Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore

Overview

Ministry of Health (MOH) Public Health Advisory

Travellers should refer to the ICA website for the latest information on travelling to/from or transiting through Singapore. For the latest updates on Singapore's COVID-19 situation, please refer to the MOH website at https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19.

Please refer to the official website of the Ministry of Health of at https://www.moh.gov.gm or the official Facebook page of the Ministry of Health of The Gambia at https://www.facebook.com/people/Ministry-of-Health-The-Gambia/100063560141099 for The Gambia’s government’s latest COVID-19 related entry requirements.

As entry restrictions may change at short notice, we advise you to contact your travel agency, or the nearest High Commission of Gambia, to ensure that you have accurate information for your specific purpose prior to departure.

Please note that Singapore has no diplomatic representation in Gambia which constrains our ability to extend consular assistance in an emergency. Singaporeans who need consular assistance can contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Duty Office (24 Hours) at: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Duty Office (24-hours) Tanglin, Singapore 248163 Tel: 6379 8800, 6379 8855 Email: mfa_duty_officer@mfa.gov.sg

Entry and Exit

Singaporeans may stay up to 90 days in Gambia without a visa. As visa requirements often change at short notice, we advise you to contact your travel agency, or the nearest High Commission of Gambia for up-to-date information. There should be at least six months' validity on your passport on the expected date of departure from Gambia.

Additional Information

Prior to your travel, consult your doctor for travel health advice regarding vaccinations required or recommended and purchase comprehensive travel insurance.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is a risk of yellow fever transmission in Gambia. To fully protect yourself against yellow fever during your travels, you are advised to receive the yellow fever vaccination 10 days before your travels. All travellers, including Singapore residents, who arrive in Singapore from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission (i.e. regardless of area, city or region) are required to have a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate and present it to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer at the immigration counter upon arrival to Singapore.

The International Certificate of Vaccination for yellow fever is only considered valid 10 days after vaccination and the validity lasts for the life of the person vaccinated.

Travellers without a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate (e.g. unvaccinated individuals, including those who are ineligible to receive the vaccination, such as children aged 1 year old and below and individuals with contraindications, and travellers whose certificate has yet to become valid),are liable to be quarantined under Section 31 of the Infectious Disease Act, for six days from date of departure from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission. Quarantine must be served at designated vector-free government quarantine facility. Non-residents who refuse quarantine will be denied entry into Singapore.

Please refer to MOH website https://www.moh.gov.sg/diseases-updates/yellow-fever for more information on yellow fever.

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