Visa requirements for Gabonese citizens

Visa requirements for Gabonese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Gabon.

A Gabonese passport

As of April 2025, Gabonese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 59 countries and territories, ranking the Gabonese passport 80th, tied with Burkinabe passport and Malagasy passport in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Gabonese citizens holding ordinary passports

  Gabon

  Visa not required

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	eVisa[3][4]
Algeria	Visa required[5]
Andorra	Visa required[6]		No border checkpoints in Andorra, but visitor must visit Spain or France before can reach Andorra, thus Schengen visa required
Angola	Visa required[7]
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa[8][9]
Argentina	Visa required[10]		The AVE (High Speed Travel) is open to Gabonese citizens holding valid, current ordinary passports traveling to Argentina for tourism. To do so, they must hold a valid category B2/J/B1/O/P (P1-P2-P3)/E/H-1B visa issued by the United States of America.[11]
Armenia	Visa required[12]
Australia and territories	Visa required[13][14]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria	Visa required[15]
Azerbaijan	Visa required[16]
Bahamas	eVisa[17][18]
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[19][20]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa not required[21]	90 days
Barbados	Visa not required[22][23]	90 days
Belarus	Visa required[24]
Belgium	Visa required[25]
Belize	Visa required[26]
Benin	Visa not required[27][28][29]	90 days
Bhutan	eVisa[30][31]
Bolivia	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[32][33]	30 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[34]
Botswana	eVisa[35][36]	3 months
Brazil	Visa required[37]
Brunei	Visa required[38]
Bulgaria	Visa required[39]
Burkina Faso	eVisa[40]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[41]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[42][43]	30 days
Cameroon	Visa not required[44]	90 days
Canada	Visa required
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[45]
Central African Republic	Visa not required[46]	90 days	ID card valid.
Chad	Visa not required[47]	90 days	ID card valid.
Chile	Visa required[48]
China	Visa required[49]
Colombia	Online Visa[50][51]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[52]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa not required[53][54]	90 days[Note 1]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[55][56]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa required[57]		90 days visa free if holding a valid, multiple-entry visa or residence permit issued by Schengen Area, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States or Canada
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[58]	3 months
Croatia	Visa required[59]
Cuba	Tourist card required[60]	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa required[61]
Czech Republic	Visa required[62]
Denmark	Visa required[63]
Djibouti	eVisa[64][65]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required[66]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required[67]
Ecuador	Visa not required[68]	90 days
Egypt	Visa required[69]
El Salvador	Visa required[70]		visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member states.
Equatorial Guinea	Visa not required[71]	90 days
Eritrea	Visa required[72]
Estonia	Visa required[73]
Eswatini	Visa required[74]
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	up to 90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.[75] e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.[76]
Fiji	Visa required[77]
Finland	Visa required[78]
France	Visa required[79]
Gambia	Visa not required[80]	90 days
Georgia	Visa required[81]		e-Visa available for holders of a valid Schengen visa or a valid visa from any of the OECD member countries; or a valid residence permit of a Schengen or OECD country.[82]
Germany	Visa required[83]
Ghana	Visa on arrival[84]	30 days
Greece	Visa required[85]
Grenada	Visa required[86]
Guatemala	Visa required[87]		visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member states.
Guinea	eVisa[88][89]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[90]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[91]
Haiti	Visa not required[92]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[93]		visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member states.
Hungary	Visa required[94]
Iceland	Visa required[95]
India	eVisa[96]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports[Note 2] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 3][97] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[98] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[99]
Indonesia	Visa required[100]
Iran	eVisa[101][102]	30 days
Iraq	Visa required[103]
Ireland	Visa required[104]
Israel	Visa required[105]
Italy	Visa required[106]
Jamaica	Visa required[107]
Japan	Visa required[108]
Jordan	Visa required[109]
Kazakhstan	eVisa[110]
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[111][112]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa not required[113]	90 days	90 days within any 12 months period.
North Korea	Visa required[114]
South Korea	Visa required[115]
Kuwait	Visa required[116]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[117][118]	60 days
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[119]	30 days	17[Note 4] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[120] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and in Boten (road and railroad).[121] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 6] and 6 border crossings.[Note 7][120] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[122]
Latvia	Visa required[123]
Lebanon	Visa required[124]
Lesotho	eVisa[125][126]
Liberia	Visa required[127]
Libya	eVisa[128][129]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[130]
Lithuania	Visa required[131]
Luxembourg	Visa required[132]
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[133]	60 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival[134][135]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[136]	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[137]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[138]
Malta	Visa required[139]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[140]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[141]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[142]	90 days
Mexico	Visa required[143]		Visa free if hold a valid visa or permanent resident card of the Schengen Area, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom or the United States
Micronesia	Visa not required[144]	30 days
Moldova	Visa required[145]		Visa free if they hold a valid residence permit, a valid 'C'-type, or a valid 'D'-type visa issued by a Schengen member state
Monaco	Visa required[146]
Mongolia	eVisa[147][148]	30 days
Montenegro	Visa required[149]		30 days visa free if hold a valid foreign travel documents containing a valid Schengen visa, a valid visa of Commonwealth of Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United States of America and the United Kingdom
Morocco	Visa not required[150]	90 days
