No visa needed

Do citizens of Samoa need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Samoa 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 Samoa: the passport opens 82 countries visa-free; Apia — Banjul: ≈ 17,340 km, about 22 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 Samoa passport?

Yes, citizens of Samoa 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 Samoa passport you can visit 82 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 41 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Samoa passport ranks 75th of 199.
Samoa passport: visa-free access to 82 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Samoa and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Jamaica, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Samoa. Samoa visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Apia — Banjul: about 17,340 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 22 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −13 hours.
Local time: Apia 12:00 — Banjul 23:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 170th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Samoa.