QuickTravelTools Visa requirements for the Gambia
Most visitors need a visa in advance for the Gambia. 88 of 199 passports enter visa-free.
Rules by passport
Visa-free (88)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Austria
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Hungary
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Tanzania
- the Bahamas
- the Gambia
- the Maldives
- the Netherlands
- the Seychelles
- the Solomon Islands
- the United Kingdom
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
Checked against Government of The Gambia, Eurostat (European Commission), Commonwealth Secretariat on October 10, 2026.
Visa on arrival (1)
- the United States
Checked against Government of The Gambia, Eurostat (European Commission), Commonwealth Secretariat on October 10, 2026.
Visa required (110)
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Qatar
- Russia
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Somalia
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- the Central African Republic
- the Comoros
- the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- the Dominican Republic
- the Marshall Islands
- the Philippines
- the Republic of the Congo
- the United Arab Emirates
- the Vatican City
- Timor-Leste
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
Checked against Government of The Gambia, Eurostat (European Commission), Commonwealth Secretariat on October 10, 2026.
Visa fees for the Gambia
Visa fee: No official source publishes this information. Government entry-requirements page publishes no fee schedule; entry visas issued by Gambian diplomatic missions. Checked: Government of The Gambia.
Processing times
Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. No processing SLA published. Checked: Government of The Gambia.
Apply through official channels
Government of The Gambia - entry requirementsEntry visas obtained at Gambian diplomatic missions; VoA at Banjul airport where The Gambia has no mission. UK/EU/Commonwealth/ECOWAS nationals are visa-free for holiday or business trips up to 90 days (business explicitly same-as-tourist).
Travel insurance for the Gambia
Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit the Gambia, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.
Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for the Gambia and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for the Gambia it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.
Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.
Sources and verification
199 of 199 passport rules verified against Government of The Gambia, Eurostat (European Commission), Commonwealth Secretariat, 0 with no official source publishing the rule.
- Government of The Gambia (checked October 10, 2026)
- Eurostat (European Commission) (checked October 10, 2026)
- Commonwealth Secretariat (checked October 10, 2026)
- Commonwealth Secretariat (checked October 10, 2026)
Common questions
Do I need a visa for the Gambia?
It depends on your passport. 88 of 199 passports enter the Gambia visa-free, 1 can get a visa on arrival; 110 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.
Do I need travel insurance for the Gambia?
No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit the Gambia, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.