Visa policy of Gabon
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Visa exemption
CItizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Gabon, for visits up to the duration listed below:[3][1]
90 days 30 days |
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Visa-free[3]
Visa on arrival
e-Visa
Cancelled
Visa facilitation agreement
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Non-ordinary passports
Holders of diplomatic, official, service or special category passports of the following countries may enter without a visa:[3][10]
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D - Diplomatic passports
O - Diplomatic passports
S - Service passports
Sp - Special passports
1 - 30 days
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Unknown: Angola, Iran, Niger, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Serbia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates
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- A visa exemption agreement for holders of diplomatic and official passports was signed with Togo on 25 September 2018, but it has not yet entered into force.[11][12]
Electronic visa (e-Visa)
Gabon announced the introduction of an electronic visa system for visitors in January 2015.[13][2]
The e-Visa was introduced on 15 June 2015.[14][15]
The e-Visa system is usable by citizens of any country that requires a visa to visit Gabon. The e-Visa is issued 72 hours after the application and is valid only for those arriving via
Transit without a visa
Transit without a visa is possible for travellers continuing their trip to a third country by the same or first connecting plane within 24 hours or by the same plane if they are the citizens of the following countries:
See also
References
- ^ a b "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Gabon eVisa".
- ^ a b c "Pays exempts de visas". Republique Gabonaise Ministère Des Affaires Etrangères Chargé De L'intégration Sous-régionale Et Des Gabonais De L'étranger (in French). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Gabon. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Relative à la libre circulation des personnes en zone CEMAC".
- ^ AfricaNews (20 October 2017). "Le Gabon supprime les visas pour les ressortissants d'Afrique centrale - Africanews". africanews.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Under CEMAC agreement on 14 June 2013
- ^ Africtelegraph (13 October 2017). "Le Gabon assouplit sa politique de délivrance de visas". africtelegraph.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Africtelegraph (20 October 2017). "Sous la pression de la CEMAC, le Gabon ouvre ses frontières". africtelegraph.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Immigration : L'e-visa est opérationnel - Gabonreview.com - Actualité du Gabon -". gabonreview.com. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Gabon e-Visa".
- ^ @ImmongaultR (September 25, 2018). "En marge de l'Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies à New York, j'ai procédé, sur instructions du Chef l'Etat, à la…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @rdussey (September 25, 2018). "Exemption de visa diplomatique et de service entre le Gabon et le Togo signé ce jour à New York en marge de l AGNU" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Gabon to deliver e-visas, launches immigration website". BiztechAfrica. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ "L'e-visa Gabonais enfin une réalité pour les visiteurs étrangers - Info241.com". Info241.com (in French). Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ "Immigration : L'e-visa est opérationnel - Gabonreview.com - Actualité du Gabon -". gabonreview.com. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Gabon e-Visa".
- ^ https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=GA&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=TW&user=OLYMPIC&subuser=OLYMPICB2C[permanent dead link]