Visa requirements for Gambian citizens

Visa requirements for Gambian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Gambia by the authorities of other states. As of 23 July 2024, Gambian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 71 countries and territories, ranking the Gambian passport 69th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Azerbaijani passports) according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

  The Gambia

  Visa not required

  Visa obtainable on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Pre-arrival visa required

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	eVisa[3][4]		Visa free if hold a valid, multiple-entry and previously used visa or a residence permit issued by a Schengen area country, United States, Cyprus, Ireland or the United Kingdom
Algeria	Visa required[5]
Andorra	Visa required[6]
Angola	Visa required[7]
Antigua and Barbuda	Electronic Entry Visa[8]
Argentina	Visa required[9]		The AVE (High Speed Travel) is open to Gambian citizens holding valid, current ordinary passports traveling to Argentina for tourism. To do so, they must hold a valid category B2/J/B1/O/P (P1-P2-P3)/E/H-1B visa issued by the United States of America.[10]
Armenia	Visa required[11]
Australia and territories	Visa required[12]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[13]
Austria	Visa required[14]
Azerbaijan	Visa required[15]
Bahamas	Visa not required[16]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa[17][18]	2 weeks
Bangladesh	Visa not required[19]	90 days
Barbados	Visa not required[20]	6 months
Belarus	Visa required[21]		Visa-free for 5 days for holders a Schengen visa or a national visa of country of EU, must arrive via Minsk International Airport.[22]
Belgium	Visa required[23]
Belize	Visa not required[24]
Benin	Visa not required[25]	90 days
Bhutan	Visa required[26]
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[27]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[28]		30 days visa free if hold a valid multiple entry visa holders and residents of the European Union, Schengen Area member states, and United States of America
Botswana	Visa not required[29]	90 days
Brazil	Visa required[30]
Brunei	Visa required[31]
Bulgaria	Visa required[32]
Burkina Faso	Visa not required[33]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[34]
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[35]	30 days
Cameroon	Visa required[36][37]
Canada	Visa required[38]
Cape Verde	Visa not required[39]	90 days
Central African Republic	Visa required[40]
Chad	Visa required[41]
Chile	Visa required[42]
China	Visa required[43]
Colombia	Visa required[44][45]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[46]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[47]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[48]
Costa Rica	Visa required[49]		holding a valid, multiple-entry visa or residence permit issued by the Schengen Area, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa not required[50]
Croatia	Visa required[51]
Cuba	Tourist Card required[52]	90 days
Cyprus	Visa required[53]
Czech Republic	Visa required[54]
Denmark	Visa required[55]
Djibouti	eVisa[56]	31 days
Dominica	Visa not required[57]	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa required[58]
Ecuador	Visa required[59]
Egypt	Visa required[60]
El Salvador	Visa required[61]		180 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[62][63]		e-Visa holders must arrive via Malabo International Airport. 75 USD for processing fee
Eritrea	Visa required[64]
Estonia	Visa required[65]
Eswatini	Visa on arrival[66]	30 days
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	up to 90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.[67] e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.[68]
Fiji	Visa not required[69]	4 months
Finland	Visa required[70]
France	Visa required[71]
Gabon	eVisa[72]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Georgia	Visa required[73]		180 days visa free if Hold a valid visa or residence permit of The European Union, European Free Trade Association or Gulf Cooperation Council member states
Germany	Visa required[74]
Ghana	Visa not required[75]	90 days
Greece	Visa required[76]
Grenada	Visa not required[77]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa required[78]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Guinea	Visa not required[79]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa not required[80]
Guyana	Visa required[81]
Haiti	Visa not required[82]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[83]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Hungary	Visa required[84]
Iceland	Visa required[85]
India	e-Visa[86]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports[Note 1] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 2][87] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[88] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[89]
Indonesia	Visa required[90]
Iran	Visa on arrival[91]	30 days[92]
Iraq	Visa required[93]
Ireland	Visa required[94]
Israel	Visa required[95]
Italy	Visa required[96]
Jamaica	Visa not required[97]
Japan	Visa required[98]
Jordan	Visa required[99]
Kazakhstan	eVisa[100][101]		must arrive via Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport or Almaty Airport
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[102]	3 months
Kiribati	Visa not required[103][104]	90 days	90 days within calendar year
North Korea	Visa required[105]
South Korea	Visa required[106]
Kuwait	Visa required[107]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[108]
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[109]	30 days	17[Note 3] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[110] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 4] and in Boten (road and railroad).[111] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and 6 border crossings.[Note 6][110] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[112]
Latvia	Visa required[113]
Lebanon	Visa required[114]		In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
Lesotho	Visa not required[115]	90 days
Liberia	Visa not required[116]
Libya	Visa required[117]		mighe be accessed online here [118]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[119]
Lithuania	Visa required[120]
Luxembourg	Visa required[121]
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[122]	90 days
Malawi	Visa not required[123]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[124]	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[125]	30 days
Mali	Visa not required[126]
Malta	Visa required[127]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[128]
Mauritania	Visa not required[129]
Mauritius	Visa not required[130]	180 days
Mexico	Visa required[131]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa or permanent residence of Canada, Schengen Area, Japan, the United Kingdom or the United States as well as permanent residence of Chile or Colombia
