No visa needed

Do citizens of Chad need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Chad don’t need a visa for the Gambia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Chad: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; N'Djamena — Banjul: ≈ 3,430 km, about 5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to the Gambia without a visa on a Chad passport?

Yes, citizens of Chad don’t need a visa for the Gambia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Gambia visa rules at a glance

With a Chad passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 102 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Chad passport ranks 161st of 199.
Chad passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Chad and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Mali, Kenya, Mauritania, Seychelles, Mauritius, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Malaysia.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Chad. Chad visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

N'Djamena — Banjul: about 3,430 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: N'Djamena 12:00 — Banjul 11:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 52nd closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Chad.