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 policy of the Gambia
  The Gambia
  Visa free
  Visa on arrival

Visa exemption

In October 2019, the Gambian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published its visa policy.[2][3]
The detailed stay date was not disclosed, but according to travel information from Germany or UK, it is estimated to be 30 days.

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 (or 20 euros, or 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:[5]

Country 2012
 United Kingdom60,424
 Netherlands19,817
 Nigeria8,657
 Sweden8,107
 Germany7,076
 Belgium5,802
 Spain4,280
 United States4,058
 Ireland2,084
 France2,073

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gambia.

References

  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. ↑ "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)
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