# Cuba passport to The Gambia: Visa on arrival

Current access classification: **Visa on arrival** — Visa available at the border or airport.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Named visa-only ordinary passports: visa on arrival** (Visa on arrival)
  GID's country schedule expressly labels these passports visa-only, and its entry requirements expressly permit visa acquisition at a gazetted border.
  - The Visa page expressly puts these countries in a visa-only category, without entry-clearance language.
  - GID says a visa can be acquired at gazetted ports of entry; that route is normalized as visa on arrival.
  - GID describes sticker or endorsement issuance, not eVisa.
  - Admission, stay, work, residence, transit, health and security conditions remain separate.
  Official sources:
  - [Gambia Immigration Department: Gambia Immigration Department: Visa](https://gid.gov.gm/visa/)
  - [Gambia Immigration Department: Gambia Immigration Department: Entry Requirements](https://gid.gov.gm/entry-requirements/)

- **Current official route — Named visa-only ordinary passports: visa issued at entry** (Visa on arrival)
  GID's live nationality schedule calls these passports visa-only, without clearance. Its current entry guidance expressly makes a visa available from immigration officers at gazetted ports, establishing arrival issuance for this named cohort.
  - The GID schedule explicitly separates this visa-only cohort from the entry-clearance categories.
  - GID says a visa can be acquired from immigration officers at gazetted ports of entry.
  - The service describes sticker or endorsement issuance, not an eVisa.
  - Admission, work, residence, transit, health, security and special-document requirements remain separate.
  Official sources:
  - [Gambia Immigration Department: Gambia Immigration Department: Visa](https://gid.gov.gm/visa/)
  - [Gambia Immigration Department: Gambia Immigration Department: Entry Requirements](https://gid.gov.gm/entry-requirements/)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-the-gambia-visa-on-arrival)
- [Cuba passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/cuba)
- [All passport requirements for The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/destination/the-gambia)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)