South African Honorary Consulates in the Gambia

South Africa has 2 honorary consulates in the Gambia, in Serrekunda and Banjul; an honorary consul offers first help and passes documents on, but visas and passports are issued elsewhere.

Citizens of the Gambia must obtain a visa before travelling to South Africa. South Africa has no embassy or career consulate in the Gambia, and its honorary consulates normally do not issue visas; applications go to a mission of South Africa accredited to the Gambia from another country.

In return, the Gambia has an embassy in South Africa, in Pretoria.

South Africa in the Gambia

There is no embassy of South Africa in the Gambia on record, so the Gambia is probably covered by an embassy of South Africa in another country. Worldwide, South Africa has 202 missions in 129 countries; 2 of them are in the Gambia.

Travel to the Gambia for South African citizens

The Gambia admits South African citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days. In the Gambia, South African citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When South African missions in the Gambia are closed

South African missions in the Gambia close 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 South Africa, such as Day of Reconciliation on Wednesday 16 December 2026.