PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Consular protection for EU citizens in The Gambia
Are you a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union in The Gambia?
This page aims to inform you about your right to consular protection, and on how you can benefit from consular protection in The Gambia.
Consular protection is the assistance an EU country provides to its citizens in case they need assistance abroad. Typically, consular protection is of relevance in the following cases:
- A need for emergency travel documents;
- A serious accident or serious illness;
- Relief and repatriation in case of an emergency;
- Assistance in case you are victim of a crime;
- Arrest or detention;
- Death while abroad.
Are you a national of an EU Member State, and are you in need of consular protection in The Gambia?
- You may contact your Diplomatic Mission in The Gambia and/or the Honorary Consul, which will be able to provide consular protection.
- If your country has no resident Diplomatic Mission in The Gambia/Honorary Consul, or in case they are not in a position to provide consular protection, you can turn to another EU Member State’s Diplomatic Mission for consular protection.
For more information on consular protection, see the dedicated pages on the websites of the EEAS, the European Commission and the Council of the EU).
Indeed, any EU citizen abroad whose own country has no local representation is entitled to receive consular protection from the diplomatic or consular authorities of any other EU Member State. In this case, EU citizens are entitled to benefit from consular protection under the same conditions as the nationals of that other EU Member State.
You will find the contact details of the Diplomatic Missions present in The Gambia and details of the Honorary Consuls who can provide consular protection in The Gambia in the list below.
Please note that the EU Delegation to The Gambia cannot provide direct consular assistance.
As an EU citizen, you can take the following steps to inform yourself before you travel and during your travel and stay in The Gambia, for example:
By following the travel advice issued by your country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs; When abroad, you may register with your Embassy or Consulate, indicate your whereabouts and the duration of your stay; Keep an electronic copy of your travel documents, subscribing to a travel insurance or saving crisis contact details.
List of EU and Schengen Associated countries’ diplomatic missions present in The Gambia, and their respective Honorary Consuls
You are kindly advised to also consult the websites of the EU and Schengen Associated countries indicated below, for the most recent and up-to-date contacts and travel advice.
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Austria (AT) |
Mr Josef Kittl, Honorary Consul |
+220 776 44 55
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Belgium (BE) |
Mr Pierre L.M. Sarr |
+220 449 7616 (office) +220 449 4122 (office) +220 784 1348 (mobile phone)
C/o Sangol Farm Limited PMB 348 SK Garba Jahumpa Road Bakau New Town |
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Czech Republic (CZ) |
Adama Sallah, Honorary Consul |
+220 446 43 04 |
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Denmark (DK) |
Mr Kamil E. Farage, Honorary Consul |
+220 770 0045
115 Kairaba Avenue Fajara |
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France (FR) |
Mr Charbel Elhajj, Honorary Consul |
+220 745 1100 +220 666 1100
32 Madiba Mall Brufut Gardens Brufut |
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Germany (DE) |
Mr Thomas Schmidt, Consular Officer, German Embassy Dakar
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+221 33 889 48 79 +221 77 184 58 24
Liaison Office Banjul, 1 Paradise Beach Place, Kololi +220 446 3026 |
Emergency number of the German Embassy Dakar: +221 77 638 64 41
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Greece (EL) |
Greece covers The Gambia from its Embassy in Dakar, Senegal
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+221 77 280 79 90 +44 739 322 4144
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Hungary (HU) |
Mr Farimang Saho, Honorary Consul
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+2207788814 +220 5111777
Libros Building, Bertil Harding Highway Bijilo |
Emergency phone number: +233 55 648 8443
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Ireland (IE) |
Ireland covers The Gambia for consular affairs from its Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria
Ms Grace Earley, Deputy Head of Mission
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+234 703 400 0723 +234 908 602 5014
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https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/republic-of-the-gambia/ |
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Italy (IT) |
Mr Mehdi Bensouda, Honorary Consul |
+220 248 4848
Senegambia Strip c/o Kololi Casino Complex Senegambia |
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Malta (MT) |
Mr Fady Hocheimy, Honorary Consul |
+220 2020505 +220 7751010
LG Road, Manjai Kunda, The Gambia (Google code C7VW+8W8) |
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Netherlands (NL) |
Ms Henriette Brummer-Sonko, Honorary Consul
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Office hours: +220 586 0700 WhatsApp: +316 8238 7796
Off Brusubi-Brufut Highway, Brusubi
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24/7 Contact center: +31 247 247 247
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Norway (NO) |
Mr Robert Hardmark, Honorary Consul |
+220293 9800
1 Mamakotu Road Bakau |
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Poland (PL) |
Mr Hussein Diab Ghanem, Honorary Consul
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+2207000000 +2207750065 info@honorarypolishconsulgambia.gm
40 Kairaba Avenue |
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Portugal (PT) |
Ms Joana Lopes Martins, focal point for the Embassy of Portugal in Dakar |
+220 3796130
Khamsys Technologies Building, Bijilo, Kombo North
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Emergency contacts (24 hour service) Telephone contact: + 351 217 929 714 + 351 961 706 472
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Spain (ES) |
Ana Gracia, Chargée d’Affaires
Salvador Manzano, Home Affairs Attaché
Marco Mariño- Honorary Consul |
+2207102018 +2207557970 apoyointerior.gambia@gmail.com +220 3110666 |
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Sweden (SE) |
Ms Birgitta Hardmark, Honorary Consul
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+220 788 3519
1 Cotton Street Banjul |
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