Most visitors to Gabon must obtain a visa in advance, either from one of the Gabonese diplomatic missions or online.[1][2]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Gabon
  Gabon
  Visa free access
  eVisa

Visa exemption

CItizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Gabon for visits up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted):[3]

90 days

30 days

Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports issued to nationals of Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Guinea, Israel, Mali, Russia, Senegal, South Korea, Tunisia and only diplomatic passports of Germany and Turkey do not require a visa for Gabon. [10]

Visa waiver agreement was signed with  Sao Tome and Principe. [11]

Visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and service passports was signed with  Togo on 25 September 2018 and it is not yet ratified. [12] [13]

Visa on arrival

Currently, it seems that the method of paying the fee at Leon Mba Airport after e-Visa approval is in progress.

Electronic visa (e-Visa)

Gabon announced the introduction of an electronic visa for visitors in January 2015.[14][2]

The e-Visa was introduced from 15 June 2015,[15][16] and this e-Visa system is usable by citizens of any country which requires a visa to visit Gabon. The visa is issued 72 hours after the application and is valid only for those arriving via Leon Mba International Airport in Libreville.[17]

Transit without a visa

Transit without a visa is possible for travellers continuing their trip to a third country by the same or first connecting plane within 24 hours or by the same plane if they are the citizens of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, People's Republic of China, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Not allowed for the citizens of Lebanon.[18]

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gabon.

References

  1. ↑ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Gabon eVisa".
  3. ↑ "Pays exempts de visas".
  4. ↑ "Mauritians to enjoy visa-free entry into Gabon - AfricaMoney". africamoney.info. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Relative à la libre circulation des personnes en zone CEMAC".
  6. ↑ AfricaNews (20 October 2017). "Le Gabon supprime les visas pour les ressortissants d'Afrique centrale - Africanews". africanews.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Africtelegraph (13 October 2017). "Le Gabon assouplit sa politique de délivrance de visas". africtelegraph.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Africtelegraph (20 October 2017). "Sous la pression de la CEMAC, le Gabon ouvre ses frontières". africtelegraph.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Immigration : L'e-visa est opérationnel - Gabonreview.com - Actualité du Gabon -". gabonreview.com. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Gabon e-Visa". evisa.dgdi.ga. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Gabon/Sao Tome and Principe: Visa Waiver Agreement Signed".
  12. ↑ @ImmongaultR (September 25, 2018). "En marge de l'Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies à New York, j'ai procédé, sur instructions du Chef l'Etat, à la…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ @rdussey (September 25, 2018). "Exemption de visa diplomatique et de service entre le Gabon et le Togo signé ce jour à New York en marge de l AGNU" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "Gabon to deliver e-visas, launches immigration website". BiztechAfrica. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  15. ↑ "L'e-visa Gabonais enfin une réalité pour les visiteurs étrangers - Info241.com". Info241.com (in French). Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  16. ↑ "Immigration : L'e-visa est opérationnel - Gabonreview.com - Actualité du Gabon -". gabonreview.com. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Gabon e-Visa". evisa.dgdi.ga. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  18. ↑ https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=GA&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=TW&user=OLYMPIC&subuser=OLYMPICB2C%5B%5D


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