How to get a Gambia visa from Tunisia

• A tourist visa is granted for tourism purposes such as leisure, vacations, sightseeing, and visiting friends or family relatives.
• Gambia application form should be correctly filled and signed.
• An original Tunisian passport that is valid for at least six months after staying in the Gambia.
• Two recent passport photographs with a white background.
• Passport photographs should be taken within the last three months.
• Visitors under the age of 18 should submit birth certificates and a signed letter of approval by a parent or legal guardian.
• A criminal report signed by the police department showing no sign of criminal activities.
• Applicants are not permitted to overstay the required duration of stay.
• Flight ticket showing entry and exit date from the Gambia.
• Applicants under 18 years should submit an original birth certificate and consent note signed by a parent.
• A certificate of vaccination against yellow fever is required.
• A letter of invitation from a friend or relative is required. If the host will be financially responsible for the applicant throughout the required stay, it should be stated in the letter of invitation.
• The letter should also involve the duration of stay and contact information of the host in the Gambia.
• Applicants of a tourist visa are not allowed to engage in any business activities.
• The maximum stay for tourists is 90 days.

• Original Passport with a validity of 6 months after exiting the Gambia.
• A copy of the signed Gambia visa application form.
• 2 passport-type photograph with a white background.
• Copy of round trip airline tickets/travel itinerary showing details of activities in Tunisia.
• Applicants are required to provide bank statements as proof of financial funds fro the whole duration of stay.
• A business letter from the host company/organization in the Gambia stating the purpose of visit, duration of the visit and financial responsibility of applicant’s travel expenses.
• The business letter should also include the type of business to be conducted in the Gambia.
• A business letter from the sending company in Tunisia showing proof that the applicant is an employee of the company and in good standing is required.
• The letter should also indicate that the applicant's employer is fully aware of the business leave and will be returning to Tunisia.
• Applicants are not required to engage in any business activity that is not included in the travel itinerary.
• Applicants are not required to overstay the required duration of stay in The Gambia.
• Applicants are to leave on or before the expiration of the visa.

English is the official language spoken in schools and public offices there is also Wolof, Serer-Sine, Sarahole, Pulaar, Maninkakan, Mandjaque, Mandingo, Jola-Fonyi and the Aku's Creole (pidgin English).

The Gambia is traditionally very tolerant of all religious creeds and beliefs and while the country is predominantly Muslim, with up to 90% of the population practising the basic tenets of Islam, it is essentially a secular country and it prides itself on its broad-minded acceptance of all faiths.

The country is known for the beaches along its small Atlantic coastline and for being home to Jufureh (Juffure), the reputed ancestral village of Kunta Kinte, the main character in Alex Haley's well-known novel Roots.