protocol A/P1/5/79 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment". Archived from the original on 14 June 2018 – via United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
6. "x.com".
7. "Arrivals & Statistics - Visit The Gambia". 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2025-11-08.