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Bilateral Non-Gambian ID Card Residence and Work

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

The Non-Gambian ID Card is issued to nationals of specific countries, including Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast, as the result of bilateral cooperation between The Gambia and those countries.

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Limits of the record
  • The source says 'including', so the complete list of eligible nationalities is not published.
  • The legal instrument(s) of the bilateral cooperation are not named.
  • https://gid.gov.gm/residential-permit/
    **The Non-Gambian ID Card** is a document issued to nationals of specific countries, including Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast. This initiative is the result of bilateral cooperation between The Gambia and the aforementioned countries.

Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

The card allows non-Gambian residents of the covered nationalities to legally reside and work in The Gambia upon payment of agreed, prescribed fees.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not distinguish worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker or self-funded bases for card holders.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

Required documents listed for the Residential Permit, Alien Card and Non-Gambian ID Card include a passport, a document establishing status and identity, and an attestation from the Embassy/High Commission; the prescribed non-refundable fee for the Non-Gambian ID Card is D750 (fees subject to change); applications involve an interview by approving officers to establish nationality and verify the information.

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Limits of the record
  • The documents list is shared with residence permits and the Alien Card; the source does not say which items apply specifically to the Non-Gambian ID Card.
  • Validity period and renewal of the card are not published.

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which non-member family members can join and their rights.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched the residential-permit page for family/dependant rules tied to the Non-Gambian ID Card; the dependant rule on the page refers to 'permit' holders, not to the card, so it is not attributed here.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm when permanent rights arise and the continuity or absence rules.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched for permanent/long-term rights, continuity or retention conditions for Non-Gambian ID Card holders; none stated.

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

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