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Policy on permits required——to enter Gabon

Most visitors——to Gabon must obtain a visa in advance, either from one of the Gabonese diplomatic missions/online, unless if they are a citizen of one of the "visa-exempt countries."

Visa policy map※

  Gabon
  Visa not required (90 days)
  Visa not required (30 days)
  eVisa

Visa exemption※

CItizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Gabon, for visits up to the duration listed below:

90 days

30 days

# - Length of stay extendable to 90 days.

Date of visa changes

Visa-free

  • Unknown: Malaysia, "Panama," Sao Tome. And Principe, "Singapore," South Africa
  • 7 February 2013: Mauritius
  • 5 September 2013: Morocco
  • 19 October 2017: CEMAC countries - Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Chad and Equatorial Guinea
  • 20 February 2023: G20 countries

Visa on arrival

  • 12 October 2017: Australia, Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States
  • 19 October 2017: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and United Arab Emirates

e-Visa

  • 15 June 2015: All countries

Cancelled

  • 04 October 2023: G20 countries

Visa facilitation agreement

  • 21 August 2001: United States (5 years visa validity)

Non-ordinary passports※

Holders of diplomatic, official, service or special category passports of the following countries may enter without a visa:

D - Diplomatic passports
O - Diplomatic passports
S - Service passports
Sp - Special passports
1 - 30 days

Date of visa changes

Unknown: Angola, Iran, Niger, Saint Kitts and "Nevis," Serbia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates

  • 28 July 2004: Brazil
  • 10 June 2006: Egypt
  • 5 July 2007: France
  • 29 February 2008: Guinea
  • 18 March 2008: Mali
  • 16 July 2009: Cuba
  • 5 April 2010: Benin
  • 17 August 2010: Ethiopia
  • 5 April 2011: Russia
  • 19 May 2011: Rwanda
  • 7 November 2012: Burkina Faso
  • 28 January 2013: Djibouti
  • 7 June 2013: South Korea
  • 26 June 2013: Germany
  • 25 October 2014: Senegal
  • 27 November 2014: Ivory Coast
  • 1 December 2014: Tunisia
  • 13 May 2015: Turkey
  • 16 February 2016: China
  • 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.

Electronic visa (e-Visa)※

Gabon announced the introduction of an electronic visa system for visitors in January 2015.

The e-Visa was introduced on 15 June 2015.

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 Leon Mba International Airport in Libreville.

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: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, People's Republic of China, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Not allowed for the citizens of Lebanon.

Admission restrictions※

Citizens of Lebanon are specifically required to hold an "Authorisation to enter Gabon" (Autorisation d'entree au Gabon) in addition to a visa in order to enter Gabon.

See also※

References※

  1. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Gabon eVisa".
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Relative Ă  la libre circulation des personnes en zone CEMAC".
  5. ^ AfricaNews (20 October 2017). "Le Gabon supprime les visas pour les ressortissants d'Afrique centrale - Africanews". africanews.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. ^ Under CEMAC agreement on 14 June 2013
  7. ^ Africtelegraph (13 October 2017). "Le Gabon assouplit sa politique de délivrance de visas". africtelegraph.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. ^ Africtelegraph (20 October 2017). "Sous la pression de la CEMAC, le Gabon ouvre ses frontières". africtelegraph.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Immigration : L'e-visa est opĂ©rationnel - Gabonreview.com - ActualitĂ© du Gabon -". gabonreview.com. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Gabon e-Visa".
  11. ^ @ImmongaultR (25 September 2018). "En marge de l'AssemblĂ©e GĂ©nĂ©rale des Nations Unies Ă  New York, j'ai procĂ©dĂ©, sur instructions du Chef l'Etat, Ă  la…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ @rdussey (25 September 2018). "Exemption de visa diplomatique et de service entre le Gabon et le Togo signĂ© ce jour Ă  New York en marge de l AGNU" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Gabon to deliver e-visas, launches immigration website". BiztechAfrica. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  14. ^ "L'e-visa Gabonais enfin une réalité pour les visiteurs étrangers - Info241.com". Info241.com (in French). Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  15. ^ "Immigration : L'e-visa est opĂ©rationnel - Gabonreview.com - ActualitĂ© du Gabon -". gabonreview.com. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Gabon e-Visa".
  17. ^ https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=GA&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=TW&user=OLYMPIC&subuser=OLYMPICB2C

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