Entry and residence

Visa

• Passport: France

  French nationals receive a free 15-day renewable short-stay visa on arrival, including at land borders.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: The Gambia, entry and residence
• Passport: United Kingdom

  British nationals do not need a visa: the entry stamp allows 28 days, extendable twice by 28 days at the Banjul immigration office or the tourist police. Beyond that, a residence permit is needed.

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  GOV.UK (FCDO), The Gambia travel advice: entry requirements
• Passport: United States

  Visa before departure from the Embassy of The Gambia (USD 200) or on arrival (USD 108), usually with a 30-day stay granted. Overstays cost USD 15 per month, payable at the airport on departure.

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  U.S. Department of State, The Gambia International Travel Information
• Passport: Germany

  A visa is issued free of charge on arrival for 21 to 28 days; beyond that, a paid extension from the Immigration Department. Return ticket and sufficient funds must be shown.

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  Auswärtiges Amt, Gambia: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise
• Passport: Spain

  For a tourist stay under 28 days with a single entry through Banjul airport: no visa fee, but a security tax of 20 euros or dollars on arrival and on departure. According to the Gambian immigration department (August 2020), no visa is needed via the land border with Senegal.

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  Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (España), Recomendaciones de viaje: Gambia
• Passports of 14 countries (see the list)

  Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

  Citizens of ECOWAS states enter without a visa for stays of up to 90 days, through an official border post, with a valid travel document and an international vaccination certificate; beyond that, an extension must be requested from the authorities. Since Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdrew (29 January 2025), ECOWAS has maintained this right for their citizens until further notice. Each state keeps the right to refuse entry to anyone inadmissible under its law.

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  CEDEAO, Protocole A/P.1/5/79 sur la libre circulation des personnes, le droit de résidence et d'établissement (article 3)Commission de la CEDEAO, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger's withdrawal from ECOWAS is now a reality

Passport and documents

• An airport security fee of 20 dollars (or 20 euros, or 1,000 dalasis) is due on arrival and departure by air; card machines are often out of order, so bring cash.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: The Gambia, entry and residenceGOV.UK (FCDO), The Gambia travel advice: entry requirements

• With a Senegal-registered vehicle, only the 100-dalasi "passavant" (with a receipt) is due at customs; any other request for money has no legal basis. The Farafenni bridge is tolled (250 dalasis).

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: The Gambia, entry and residence

Vaccination required at entry

• A yellow fever certificate is required if you arrive from a country with a transmission risk.

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  GOV.UK (FCDO), The Gambia travel advice: entry requirementsCDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Travelers' Health: The Gambia

Customs and currency

• Importing food in your luggage is strictly prohibited. Carry the prescription for your medicines. A currency declaration form must be completed on arrival.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: The Gambia, entry and residenceGovernment of Canada, Travel advice: The Gambia

• French diplomatic office in Banjul

  Passport: France

  Limited means; the French consulate general in Dakar handles formalities.

  966, Atlantic Boulevard (face au château d'eau de la NAWEC), Fajara, Kanifing+220 722 2898

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