Gambia

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Conditions apply

Visa-free, 90 days

The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.

Entry rule for 12 September 2026 Source checked 28 August 2026
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Entry and stay only. What this covers

Entry conditions4 to check
  • Be in possession of a valid travel document to enter The Gambia
  • Must enter The Gambia through a recognised entry point
  • Must have visible means of sustenance while in the country
  • Must not be in the category of prohibited immigrants

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Source & evidence Read the original words
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Official wording

COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS … UAE AND TURKISH CITIZENS … SCHENGEN/EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SWITZERLAND … NORDIC STATES … BALTIC AND BALKAN STATES … Free entry for maximum of 90 days before a community citizen can engage in any

Aevamo’s reading

The Gambia Immigration Department's entry-requirements page states the operative obligation for this regime: a person entering The Gambia must be in possession of a valid pass or permit, and a valid passport must carry a visa unless the holder is exempted. It is the immigration authority's own statement of the requirement enforced at the border.

The 2026 entry policy lists Commonwealth citizens, UAE and Turkish citizens, Schengen/EU citizens (including the United Kingdom and Switzerland), Nordic states, and Baltic and Balkan states among the visa-exempt classes, each entitled to free entry for a maximum of 90 days; every issuer on this row is a national of one of those classes (EU members, EFTA/Schengen states, Commonwealth members, or the named Balkan/UAE/Turkey states).

Source details

Source checked
28 August 2026
Data snapshot
10 September 2026
Publisher
The Gambia Immigration Department through the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of The Gambia at any given time has the prerogative to determine and or change the entry requirements or conditions of foreign nationals intending to travel to The Gambia
Document date
published February 2026 (URL path /2026/02/); no internal date, fetched live 2026-08-28
Reference ID
gambiahc-senegal-new-visa-policy-2026
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions

Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.

Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.