What you need to enter Gambia with a Vatican passport

Fee

20 USD

There is a Securiport fee of 1,000 dalasi (the equivalent of 20 US dollars) paid by every passenger on arrival, except diplomats and children under two. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also warns of another 20 euro or dollar fee on leaving the country: set that cash aside rather than spending it before heading to the airport.

Required documents

• A passport is compulsory, valid for more than six months.
• An international yellow fever vaccination certificate for travellers aged 9 months and over arriving from a country with risk of transmission, or who have transited for more than 12 hours through an airport in one of those countries.
• A disembarkation card, filled in on arrival, and biometric enrolment in the Integrated Immigration Control System (fingerprints, iris and passport data page).
• Visible means of sustenance, and a return or onward ticket: the Immigration Department expressly requires it of first-time travellers.

Health insurance

Not mandatory for this destination.

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Transit rules

The Government of The Gambia publishes that citizens of the United Kingdom, EU member states, the Commonwealth, ECOWAS and countries with a reciprocal exemption agreement enter without a visa for stays of up to 90 days, for tourism or business. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by contrast, describes the exemption as covering tourist trips of less than 28 days entering through Banjul airport, and notes that since August 2020 no visa is required when entering overland from Senegal either. Given that discrepancy, the prudent course is to plan for 28 days and check with the Gambian Embassy before planning a longer stay. From day 56 of cumulative presence within a twelve-month period, the Immigration Department requires non-ECOWAS nationals to go to a designated immigration office to extend their stay; that is where the residence permit circuit begins.