Check your Gambiavisa application status.

The Gambia Immigration Department lists Bangladesh under "Countries that need both visa and clearance" for Asia and the Middle East ¹. Entry clearance is an approval you must hold before you travel ¹. It is valid for 30 days, you carry a copy, and the host in the Gambia must present the original on or before your arrival ¹.

Where to apply and who decides

Applications go to Gambian embassies, missions and consulates abroad, or you can get a visa on arrival at Gambian ports of entry ¹. No Gambian mission in Bangladesh was found. The pages we read do not say which mission accepts Bangladeshi applications or what the visa fee is ¹. The Gambia Immigration Department decides, and final entry authority rests with immigration officers at the port of arrival ¹.

The entry requirements page also lists a Securiport fee of D1000 (about USD 20) on arrival and on departure. It says this fee is not mandated by the Gambia Immigration Department ².

The student permit

The short visit visa, for up to 90 days, is meant for bona fide businessmen or tourists who live in the country where they apply, hold a return ticket and have adequate funds. A student stay is not covered by this category ¹.

Foreign students get Resident Permit A, which is also issued to retirees and others who are not working. You get it after admission to the Gambia ³. The listed documents are ³:

• passport
• a document establishing status and identity
• an attestation from your embassy or high commission
• the prior year's residential permit, for renewals only

Fees for non-ECOWAS nationals are D5,700 for the permit, plus D2,500 for the Alien Card. The Alien Card fee is non-refundable and both amounts are subject to change ³. Non-ECOWAS nationals must stay in the Gambia up to 56 days after admission before the permit can be issued ³.

The pages do not say how a foreign student obtains entry clearance, and they give no student-specific visa document list. Ask your university and the department.

No online tracker is recorded for the Gambia, so the status check on this page cannot look up a case. Keep your entry clearance copy and passport details ready if you contact the department.