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Single Journey Visa

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?

A visa is generally one of the requirements for a visitor to be permitted entry; nationals of the listed ECOWAS member states are allowed free entry.

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  • The page does not state which travellers specifically need a single journey visa rather than another visa type.
  • https://gid.gov.gm/visa/
    Generally, securing a visa to the Gambia is one of the requirements in order that entry may be permitted to a visitor.
  • https://gid.gov.gm/visa/
    ECOWAS Member States Allows Free Entry 1\. BENIN 2\. CAPO VERDE 3\. IVORY COAST 4\. GUINEA BISSAU 5\. GUINEA CONAKRY 6\. GHANA 7\. LIBERIA 8\. NIGERIA 9\. SENEGAL 10\. SIERRA LEONE 11\. TOGO

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.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched the visa page for purposes of the Single Journey Visa; only its single-entry definition is given. Businessman/tourist conditions belong to the Short Visit Visa.

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

A Single Journey Visa is valid for one journey or single entry; the official visa page does not state the separate 90-day short-visit conditions for this visa type.

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    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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    Limits of the record
    • Searched the visa page for funds, ticket, accommodation or passport evidence for the Single Journey Visa; the ticket/funds conditions are stated only for the short visit visa.

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

    The visa is issued subject to compliance with immigration laws on arrival; the final authority to grant permission to enter rests with immigration officers at the port of arrival. The official source does not state where a Single Journey Visa is applied for or how a stay can be extended.

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    Limits of the record
    • The page does not state where a Single Journey Visa is applied for or how a stay can be extended.
    • https://gid.gov.gm/visa/
      **Note: The visa is issued subject to compliance with the immigration laws on arrival, and the final authority with regard to granting permission to enter rests with the immigration officers at the port of arrival.**

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

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