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Gabon visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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e-Visa needed. United Kingdom passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Gabon.

Entry
e-Visa
Stay
Not stated by the source
Fee
€85.00
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA

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

Official source

evisa.dgdi.gaDirection Générale de la Documentation et de l'Immigration (DGDI), Gabon e-Visa portalChecked 30 Oct 2026

Gabon has established an electronic visa, also called e-visa to facilitate entry into its territory.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Arrive by air at Léon Mba International Airport in Libreville; the e-visa is not valid at other entry points.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

the date of validity of at least six months

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Gabon passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Gabon passport United Kingdom

Visa needed

VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Libreville, nearest first.

  1. São Tomé & PríncipeSão Tomé, about 300 km from LibrevilleVisa-free · 15 days
  2. AngolaLuanda, about 1,110 km from LibrevilleVisa-free · 30 days
  3. St. HelenaJamestown, about 2,460 km from LibrevilleVisa-free · 183 days

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

Weather in Libreville

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

  1. JanHigh 30.0°CLow 24.3°CRain 304 mm
  2. FebHigh 30.6°CLow 24.4°CRain 252 mm
  3. MarHigh 30.8°CLow 24.3°CRain 359 mm
  4. AprHigh 30.5°CLow 24.2°CRain 305 mm
  5. MayHigh 29.9°CLow 24.5°CRain 235 mm
  6. JunHigh 28.3°CLow 23.8°CRain 27 mm
  7. JulHigh 27.2°CLow 22.7°CRain 8 mm
  8. AugHigh 27.5°CLow 23.2°CRain 31 mm
  9. SepHigh 28.4°CLow 23.8°CRain 148 mm
  10. OctHigh 28.8°CLow 23.9°CRain 443 mm
  11. NovHigh 29.2°CLow 23.9°CRain 498 mm
  12. DecHigh 29.6°CLow 24.0°CRain 320 mm

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

Averages of 16 to 25 years between 1992 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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