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8 facts quoted from the official source
Gambia · Residence-based status
Gambia Citizenship by Naturalisation after Fifteen Years
For a non-citizen who has ordinarily resided continuously in The Gambia for at least fifteen years and satisfies good-character and other statutory naturalisation conditions.
- Route type
- Residence-based status
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 6 each quoted below
Who qualifies
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
6 requirements quoted from the official source.
The conditions that decide it
- Character and security
A non-citizen who has been ordinarily residing in The Gambia for a continuous period of not less than fifteen years may apply in the prescribed manner for citizenship by naturalisation. Proof of at least fifteen years residence, good character and other qualifying requirements must be provided. The process includes permit and Alien Card evidence, references, Form 20, a life history, photographs an
1997 Constitution Section 12 and Nationality and Citizenship Act process as published by GID - Continuous ordinary residence
A non-citizen who has been ordinarily residing in The Gambia for a continuous period of not less than fifteen years may apply in the prescribed manner for citizenship by naturalisation. Proof of at least fifteen years residence, good character and other qualifying requirements must be provided. The process includes permit and Alien Card evidence, references, Form 20, a life history, photographs an
1997 Constitution Section 12 and Nationality and Citizenship Act process as published by GID - Lawful residence evidence
A non-citizen who has been ordinarily residing in The Gambia for a continuous period of not less than fifteen years may apply in the prescribed manner for citizenship by naturalisation. Proof of at least fifteen years residence, good character and other qualifying requirements must be provided. The process includes permit and Alien Card evidence, references, Form 20, a life history, photographs an
1997 Constitution Section 12 and Nationality and Citizenship Act process as published by GID - Naturalisation application documents
A non-citizen who has been ordinarily residing in The Gambia for a continuous period of not less than fifteen years may apply in the prescribed manner for citizenship by naturalisation. Proof of at least fifteen years residence, good character and other qualifying requirements must be provided. The process includes permit and Alien Card evidence, references, Form 20, a life history, photographs an
1997 Constitution Section 12 and Nationality and Citizenship Act process as published by GID - Naturalisation basis
A non-citizen who has been ordinarily residing in The Gambia for a continuous period of not less than fifteen years may apply in the prescribed manner for citizenship by naturalisation. Proof of at least fifteen years residence, good character and other qualifying requirements must be provided. The process includes permit and Alien Card evidence, references, Form 20, a life history, photographs an
1997 Constitution Section 12 and Nationality and Citizenship Act process as published by GID - Official naturalisation decision
A non-citizen who has been ordinarily residing in The Gambia for a continuous period of not less than fifteen years may apply in the prescribed manner for citizenship by naturalisation. Proof of at least fifteen years residence, good character and other qualifying requirements must be provided. The process includes permit and Alien Card evidence, references, Form 20, a life history, photographs an
1997 Constitution Section 12 and Nationality and Citizenship Act process as published by GID
Also stated by the source
- Resulting status
A non-citizen who has been ordinarily residing in The Gambia for a continuous period of not less than fifteen years may apply in the prescribed manner for citizenship by naturalisation. Proof of at least fifteen years residence, good character and other qualifying requirements must be provided. The process includes permit and Alien Card evidence, references, Form 20, a life history, photographs an
1997 Constitution Section 12 and Nationality and Citizenship Act process as published by GID - Post-grant deprivation provisions
A non-citizen who has been ordinarily residing in The Gambia for a continuous period of not less than fifteen years may apply in the prescribed manner for citizenship by naturalisation. Proof of at least fifteen years residence, good character and other qualifying requirements must be provided. The process includes permit and Alien Card evidence, references, Form 20, a life history, photographs an
1997 Constitution Section 12 and Nationality and Citizenship Act process as published by GID
Family
Who you can bring
— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
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FAQ
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Gambia?
The official source states:
For a non-citizen who has ordinarily resided continuously in The Gambia for at least fifteen years and satisfies good-character and other statutory naturalisation conditions.
Every answer is quoted from the official gid.gov.gm page for this route, last read 2026-07-25.
We checked 8 points against the official source; 8 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
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Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
The source
Where every quote comes from
Official government source gid.gov.gmLast read 2026-07-25 Every quote on this page is from this Gambia government page.Same category, same country
Other residence-based status routes to Gambia
2 other residence-based status routes to Gambia.
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