Passport validity
The UK Foreign Office says your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay.
UK FCDO — The Gambia travel advice (entry requirements)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Guatemala
Gambia
Guatemala passport holders need a visa for Gambia, issued by an embassy or consulate before travel.
Source: Passport Index dataset — not yet confirmed against an official source.
Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.
Guatemala citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Gambia. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Short visit visa at Gambian embassies, missions or consulates.
Whatever your visa status, Gambia applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
Gambia lets 41 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 103 and requires an embassy visa from 10. Guatemala citizens are treated the same way as Dominican Republic, Paraguay and Peru. Overall the Guatemala passport ranks #83 in the world with 79 visa-free destinations.
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Guatemala passport you can also visit 1 country in the region without a visa, including Zambia.
In the other direction, Gambia citizens need a visa to visit Guatemala.
The UK Foreign Office says your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay.
UK FCDO — The Gambia travel advice (entry requirements)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
WHO lists The Gambia as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries it determines to be at risk of yellow fever transmission, including travellers who transited more than 12 hours through the airport of such a country.
WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1 — countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Gambia. The UK Foreign Office says to check before you travel that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation.
UK FCDO travel advice — Gambia health✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026
The Immigration Department says a short visit visa may be issued provided the applicant has a return ticket (or cash equivalent to its cost) or an onward transportation ticket from The Gambia, and that all passengers should fulfil all entry and exit requirements, including return tickets for first-time travellers. Ireland's travel advice says Irish citizens entering without a visa must provide proof of an onward or return ticket within 90 days of arrival.
Gambia Immigration Department — visa services (short visit visa conditions)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
The Immigration Department says a short visit visa applicant must have adequate funds for his maintenance in The Gambia, and lists visible means of sustenance among its entry requirements; no official source we could read states an amount. Ireland's travel advice says Irish citizens entering without a visa must provide proof of sufficient funds.
Gambia Immigration Department — visa services (short visit visa conditions)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Canada's travel advice says a currency declaration form must be completed on arrival in The Gambia. No official source we could read states a declaration threshold.
Government of Canada — Gambia travel advice✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0); this answer comes from the Passport Index dataset (MIT). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.
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