Micronesia	Visa not required[132]	30 days
Moldova	Visa required[133]
Monaco	Visa required[134]
Mongolia	eVisa[135][136]
Montenegro	Visa required[137]		30 days if Hold a valid of the Schengen Member, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United States or the United Kingdom
Morocco	Visa required[138]
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[139]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required[140]
Namibia	Visa on arrival[141]	90 days
Nauru	Visa required[142]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[143]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa required[144]
New Zealand	Visa required[145]		Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[146]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[147]	30 days
Niger	Visa not required[148]
Nigeria	Visa not required[149]
North Macedonia	Visa required[150]		15 days visa free if Hold a valid of Canada, the United States or the United Kingdom
Norway	Visa required[151]
Oman	Visa required[152]
Pakistan	Electronic Travel Authorization[153]
Palau	Free visa on arrival[154]	30 days
Panama	Visa required[155]
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[156]
Paraguay	Visa required[157]
Peru	Visa required[158]
Philippines	Visa not required[159]	30 days
Poland	Visa required[160]
Portugal	Visa required[161]
Qatar	eVisa[162]
Romania	Visa required[163]
Russia	Visa required[164]
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[165]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[166]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival[167]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[168]	3 months
Samoa	Visa not required[169]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[170]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[171]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[172]
Senegal	Visa not required[173]	90 days
Serbia	Visa required[174]		90 days within 180 days visa free if hold a valid visa or residents of the Cyprus, Ireland, Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or the United States
Seychelles	Electronic Border System[175]	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa not required[176]
Singapore	Visa not required[177]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required[178]
Slovenia	Visa required[179]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[180]		VoA if having Pre-arranged visa
Somalia	Visa on arrival[181]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa required[182]
South Sudan	Electronic Visa[183]		Obtainable online[184] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[184]
Spain	Visa required[185]
Sri Lanka	eVisa / visa on arrival[186]	30 days or 60 days
Sudan	Visa required[187]
Suriname	eVisa[188]
Sweden	Visa required[189]
Switzerland	Visa required[190]
Syria	Visa required[191]
Tajikistan	Visa required[192]
Tanzania	Visa not required[193]	90 days
Thailand	Visa required[194]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[195]	30 days
Togo	Visa not required[196]
Tonga	Visa required[197]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[198]
Tunisia	Visa not required[199]	3 months
Turkey	Visa required[200]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[201]
Tuvalu	Free visa on arrival[202]	1 month
Uganda	Visa not required[203]	3 months
Ukraine	Visa required[204]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[205]
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies	Visa required[206]
United States	Visa required[207]
Uruguay	Visa required[208]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[209]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[210]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa required[211]
Venezuela	Visa required[212]
Vietnam	eVisa[213][214]	90 days	30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island
Yemen	Visa required[162]
Zambia	eVisa[215]	90 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa[216]	3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[217]
Kosovo	Visa required[218]	Do not need a visa a holder of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay)[219]
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[220]
Palestine	Visa not required[221]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[222]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[223][224]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[225]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[226][227]
Taiwan	Visa required[228][229]
Transnistria	Visa not required[230]	Registration required after 24h.[231][232]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong	Visa required[233]
Macau	Visa on arrival[234]	30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa required[235]
Greenland	Visa required[236]
France
French Guiana	Visa required[237]
French Polynesia	Visa required[238]
French West Indies	Visa required	Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte	Visa required[239]
New Caledonia	Visa required[240]
Réunion	Visa required[241]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa required[242]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa required[243]
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa required[244]
Caribbean Netherlands	Visa required[245]	Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Curaçao	Visa required[246]
Sint Maarten	Visa required[247]
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required[248]	31 days
Niue	Visa not required[249]	30 days
Tokelau	Visa required[250]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Visa required[251]
Anguilla	eVisa[252]	Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[253]
Bermuda	Visa required[254]
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[255]
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required[256]
Cayman Islands	Visa required[257]
Falkland Islands	Visa required[258]
Gibraltar	Visa required[259]
Montserrat	Visa not required[260]	6 months
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[261][262][263]
Ascension Island	eVisa[264][265]	3 months within any year period
Saint Helena	eVisa[266][267]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[268]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[269][270]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[271]	Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa	Visa required[272]
Guam	Visa required[273]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[274]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[275]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[276]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[277][278][279][280][281][282][283][284][285][286][287][288]

See also

• Gambia portal

• Visa policy of Gambia
• Gambian passport