Yes	No	Yes
Yes	No	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes/1	Yes

(a) Nationals of some countries always require a transit visa; enquire with airline for details. (b) All visitors must hold return or onward tickets, all documents for their next destination and sufficient funds for their stay.

Passport valid for at least three months after date of return required by all nationals referred to in the chart above.

Not required by all nationals referred to in the chart above for a maximum stay of three months except the following:
(a) nationals of the USA and Canada;
(b) 1. nationals of Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Spain;
(c) transit passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft within two hours provided holding valid onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport.

Note: Tourists and others travelling on last-minute bookings will be allowed entry without a visa but will be required to submit their passport to the Department of Immigration in Banjul within 48 hours to be issued a proper visa.

Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements (see Contact Addresses).

Tourist and Business: £20 (single-entry); £40 (multiple-entry).

Visas start from date of entry. Single-entry visas are valid for six months. Multiple-entry visas are valid for 12 months. Extensions are possible and should be applied for at the Immigration Office in The Gambia.

Consulate (or consular section at embassy); see Contact Addresses.

48 hours in person. At least one week by post.

57 Kensington Court, London W8 5DG, UK
Tel: (020) 7937 6316/7/8.
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 1000-1600, Fri 1000-1200.

Address as for High Commission.
Tel: (020) 7376 0093.
Website: www.visitthegambia.gm

Suite 905, 1156 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Tel: (202) 785 1399 or 1425.
Website: www.gambiaembassy.us

Sometimes
Sometimes
Yes
Sometimes
Yes
Sometimes
Sometimes*

Visitors are advised to bring good supplies of sunscreen, insect repellent and indigestion/diarrhoea medicines; all of these may be needed and they can prove expensive or, in some cases, impossible to buy in The Gambia. The government provides both therapeutic and preventative medical and health services, and plays a dominant role in health services. Health insurance is strongly advised. Travellers in possession of prescriptive drugs should carry proof of their prescriptions preferably in labelled containers. Police have on occasion arrested travellers carrying unlabelled containers.

* A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travellers over one year of age arriving from endemic or infected areas. Travellers arriving from non-endemic zones should note that vaccination is strongly recommended for travel outside the urban areas, even if an outbreak of the disease has not been reported and they would not normally require a vaccination certificate to enter the country.

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2007-December 2008 period.

2007
1 Jan New Year’s Day.
18 Feb Independence Day.
31 Mar Milad al-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet). 
6 Apr Good Friday.
9 Apr Easter Monday.
1 May Labour Day.
22 Jul Revolution Day.
15 Aug Assumption.
13 Oct Koriteh (End of Ramadan).
20 Dec Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice).
25 Dec Christmas.

2007
1 Jan New Year’s Day.
18 Feb Independence Day. 
20 Mar Milad al-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet). 
21 Mar Good Friday.
24 Mar Easter Monday.
1 May Labour Day.
22 Jul Revolution Day.
15 Aug Assumption.
2 Oct Koriteh (End of Ramadan).
9 Dec Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice).
25 Dec Christmas.

Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Koriteh, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted in a few instances.