Gambia

For a person admitted to The Gambia who intends to live and work as an expatriate, unskilled worker or other paid professional and obtains approval for Residence Permit B.

For a person admitted to The Gambia for a short business visit or mission who intends to reside temporarily without gainful employment.

For a businessperson admitted to The Gambia who intends to reside and carry out gainful business activity and obtains approval for Residence Permit B.

For a foreign student admitted to The Gambia who intends to reside without gainful employment and can establish student status and identity.

For a person married to a Gambian citizen who has been ordinarily resident in The Gambia for at least seven years since the marriage, or a former spouse or widow(er) whose former spouse was Gambian and who meets the seven-year post-marriage residence condition.

For a child or direct dependant covered by a valid principal Residence Permit A or B, subject to proof of relationship and continued validity of the principal permit.

For a child who was not Gambian when a parent later became Gambian through naturalisation or marriage registration, subject to the statutory minor-registration procedure and official assessment.

For a retiree or other person admitted to The Gambia who intends to reside without engaging in gainful employment and obtains Residence Permit A.

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

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.

For nationals of Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire under the bilateral-cooperation arrangement published by GID.

For citizens covered by the ECOWAS free-movement framework who are admitted to The Gambia. Visa-free entry does not remove the need for the appropriate residence and work permit for residence or gainful employment.

For a traveller who requires a Gambian visa and needs multiple journeys during the authorised visa-validity period, subject to admission screening and any applicable entry clearance.

For a bona-fide business visitor or tourist applying from a country where they are ordinarily resident, not seeking employment, with return or onward transport and adequate maintenance funds.

For a traveller who requires a Gambian visa and seeks permission for one journey or single entry, subject to admission screening and any applicable entry clearance.

For a national of a country listed by the Gambia Immigration Department as covered by a visa-exemption agreement, subject to normal admission screening and any other applicable entry condition.

For a person born outside The Gambia after the 1997 Constitution came into force whose father or mother was a Gambian citizen at the time of birth, provided that parent was not a citizen solely by descent.

For a former Gambian citizen who formally renounced that citizenship and can evidence both the former citizenship and the renunciation, even while continuing to hold another nationality.

For a traveller passing through The Gambia en route to a further destination who holds a valid passport, an onward ticket and assured entry into the onward country; prior approval depends on nationality.

For a Head of Mission applying through a Gambian mission abroad.

For a person lawfully admitted to The Gambia whose initial permitted stay will expire before the date on which they can apply for or receive the appropriate residence permit.