Passport & Visa Info
The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate.
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Passports
Required by all
Passport Validity: Passports must be valid 6 months from date of return
Visas
The following DO NOT require a visa: 1) Nationals of Gambia 2) For stays up to 3 months by: a) British subjects being `Citizen of the United Kingdom & Colonies' b) Nationals of Australia, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, India, Ireland Rep, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda & Zambia 3) Nationals of Sri Lanka holding a Clearance Certificate issued by the Ministry of Interior in country of origin 4) Nationals of Lebanon, Liberia & Sierra Leone holding a clearance to enter or transit the Gambia issued by the Director of Immigration in Banjul.
Air Transit
Required by all except those as noted above and: 1) Persons in direct transit (except nationals of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czech Rep, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Korea (North), Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan & Vietnam who must obtain a visa).
Special Notes
All visitors must hold onward/return tickets & documents required for next destination.
U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Gambia
92 Kairaba Avenue in Fajara
Banjul
Banjul, Gambia
Tel: (220) 439-2856, 439-2858 and 439-1971
Fax: (220) 439-2475
web site: http://banjul.usembassy.gov.
Business hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.(Mondays-Thursdays and till noon on Fridays).
Gambia Embassy or Consulate in U.S.
Washington DC Office
925 Fifteenth Street N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
Voice: 1-800-874-5100
Local: 202-638-3800
Fax: 202-638-4674
Email: support@traveldocs.com
New York Office
641 Lexington Avenue
Suite 1435
New York, NY 10022
Voice: 1- 877-874-5104
Local: 212-223-1735
Fax: 212-634-6361
Email: ny@traveldocs.com
San Francisco Office
3 Embarcadero Center
Lobby Level, Suite 2
San Francisco, CA 94111
Voice: 1-888-874-5100
Local: 415-399-1515
Fax: 415-399-1001
Email: sfo@traveldocs.com
UK Embassy or Consulate in Gambia
British High Commission
48 Atlantic Road, Fajara
507, Banjul
Banjul, Gambia
Telephone: (220) 4495133, (220) 4495134, (220) 4497590 Visa
Fax: (220) 4496134, (220) 4497583 Visa
Email: bhcbanjul@fco.gov.uk
Office hours:
GMT: (Local Time = GMT)
Mon-Thurs: 0800-1500
Fri: 0800-1300
Website: http://ukingambia.fco.gov.uk/en/
Gambia Embassy or Consulate in UK
There are no entry requirements for British citizens visiting for up to 28 days. For visits in excess of 28 days, permission has to be obtained from the Gambian Immigration Department at their offices in Banjul. Extensions cost D250 for each additional month.
Gambia Embassy or Consulate Office in Sweden
Gambias Turistbyr345
Drottninggatan 35 1tr
411 14 G366teborg
Tel: +46 31 13 66 50
Fax: +46 31 13 68 03
Email: info@gambiainfo.com
Web site: http://www.gambiainfo.com/
Gambia official tourism board office
Gambia Tourism Authority
Kololi, Kololi
KSMD, Gambia
E-mail: info@gta.gm
Tel: (220) 446 2491
Fax: (220) 446 2487
Web Site: http://www.visithegambia.gm
Source:
Web: http://travel.state.gov/
Web: http://www.fco.gov.uk/
Web: http://www.visitthegambia.gm/