No visa needed

Do citizens of Malta need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Malta 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 Malta: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Valletta — Banjul: ≈ 3,980 km, about 5.5 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 Malta passport?

Yes, citizens of Malta 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 Malta passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malta passport ranks 3rd of 199.
Malta passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Malta and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Tunisia, Senegal, Uganda, Cape Verde, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Seychelles, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius, Barbados, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Malta. Malta visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Valletta — Banjul: about 3,980 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Valletta 12:00 — Banjul 10:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 86th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.