Polish Honorary Consulate in the Gambia

Poland has an honorary consulate in Banjul; honorary consuls work part-time and normally cannot issue visas or full passports.

Poland requires citizens of the Gambia to hold a visa issued in advance. Poland has no embassy or career consulate in the Gambia, and its honorary consulates normally do not issue visas; applications go to a mission of Poland accredited to the Gambia from another country, or to another Schengen state that represents it for visas.

In return, the Gambia has 1 mission in Poland, but no embassy there on record.

Poland in the Gambia

There is no embassy of Poland in the Gambia on record, so the Gambia is probably covered by an embassy of Poland in another country. Worldwide, Poland has 384 missions in 148 countries; one of them is in the Gambia.

Travel to the Gambia for Polish citizens

Polish citizens do not need a visa for the Gambia: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free. In the Gambia, Polish citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of Poland in the Gambia is closed

The honorary consulate of Poland in the Gambia closes on the Gambia’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and Independence Day on Thursday 18 February 2027, and usually on some holidays of Poland, such as Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) on Wednesday 11 November 2026.