Honorary Consulate of the Gambia in the Netherlands

The Gambia has an honorary consulate in Amsterdam; honorary consulates handle emergencies and simple certifications rather than visas or passports.

Dutch citizens can visit the Gambia without a visa for up to 90 days.

The Netherlands has no mission in the Gambia on record; Dutch citizens there would be served by an embassy accredited from another country.

The Gambia in the Netherlands

There is no embassy of the Gambia in the Netherlands on record, so the Netherlands is probably covered by an embassy of the Gambia in another country. Worldwide, the Gambia has 21 missions in 16 countries; one of them is in the Netherlands.

Travel to the Netherlands for citizens of the Gambia

Citizens of the Gambia need a visa for the Netherlands, obtained before travel. In the Netherlands, citizens of the Gambia can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of the Gambia in the Netherlands is closed

The honorary consulate of the Gambia in the Netherlands closes on the Netherlands’ public holidays, the next being Christmas Day (Eerste Kerstdag) on Friday 25 December 2026, St. Stephen's Day (Tweede Kerstdag) on Saturday 26 December 2026 and New Year's Day (Nieuwjaarsdag) on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on some holidays of the Gambia, such as Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026.