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[151][152]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required[153]
Namibia	Visa on arrival[154][155]	90 days
Nauru	Visa required[156]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[157]	90 days[158]
Netherlands	Visa required[159]
New Zealand	Visa required[160]		Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[161]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[162]	30 days
Niger	Visa required[163]
Nigeria	eVisa[164][165]	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa required[166]		15 days visa free if hold a valid Type "C" multiple-entry visa for the Schengen Area or a temporary/permanent residence of the Schengen Area
Norway	Visa required[167]
Oman	Visa required[168]
Pakistan	Online Visa[169][170]	3 months	Online Visa eligible.[171]
Palau	Free visa on arrival[172]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[173]	90 days
Papua New Guinea	eVisa[174][175]	60 days	Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
Paraguay	Visa required[176]
Peru	Visa required[177]
Philippines	Visa not required[178]	30 days
Poland	Visa required[179]
Portugal	Visa required[180]
Qatar	eVisa[181][182]
Romania	Visa required[183]
Russia	Visa required[184]
Rwanda	Visa not required[185]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	eVisa[186][187]
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival[188]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[189]	3 month
Samoa	Visa not required[190]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[191]		No border checkpoints in San Marino but visitor must visit Italy before can reach San Marino thus Schengen visa required
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required[192]	15 days[193]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[194]
Senegal	Visa on arrival[195]	90 days
Serbia	Visa required[196]		Holders of valid visa or residents of the Cyprus, Ireland, Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or the United States may enter Serbia without a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days within any 180-day period
Seychelles	Electronic Border System[197][198]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
Sierra Leone	eVisa / Visa on arrival[199][200]	3 months / 30 days
Singapore	Visa not required[201]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required[202]
Slovenia	Visa required[203]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[204]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[205]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa not required[206]	30 days
South Sudan	eVisa[207][208]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa required[209]
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival[210][211]	60 days / 30 days	The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period.[212] Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
Sudan	Visa required[213]
Suriname	Visa not required[214][215]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 50 or EUR 50 must be paid online prior to arrival.[216] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[217]
Sweden	Visa required[218]
Switzerland	Visa required[219]
Syria	Visa required[220]
Tajikistan	Visa required[221]
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[222][223]	3 months
Thailand	Visa required[224]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[225]	30 days
Togo	eVisa[226][227]	15 days
Tonga	Visa required[228]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[229]
Tunisia	Visa not required[230]	3 months
Turkey	Visa required[231]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[232]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[233]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa[234][235]	3 months
Ukraine	Visa required[236]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[237]		May apply using 'Smart service'.[238]
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies	Visa required[239]
United States	Visa required[240]		Proof of COVID-19 vaccine required if entering by air.[241]
Uruguay	Visa required[242]
Uzbekistan	eVisa[243][244]	30 days	5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country.[245]
Vanuatu	Visa required[246]
Vatican City	Visa required[247]
Venezuela	Visa required[248]
Vietnam	eVisa[249][250]	90 days	30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island
Yemen	Visa required[181]
Zambia	eVisa[251][252]	90 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa[253][254]	3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[255]
Kosovo	Visa required[256]	Do not need a visa a holder of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay)[257]
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[258]
Palestine	Visa not required[259]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[260]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[261][262]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[263]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[264][265]
Taiwan	Visa required[266][267]
Transnistria	Visa not required[268]	Registration required after 24h.[269][270]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong	Visa not required[271]	14 days
Macau	Visa on arrival[272]
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa required[273]
Greenland	Visa required[274]
France
French Guiana	Visa required[275]
French Polynesia	Visa required[276]
French West Indies	Visa required	Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte	Visa required[277]
New Caledonia	Visa required[278]
Réunion	Visa required[279]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa required[280]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa required[281]
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa required[282]
Caribbean Netherlands	Visa required[283]	Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Curaçao	Visa required[284]
Sint Maarten	Visa required[285]
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required[286]	31 days
Niue	Visa not required[287]	30 days
Tokelau	Visa required[288]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Visa required[289]
Anguilla	Visa required[290]	Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[291]
Bermuda	Visa not required[292]
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[293]
British Virgin Islands	Visa required[294]
Cayman Islands	Visa required[295]
Falkland Islands	Visa required[296]
Gibraltar	Visa required[297]
Montserrat	eVisa[298]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[299][300][301]
Ascension Island	eVisa[302][303]	3 months within any year period
Saint Helena	eVisa[304][305]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[306]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[307][308]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[309]	Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa	Visa required[310]
Guam	Visa required[311]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[312]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[313]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[314]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[315][316][317][318][319][320][321][322][323][324][325][326]

See also

• Visa policy of Gabon
• Gabonese passport