No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Banjul: ≈ 5,930 km, about 8 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 Latvia passport?

Yes, citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Latvia and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Tunisia, Senegal, Cape Verde, Seychelles, Dominica, Bahamas, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Malaysia, Jamaica, Philippines, and Botswana.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Riga — Banjul: about 5,930 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Riga 12:00 — Banjul 09:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 93rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.