If you need to apply for a passport, do so at least 12 weeks before departure.
British passport holder do not require a visa to enter the Gambia.
For other nationalities please call our office for details or contact the Gambian High Commission - The telephone number in London is 0207 937 6316.
For long stay holidays, travellers must have their passport stamped at the Immigration Office in Banjul every 28 days. Children under 16 years must have their own passport, although children and spouses already included on a family passport can continue to travel on this document until the passport is renewed, however spouses travelling alone must have their own passport.
British passport holders on our transfers do not require a visa for entry to Senegal. Other nationalities should check with the Embassy of Senegal at: 39 Marloes Road, London W8 6LA 0207 938 4048
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