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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 or they do not have a Gambian diplomatic representative/embassy in their country, in this case they can obtain one at the Banjul International Airport.

In October 2019, the Government of the Gambia announced plans for a new visa policy.

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries may enter Gambia without a visa for stays up to the duration below:

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 USD (or 20 EURO / 10000 DALASI) security fee upon arrival and departure at the airport, payable in cash (USD or DALASI) only at kiosks.)

Date of visa changes
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2018) 30 April 1980: ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Gambia and Indonesia signed a visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and service passports in May 2024 and it is yet to be ratified.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to the Gambia for tourism purposes were from the following countries of nationality:

Country	2012
United Kingdom	60,424
Netherlands	19,817
Nigeria	8,657
Sweden	8,107
Germany	7,076
Belgium	5,802
Spain	4,280
United States	4,058
Ireland	2,084
France	2,073

See also

• Visa requirements for Gambian citizens
• Gambian passport

References

1. "Gov't announces visa free zone for charter, scheduled flights". 27 October 2019.
2. "Taiwan adds The Gambia to visa-free travel list | Taiwan News | Aug. 27, 2024 16:29". taiwannews.com.tw. August 27, 2024.
3. "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).
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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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