Visa policy of Gabon
{{short description|Policy on permits required to enter Gabon}}
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Most visitors to Gabon must obtain a visa in advance, either from one of the Gabonese diplomatic missions or online, unless if they are a citizen of one of the visa-exempt countries.{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=GA|access-date=21 October 2017}}{{cite web | title=Gabon eVisa | url=https://www.dgdi.ga/e-visa/}}
Visa policy map
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Visa exemption
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Gabon, citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Gabon, for visits up to the duration listed below:{{cite web |title=Pays exempts de visas |url=https://diplomatie.gouv.ga/object.getObject.do?id=1681 |website=Republique Gabonaise Ministère Des Affaires Etrangères Chargé De L'intégration Sous-régionale Et Des Gabonais De L'étranger |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Gabon |access-date=22 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422174926/https://diplomatie.gouv.ga/object.getObject.do?id=1681 |archive-date=22 April 2024 |language=fr |url-status=live}}
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# - Not listed by Timatic as being visa-exempt.
E - Length of stay extendable to 90 days.
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Visa-free
Visa on arrival
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Holders of diplomatic, official, service or special category passports of the following countries may enter without a visa:{{cite web | url=https://evisa.dgdi.ga/#/exemptions | title=Gabon e-Visa}}
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D - Diplomatic passports
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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.{{cite tweet | number=1044732146898935808|user=ImmongaultR | title=En marge de l'Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies à New York, j'ai procédé, sur instructions du Chef l'Etat, à la… | date=25 September 2018}}{{cite tweet | number=1044722808427876352 | user=rdussey | title=Exemption de visa diplomatique et de service entre le Gabon et le Togo signé ce jour à New York en marge de l AGNU. | date=25 September 2018}}
Electronic visa (e-Visa)
Gabon announced the introduction of an electronic visa system for visitors in January 2015.{{cite news | url=http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/gabon-deliver-e-visas-launches-immigration-website/9575/#.VM5Jki6gsaY | title=Gabon to deliver e-visas, launches immigration website|newspaper=BiztechAfrica | access-date=2016-10-26|archive-date=2016-10-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026231901/http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/gabon-deliver-e-visas-launches-immigration-website/9575/#.VM5Jki6gsaY | url-status=dead}}
The e-Visa was introduced on 15 June 2015.{{cite news | url=http://info241.com/l-e-visa-gabonais-enfin-une-realite-pour-les-visiteurs-etrangers,1124 | title=L'e-visa Gabonais enfin une réalité pour les visiteurs étrangers - Info241.com|newspaper=Info241.com | language=fr-FR | access-date=2016-10-26}}{{cite web | url=http://gabonreview.com/blog/immigration-le-visa-est-operationnel/ | title=Immigration : L'e-visa est opérationnel - Gabonreview.com - Actualité du Gabon -|date=10 July 2015 | website=gabonreview.com | access-date=11 April 2018}}
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.{{cite web | url=https://evisa.dgdi.ga/ | title=Gabon e-Visa}}
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.{{Cite web | archive-url=https://archive.today/20131217001350/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=GA&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=TW&user=OLYMPIC&subuser=OLYMPICB2C | archive-date=2013-12-17 | url=https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=GA&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=TW&user=OLYMPIC&subuser=OLYMPICB2C | title=Visa Information Gabon (GA)}}
Admission restrictions
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| 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
{{Wikivoyage|Gabon}}
References
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External links
- [https://evisa.dgdi.ga/ Gabon e-Visa]
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