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Gambia visa rules for Syria passport holders

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The answer

No. Syria passport holders need a visa to visit the Gambia.

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Visa needed
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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

Official source

gid.gov.gmGambia Immigration DepartmentChecked 30 Oct 2026

Countries That Need Both Visa And Clearance For Asia And Middle East Countries Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China India Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Laos Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Tajikistan Turkmenistan United Arab Emirate Uzbekistan Yemen

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Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs an approved entry clearance before travel, carried as a copy and valid for 30 days.
  • The host in The Gambia must present the original entry clearance on or before arrival.
  • Not needed for a tourist on a chartered flight or with a tour operator.

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 Syria.

Gambia passport Syria

Visa on arrival

Fee
$50.00

الرابعة (group 4): تركيا - العراق - قطر - السعودية - اندونيسيا - السنغال - أرمينيا - فنزويلا - تشيلي - اليابان - روسيا - كوريا الجنوبية - كولومبيا - البرازيل - قبرص - افريقيا الوسطى - الأورغواي - ألبانيا - البوسنة والهرسك - الرأس الأخضر - المكسيك - النيجر - الهند - اليابان - بنين - بوركينافاسو - تركمانستان - تيمور الشرقية - جمايكا - جزر القمر - غرينادا - اثيوبيا - فانواتو - كوت ديفوار - جورجيا - لوكسمبورغ - رواندا - زامبيا - زيمبابوي - سنغافورة - سوازيلاند - سورينام - غامبيا - غويانا - غينيا - لاوس - ليبيا - ليبيريا - مالاوي - مالي - تايلاند - موزامبيق - ميانمار - نيبال. دخول | شهر | مرة واحدة | $50

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Visa-free nearby

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

No visa-free place we have reviewed is within 2,500 km yet.

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

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