# Qatar passport to The Gambia: Visa required

Current access classification: **Visa required** — Traditional visa required before travel.

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-and-clearance ordinary passports: advance visitor entry permission** (Visa required)
  GID's country schedule expressly places these passports in a category requiring both a visa and entry clearance; its entry rules require clearance approval before travel.
  - The Visa page expressly lists these countries as needing both visa and clearance.
  - GID requires approved entry clearance before arrival.
  - A border-issued visa cannot replace the named prior clearance.
  - GID describes sticker or endorsement issuance; no eVisa is established.
  - Work, residence, transit, health, security and special-document rules remain outside the visitor baseline.
  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-and-entry-clearance ordinary passports** (Visa required)
  GID's live nationality schedule expressly assigns these passports to both visa and entry-clearance categories. The current entry guidance requires an approved clearance before travel, so they remain advance-permission access rather than eVisa, ETA or arrival issuance.
  - The schedule explicitly says both visa and clearance are required for this cohort.
  - GID requires a copy of approved entry clearance for travel; its stated validity is 30 days.
  - The GID service describes visas as stickers or endorsements, not electronic issuance.
  - Work, residence, transit, health, security and special-document rules remain outside the ordinary visitor baseline.
  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/qatar-the-gambia-visa)
- [Qatar passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/qatar)
- [All passport requirements for The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/destination/the-gambia)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)