Sub Saharan Africa

Senegal
Still current at: 26 November 2009 Updated: 16 October 2009

This advice has been reviewed and reissued with very minor amendments to the Summary and the Crime section. The overall level of the advice has not changed.

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Travel advice for this country

Entry requirements

Visas

UK passport holders do not need a visa to enter Senegal for periods of less than three months. Travellers should be aware of reports that European airlines have refused boarding to passengers travelling to Senegal who have not had either a return ticket to leave Senegal within three months or a longer-term Senegalese work/residency permit.

Passport validity

Passports with less than six months’ validity should ideally be renewed before travel. Also see the General section of this advice.

Travelling with children

Single parents or other adults travelling alone with children should be aware that some countries require documentary evidence of parental responsibility before allowing lone parents to enter the country or, in some cases, before permitting the children to leave the country. For further information on exactly what will be required at immigration please contact: http://www.senegalembassy.co.uk.