No visa needed

Do citizens of the Solomon Islands need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of the Solomon Islands 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 the Solomon Islands: the passport opens 84 countries visa-free; Honiara — Banjul: ≈ 19,430 km, about 25 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 Solomon Islands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands passport you can visit 84 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 36 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Solomon Islands passport ranks 72nd of 199.
Solomon Islands passport: visa-free access to 84 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of the Solomon Islands and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Vanuatu, Micronesia, Kiribati, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Belize, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, and Bahamas.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Honiara — Banjul: about 19,430 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 25 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −11 hours.
Local time: Honiara 12:00 — Banjul 01:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 196th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Solomon Islands.