No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Arab Emirates need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates: the passport opens 127 countries visa-free; Abu Dhabi — Banjul: ≈ 7,490 km, about 10 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 United Arab Emirates passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates passport you can visit 127 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 26 with an e-visa; 11 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Arab Emirates passport ranks 2nd of 199.
United Arab Emirates passport: visa-free access to 127 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Seychelles, Tunisia, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore, Burkina Faso, Eswatini, Botswana, Mali, Philippines, Senegal, Micronesia, Barbados, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Banjul: about 7,490 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Banjul 08:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 144th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.