Senegal Visa and Entry Requirements
- Country Senegal
- Guide Visa and Entry
- Reviewed 20 August 2026
- Length 1 min read
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Last reviewed 20 August 2026
Senegal asks for no visa from most visitors and gives a generous three months. What it does ask for is a passport with real time left on it and evidence that you have somewhere to go, and the second of those is the one people arrive without.
Three months, and six months on the passport
You can visit Senegal without a visa for up to three months. Your passport must have an expiry date at least six months after the day you arrive.
That six months is the strictest of the three North and West African countries in this series. Morocco asks for three months beyond arrival and Tunisia asks only that the passport last the trip. If you are combining any of them, pack for the strictest rule rather than the one for the country you land in first.
Staying longer than three months means registering with the local authorities after you arrive. They issue a Carte d'étranger, which you then have to carry as identification.
What the border actually asks to see
There is also a yellow fever risk in Senegal itself, so you may be asked for a certificate by the next country you travel to rather than by this one.
- A passport valid for at least six months after your arrival date.
- Evidence of return or onward travel. Without it you may be refused entry.
- Proof of your arranged accommodation. This is the one people are surprised by.
- A yellow fever certificate if you are arriving from a country with a transmission risk. Transiting through such a country's airport counts.
- Babies aged nine months and under are exempt from the yellow fever requirement.
- Anything prohibited, taxable or dutiable, declared. Senegal has strict rules on what may be brought in and taken out.