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China visa requirements for Gambia citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Gambia citizens need a visa for China.
Entry details
Travelling to China on a Gambia passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Gambia passport currently ranks #136 of 199 worldwide, with 65 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
China is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 67 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #106 with 83 open destinations. This is a mutual arrangement, with visa required applying symmetrically between the two countries.
In the opposite direction, China citizens travelling to Gambia face: visa required.
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