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Sierra Leone → Gambia: Short-stay tourist

Whether you need a visa at all, according to official sources.

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You likely don't need a visa

You don't need a visa to visit The Gambia as a tourist. The Gambia Immigration Department's visa policy (effective 19 May 2025) lists your nationality as visa-exempt, and the Government of The Gambia's official portal says visa-free visits are for holiday or business trips not exceeding 90 days. The exemption comes with entry conditions: a valid travel document, entering through a recognised entry point, visible means of support while you're there, and not being a "prohibited immigrant". The government's entry pages also list a yellow fever vaccination certificate (all visitors, and specifically travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from, or transiting more than 12 hours through, a country with yellow fever risk), a disembarkation card with fingerprint, iris and passport-page enrolment on arrival, and an airport security fee of US$20 (D1,000) on arrival and again on departure. Immigration officers make the final decision at the border, and the department can change entry requirements at any time. For a longer stay, ask a Gambian embassy or the Immigration Department first.

Source: Gambia Immigration Department (Visa Policy 2025, published by the Embassy of The Gambia in Brussels)

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