🇸🇳 Senegal visa requirements for Ghanaian, Kenyan and Nigerian travellers

Short tourist or visit trip on an ordinary passport. Reviewed 11 October 2026.

Ghanaian, Kenyan, Nigerian passport holders can enter without a visa or get one on arrival.

Do I need a visa for Senegal?

Passport	Entry for a short visit
Ghanaian passport	No visa needed Visa free
Kenyan passport	No visa needed Visa free
Nigerian passport	No visa needed Visa free

Senegal visa fees

No visa application fee for exempt visits

Arrival formalities

All three ordinary passports are on the exemption list

Where to apply

For exempt visits no overseas visa submission address is needed. Use the entry rules above for passport exceptions, arrival permits and pre-travel declarations. Where a visa is required, use the authority listed with the fee.

Visa information — Senegal MFA

Entry count is grant-specific: use the visa or approval actually issued. No blanket single or multiple entitlement is stated.

Emergency numbers in Senegal

Police 17 · Fire 18 · Ambulance 15

Before you go

Known for "teranga" — Wolof for hospitality. Most people are Muslim and Sufi brotherhoods are important. French is official and Wolof is widely spoken. Tea (attaya) is a long social ritual.

Do

Accept attaya tea if offered — it's a sign of welcome
Dress modestly, particularly near mosques
Greet with "Salaam aleikum"

Don't

Don't eat or drink in public during the day in Ramadan
Don't photograph people without asking
Don't use your left hand to eat from a shared bowl

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