# South Korea 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 clearance-only ordinary passports: advance visitor entry permission** (Visa required)
  GID's country schedule expressly places these passports in its clearance-only category, and the entry page makes approved clearance a pre-arrival condition.
  - The Visa page expressly puts these countries in a clearance-only category.
  - GID requires approved entry clearance before arrival; this is advance permission, not visa-free access, ETA or eVisa.
  - A general border-visa statement does not remove an expressly required clearance.
  - Admission and special-document, residence, work and transit conditions are outside the 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 entry-clearance-only ordinary passports** (Visa required)
  GID's live nationality schedule expressly places these passports in clearance-only categories. Its entry guidance makes approval a pre-arrival condition, not an ETA, eVisa, visa-free route or arrival-issued visa.
  - The schedule expressly identifies this cohort as requiring entry clearance only.
  - GID says clearance must be approved before arrival and carried for entry.
  - The clearance format and application channel are not established as an ETA or eVisa.
  - Admission, work, residence, transit, health, security and special-document conditions remain outside scope.
  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/south-korea-the-gambia-visa)
- [South Korea passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/south-korea)
- [All passport requirements for The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/destination/the-gambia)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)