No visa needed

Do citizens of the Vatican City need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of the Vatican City 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 Vatican City: the passport opens 92 countries visa-free; Vatican City — Banjul: ≈ 4,220 km, about 6 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 Vatican City passport?

Yes, citizens of the Vatican City 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 Vatican City passport you can visit 92 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 34 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vatican City passport ranks 65th of 199.
Vatican City passport: visa-free access to 92 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of the Vatican City and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Tunisia, Cape Verde, Seychelles, Botswana, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Eswatini, Bahamas, Haiti, Mauritius, Belize, Malaysia, Singapore, and Philippines.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Vatican City. Vatican City visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Vatican City — Banjul: about 4,220 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Vatican City 12:00 — Banjul 10:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 79th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Vatican City.