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Visa-Exempt Entry under Bilateral Agreement

GambiaShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

The Immigration Department lists 18 countries with a visa exemption agreement with The Gambia: Belgium, Finland, Poland, Sweden, Canada, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, San Marino, Spain, Tunisia, Indonesia, Russia, Australia, the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic. The same page also lists Indonesia among the Asia and Middle East countries that need only clearance, so the official page is not consistent about Indonesia. Country statuses are stated to be subject to change.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the visit purposes this route covers.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the maximum stay, validity and entry rules.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel and passport evidence.

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  • Searched the visa page for funds, ticket, accommodation or passport evidence for visa-exempt nationals; none stated for this route.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

A person admitted who stays beyond the first permitted period of stay must visit a designated immigration office to obtain an extension of stay; overstaying beyond the stipulated time frame is an offence. The official source does not state how visa-exempt entry is granted or whether a change of status is possible.

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  • The rule is stated generally for all admitted persons on the residential-permit page, not specifically for visa-exempt nationals.
  • No official text on how visa-exempt entry itself is granted or whether change of status is possible.
  • https://gid.gov.gm/residential-permit/
    On arrival and admission; and before the regular date for the issuance of resident permit, a person who so remains in the country after the expiration of his first permitted period of stay shall visit a designated immigration office for extension of stay.
  • https://gid.gov.gm/residential-permit/
    It shall be an offence on the part of any Non- Gambian who over stay in the country beyond the stipulated time frame issued to him or her.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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