What the Gabon visa rules mean for Barbados travellers
Barbados passport holders need an eVisa to enter Gabon. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the e-Visa — single entry, 1 to 3 months. Gabon also offers e-Visa — multiple entries, 6 months — see the visa options above.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Gabon applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The DGDI e-Visa portal says the application must include a copy of the passport data page with a validity of at least six months. Canada's travel advice says your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the …
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK government's travel advice says that to enter Gabon you must have a certificate to prove you have had a yellow fever vaccination.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Gabon. Canada's travel advice says to make sure you get travel insurance that includes coverage for medical evacuation and hospital stays.
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Gabon. The UK Foreign Office tells British travellers that for tourist travel they must provide a hotel booking or a letter from their h…
Gabon entry rules compared
Gabon lets 8 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 188 and requires an embassy visa from 1. Barbados citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Belize and Bolivia. Overall the Barbados passport ranks #47 in the world with 105 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Barbados passport you can also visit 16 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi and Sierra Leone.
In the other direction, Gabon citizens can visit Barbados visa-free.