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Languages: English & Spanish
Population: 28,750
Currency: Sterling
Area: 8km2 (5.8 sq. mi)
Political system: Democracy

Gibraltar Visa Requirements

Passports are required by all visitors to Gibraltar, except EU nationals who are in possession of a valid national identity card.

Nationals from the following countries are required to obtain a visa:

AFGHANISTAN
ALBANIA
ALGERIA
ANGOLA
ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN
BAHRAIN
BANGLADESH
BELARUS
BENIN
BHUTAN
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
BURKINA FASO
BURMA (Myanmar)
BURUNDI
CAMBODIA
CAMEROON
CAPE VERDE
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
CHAD
CHINA, People’s Rep. of
COLOMBIA
COMOROS
CONGO, Democratic Rep. of
CONGO
CUBA
DJIBOUTI
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR
EGYPT
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
ERITREA
ETHIOPIA
FIJI
GABON
GAMBIA
GEORGIA
GHANA
GUINEA (Conakry)
GUINEA-BISSAU
GUYANA
HAITI
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN
IRAQ
IVORY COAST
JAMAICA
JORDAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KENYA
KOREA (Dem. People’s Rep.)
KUWAIT
KYRGYZSTAN
LAOS
LEBANON
LIBERIA
LIBYA
MACEDONIA
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
MALI
MAURITANIA
MOLDOVA
MONGOLIA
MOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUE
MYANMAR (Burma)
NEPAL
NIGER
NIGERIA
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
PERU
PHILLIPINES
QATAR
RUSSIA
RWANDA
SAO TOME E PRINCIPE SAUDI ARABIA
SENEGAL
SERBIA
SIERRA LEONE
SOMALIA
SRI LANKA
SUDAN
SURINAM
SYRIA
TAIWAN
TAJIKISTAN
TANZANIA
THAILAND
TOGO
TUNISIA
TURKEY
TURKMENISTAN
UGANDA
UKRAINE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UZBEKISTAN
VATICAN CITY (Service & Emergency Passport only)
VIETNAM
YEMEN
YUGOSLAVIA(The territories formerly comprising the Socialist Federal Rep of Yugoslavia)
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE

In addition, all Stateless Nationals (including holders of documents issued by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, and holders of Hong Kong Certificates and Declarations of Identity).

Source: Gibraltar Tourist Board - October 2008
The Gibraltar Tourist Board does not accept responsibility for any changes or unavailability of the services listed.

As a general rule, those who require a visa for entry to the UK also require a separate visa for entry to Gibraltar.

Applications should be made to any British Diplomatic Visa Issuing post in the applicant’s normal country of residence (British Embassy) or in the UK, the visa section of the UK Passport Office in London (by appointment only).

Counter 40,
The London Passport Office
Globe House
89 Eccleston Square
London
SW1V 1PN

Opening hours: 0900-1600 Monday to Friday

Telephone numberGeneral Enquiry Line: 0870 521 0410

Telephone numberVisa Issuing Department:020 7901 7542 / 020 7901 2334

Types of visa and cost:
Tourist, Business and Transit.

Note:
Those nationals who feature in the chart above but hold valid UK Multiple entry visas which have been issued for 12 months or more, regardless of category, are eligible to enter Gibraltar (at the ultimate discretion of the Immigration Authorities) without the need for an additional visa. This exemption also applies to persons who hold Indefinite leave to Remain in the UK and to persons who hold UK Certificates of Entitlement to the right of Abode (and have not been absent from the UK for more than 2 years).

Persons who hold standard 6 month multiple visit visas are required to hold a separate visa for Gibraltar. In addition, non-EU nationals who reside in the UK and hold residence permits with a specified validity are required to obtain a visa in order to visit Gibraltar.

If you will be visiting other countries during your stay in Gibraltar, please contact the relevant Embassies for further information regarding immigration. The Government of Gibraltar reserves the right to alter visa requirements for other nationals wishing to visit Gibraltar frequently and at short notice. Therefore, travellers should contact the UK Passport Office for up to date information before booking travel.

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