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Panama visa rules for Gambia passport holders

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The answer

No. Gambia passport holders need a visa to visit Panama.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

migracion.gob.paServicio Nacional de Migración de PanamáChecked 29 Oct 2026

ÁFRICA GAMBIA SI

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Not needed with a valid visa or residence permit from Canada, the United States, Australia, South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, Singapore, or an EU member state; that route allows at most 30 days.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

Presentar pasaporte o documento de viaje original, con un mínimo de 3 meses de vigencia.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Panama passport holders need to visit the Gambia.

Panama passport Gambia

Visa needed

Countries That Need Only Visa For American and Caribbean Countries Argentina Belize Brazil British Virgin Islands Costa Rico Cuba Mexico Nicaragua Panama United States Of America (Usa)

Panama passport to the Gambia, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Gambia passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Panama City, nearest first.

  1. JamaicaKingston, about 1,040 km from Panama CityVisa-free
  2. HaitiPort-au-Prince, about 1,310 km from Panama CityVisa-free · 90 days
  3. BelizeBelmopan, about 1,360 km from Panama CityVisa-free · 30 days
  4. BahamasNassau, about 1,800 km from Panama CityVisa-free
  5. British Virgin IslandsRoad Town, about 1,920 km from Panama CityVisa-free · 1 month

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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