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The Gambia

Nonworking Permit A for students. A US citizen, as a non-ECOWAS national admitted to The Gambia, may apply to the Immigration Director General for Permit A for foreign students not taking gainful employment. The applicant supplies passport, evidence of student status and identity, and embassy attestation, then completes payment, authentication, interview and biometric enrolment.

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Nonworking Permit A for students

Nonworking residence Permit A and an Alien Card; the page does not grant student employment rights.

Who qualifies

  • A US citizen, as a non-ECOWAS national admitted to The Gambia, may apply to the Immigration Director General for Permit A for foreign students not taking gainful employment. The applicant supplies passport, evidence of student status and identity, and embassy attestation, then completes payment, authentication, interview and biometric enrolment.
    Gambia Immigration Department, residential permits

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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It could fit.

Nonworking Permit A for students needs admission to a qualifying course; enrolment and passport-specific conditions have not been checked.

What would settle itYour admission and the course's eligibility under the destination's rules.

Every door that fits your family

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
Ask the issuing authority for its current processing time.
Cost
Listed non-ECOWAS Permit A fee: GMD 5,700, including GMD 2,500 Alien Card component; subject to change.
The hard part
Showing actual student status and completing the in-country post-admission process.
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The road past the first permit.

Any later permanent residence or citizenship requires a separate application under its own rules.

  1. 2027
    Route candidate

    The residence and work authorization sequence still needs verification.

  • We have not yet confirmed this country’s road from residence to citizenship.
  • We have not yet confirmed how this route counts toward residence or citizenship.
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Obtain admission or current enrolment evidence, then begin the published study-permit process.Open gid.gov.gm ↗
  2. Round up the papers.
    • The degree or admission letter, and proof of funds
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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Or let us run it.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.

15 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.

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