Senegal visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026
Visa & Entry Requirements for SenegalMost travellers need a visa for Senegal: 138 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate, while 60 passports enter visa-free.
Senegal's Foreign Ministry lists the nationalities that need no visa for a stay of less than 3 months — among them France, Germany and other European states, the UK, the US, Canada, India and Japan, and African states including Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria. Ireland's foreign ministry says Irish citizens can enter without a visa for up to 90 days. The Foreign Ministry says nationals of countries not on the list, and holders of refugee travel documents, need a visa.
Do I need a visa for Senegal? Quick answers
United States
Visa-free
90 days
United Kingdom
Visa-free
90 days
Germany
Visa-free
90 days
India
Visa-free
90 days
China
Visa-free
90 days
Canada
Visa-free
90 days
Australia
Visa required
Poland
Visa-free
90 days
Another passport? Use the checker or find it in the table below.
Visa for Senegal — requirements summaryAll travellers must meet the entry rules set by Senegal, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Albania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Algeria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Andorra |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Angola |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Argentina |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Armenia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Australia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Austria |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Azerbaijan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bahamas |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bahrain |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bangladesh |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Barbados |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Belarus |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Belgium |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Belize |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Benin |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Bhutan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bolivia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Botswana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Brazil |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Brunei |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bulgaria |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Burkina Faso |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Burundi |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cambodia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cameroon |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Canada |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Cape Verde |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Central African Republic |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Chad |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Chile |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| China |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Colombia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Comoros |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Costa Rica |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Croatia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Cuba |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cyprus |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Czechia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Denmark |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Djibouti |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Dominica |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Dominican Republic |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 DR Congo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ecuador |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Egypt |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 El Salvador |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Equatorial Guinea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Eritrea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Estonia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Eswatini |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ethiopia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Fiji |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Finland |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 France |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Gabon |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Gambia |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Georgia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Germany |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Ghana |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Greece |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Grenada |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guatemala |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guinea |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Guinea-Bissau |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Guyana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Haiti |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Honduras |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Hong Kong |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Hungary |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Iceland |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| India |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Indonesia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Iran |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Iraq |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ireland |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Israel |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Italy |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Jamaica |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Japan |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Jordan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kazakhstan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kenya |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Kiribati |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kosovo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kuwait |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kyrgyzstan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Laos |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Latvia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Lebanon |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Lesotho |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Liberia |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Libya |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Liechtenstein |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Lithuania |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Luxembourg |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Macau |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Madagascar |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Malawi |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Malaysia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Maldives |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mali |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Malta |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Marshall Islands |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mauritania |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Mauritius |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Mexico |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Micronesia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Moldova |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Monaco |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mongolia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Montenegro |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Morocco |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Mozambique |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Myanmar |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Namibia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Nauru |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Nepal |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Netherlands |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 New Zealand |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Nicaragua |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Niger |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Nigeria |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 North Korea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 North Macedonia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Norway |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Oman |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Pakistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Palau |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Palestine |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Panama |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Papua New Guinea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Paraguay |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Peru |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Philippines |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Poland |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Portugal |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Qatar |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Republic of the Congo |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Romania |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Russia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Rwanda |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saint Lucia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Samoa |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 San Marino |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sao Tome and Principe |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saudi Arabia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Serbia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Seychelles |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sierra Leone |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Singapore |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Slovakia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Slovenia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Solomon Islands |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Somalia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 South Africa |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 South Korea |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 South Sudan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Spain |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Sri Lanka |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sudan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Suriname |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sweden |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Switzerland |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Syria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Taiwan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tajikistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tanzania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Thailand |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Timor-Leste |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Togo |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Tonga |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tunisia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Türkiye |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Turkmenistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tuvalu |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Uganda |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ukraine |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 United Arab Emirates |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
| United Kingdom |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
| United States |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Uruguay |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Uzbekistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vanuatu |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vatican City |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Venezuela |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vietnam |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Yemen |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Zambia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Zimbabwe |
Visa required | — | Details → |
No passport matches your search.
Senegal visa types, fees and processing timesFee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.
Entry requirements for SenegalSenegal's Foreign Ministry says visa-exempt visitors need a passport or laissez-passer valid for at least 6 months. The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Senegal — Visiter le Sénégal (visa exemptions)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
The UK government says you must have a yellow fever vaccination certificate if you arrive from a country listed as a transmission risk, including if you transited through the airport of such a country, and that babies aged 9 months and under are exempt.
UK FCDO — Senegal travel advice (entry requirements)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Senegal. 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 — Senegal health✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026
The UK government tells British visitors, who can visit Senegal without a visa for up to 3 months, that they need to show border officials evidence of return or onward travel and proof of their arranged accommodation, and that they may be refused entry without them. Ireland's foreign ministry says Irish citizens entering without a visa must provide evidence of an onward or return ticket.
UK FCDO — Senegal travel advice (entry requirements)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds amount for Senegal. Ireland's foreign ministry says Irish citizens entering without a visa must provide proof of sufficient funds.
UK FCDO travel advice — Senegal entry requirements✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026
The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) sets at 5,000,000 CFA francs the threshold from which anyone entering a West African Monetary Union (UMOA) member state from a third state, or leaving it for a third state, must declare cash and bearer negotiable instruments to customs at the point of entry or exit.
BCEAO — Instruction No 231/07/2024 fixing the declaration threshold for international physical transport of cash and bearer negotiable instruments✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Senegal visa requirements statisticsWe track the entry rules of Senegal for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa required, which applies to 138 passports (70%). 30% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa-free (60 passports).
Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Senegal or its official immigration website before you travel.
Frequently asked questions about Senegal visasData: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).
Travelling from Senegal?
Senegal passport holders can visit 32 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.
Barbados
90d
Benin
90d
Burkina Faso
∞
Cape Verde
∞
Central African Republic
90d
Chad
90d
Côte d'Ivoire
90d
Dominica
21d
Fiji
120d
Gambia
90d
Ghana
∞
Guinea
∞
Guinea-Bissau
∞
Haiti
90d
Liberia
∞
Malaysia
30d
Mali
∞
Mauritania
90d
Micronesia
30d
Morocco
90d
Mozambique
30d
Niger
∞
Nigeria
∞
Palestine
∞
Philippines
30d
Rwanda
90d
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
90d
Seychelles
90d
Sierra Leone
∞
Singapore
30d
Togo
∞
Tunisia
90d
