No visa needed

Do citizens of Namibia need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Namibia 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 Namibia: the passport opens 43 countries visa-free; Windhoek — Banjul: ≈ 5,430 km, about 7.5 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 Namibia passport?

Yes, citizens of Namibia 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 Namibia passport you can visit 43 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 89 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Namibia passport ranks 111th of 199.
Namibia passport: visa-free access to 43 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Namibia and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 27 countries, for example: Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Benin, Mauritius, Seychelles, Guinea, Tunisia, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Namibia. Namibia visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Windhoek — Banjul: about 5,430 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Windhoek 12:00 — Banjul 10:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 46th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Namibia.