Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Gambian passport holders 8
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
CubaeVisa90 days→eTA90 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
PakistaneVisa30 days→eTA
PalestineVisa required→Visa-free
SomaliaeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Gambian passport holders 29
United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa required
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
BhutaneVisa→Visa required
DR CongoeVisa7 days→Visa required
CamerooneVisa→Visa required
ColombiaeVisa→Visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
EcuadoreVisa→Visa required
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
Hong KongeVisa→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
IraqeVisa→Visa required
KenyaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
LibyaeVisa→Visa required
MoldovaeVisa→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Papua New GuineaeVisa→Visa required
RwandaVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
SyriaeVisa→Visa required
EswatiniVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
ChadeVisa→Visa required
ThailandeVisa→Visa required
TajikistaneVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Gambia 19
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free90 days→Visa required- BhutanVisa required→Visa-free90 days
Costa RicaVisa required→Visa-free
Dominican RepublicVisa required→Visa-free- EcuadorVisa required→Visa-free
HaitiVisa required→Visa-free90 days- IndonesiaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
IcelandVisa-free90 days→Visa required- LibyaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
MontenegroVisa-free90 days→Visa required
North MacedoniaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
NicaraguaVisa required→Visa-free
NepalVisa-free90 days→Visa required- RwandaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
- TajikistanVisa required→Visa-free90 days
Timor-LesteVisa required→Visa-free
TurkmenistanVisa required→Visa-free
TaiwanVisa required→Visa-free90 days
UzbekistanVisa required→Visa-free28 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes