Visa policy of the Gambia

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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.

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

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

In October 2019, the Gambian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published its visa policy. According to travel information in Germany or the UK, the period of stay is estimated to be 30 days.^[2][3]

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.)

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to the Gambia for tourism purposes were from the following countries of nationality:^[6]

Country	2012
United Kingdom	60,424
Netherlands	19,817
Nigeria	8,657
Sweden	8,107
Germany	7,076
Belgium	5,802
Spain	4,280
United States	4,058
Ireland	2,084
France	2,073

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gambia.

1. ^ "Gov't announces visa free zone for charter, scheduled flights".
2. ^ "Gambia Tourism Board".
3. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 4 Nov 2019.
4. ^ "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).
5. ^ "Press Release, Visa-free entry for Saudi citizens".
6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2016-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)