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Gambia visa rules for Sierra Leone passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Sierra Leone passport holders can visit the Gambia visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

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

Official source

gid.gov.gmGambia Immigration DepartmentChecked 30 Oct 2026

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

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Passport valid for at least six (6) months with at least two (2) blank visa pages for endorsement

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Gambia passport holders need to visit Sierra Leone.

Gambia passport Sierra Leone

Visa-free

Citizens of the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) are exempted from this requirement and do not need VISA OR ENTRY PERMIT to enter Sierra Leone.

Gambia passport to Sierra Leone, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Sierra Leone passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Banjul, nearest first.

  1. SenegalDakar, about 170 km from BanjulVisa-free · 90 days
  2. Guinea-BissauBissau, about 210 km from BanjulVisa-free · 90 days
  3. GuineaConakry, about 540 km from BanjulVisa-free
  4. Cape VerdePraia, about 770 km from BanjulVisa-free · 90 days
  5. MaliBamako, about 940 km from BanjulVisa-free

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

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