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United States visa rules for Gambia passport holders

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The answer

No. The United States does not admit tourists travelling on passports from the Gambia.

No tourist entry

Official source

whitehouse.govThe White HouseChecked 2 Nov 2026

I have determined to partially restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 15 countries: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d 'Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Entry on a B-1 or B-2 visitor visa is suspended unless the traveler held a valid U.S. visa on January 1, 2026, travels as a dual national on another country's passport, or gets a case-by-case national-interest exception.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What United States passport holders need to visit the Gambia.

United States passport Gambia

Visa needed

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United States passport to the Gambia, full page

Visa-free nearby

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

  1. BahamasNassau, about 1,540 km from WashingtonVisa-free
  2. HaitiPort-au-Prince, about 2,310 km from WashingtonVisa-free · 90 days
  3. JamaicaKingston, about 2,320 km from WashingtonVisa-free

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

Weather in Washington

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Washington, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 6.9°CLow -1.3°CRain 72 mm
  2. FebHigh 8.6°CLow -0.4°CRain 65 mm
  3. MarHigh 13.4°CLow 3.4°CRain 89 mm
  4. AprHigh 19.7°CLow 8.8°CRain 82 mm
  5. MayHigh 24.4°CLow 14.2°CRain 101 mm
  6. JunHigh 29.3°CLow 19.5°CRain 107 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.7°CLow 22.2°CRain 108 mm
  8. AugHigh 30.8°CLow 21.5°CRain 83 mm
  9. SepHigh 26.9°CLow 17.7°CRain 100 mm
  10. OctHigh 20.5°CLow 11.1°CRain 93 mm
  11. NovHigh 14.3°CLow 5.1°CRain 74 mm
  12. DecHigh 9.0°CLow 1.1°CRain 86 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

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