No visa needed

Do citizens of the Gambia need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of the Gambia don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 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 Gambia: the passport opens 43 countries visa-free; Banjul — Manila: ≈ 14,400 km, about 18.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Philippines without a visa on a Gambia passport?

Yes, citizens of the Gambia don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines visa rules at a glance

With a Gambia passport you can visit 43 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 93 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Gambia passport ranks 111th of 199.
Gambia passport: visa-free access to 43 countries; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of the Gambia and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Ivory Coast, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Rwanda, Haiti, Seychelles, Malaysia, Singapore, Micronesia, Kiribati, Fiji, and Vanuatu.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Gambia. Gambia visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Banjul — Manila: about 14,400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Banjul 12:00 — Manila 20:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 182nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Gambia.