Senegal: visas, documents and safety

Senegal at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC)

00:28:29

November 1, 2026

Capital

Dakar

Data status

Up to date

27.8 °C

Clear

High 30.1°

Low 26.9°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 2.7 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Showers

26.9° / 30.1°

Precipitation 0.1 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Heavy rain

24.5° / 28.7°

Precipitation 2.4 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Partly cloudy

27.1° / 27.1°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Dakar (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
Language: French
Capital: Dakar
Population: 18,593,258
Timezone: UTC

Country overview

The Italian presence in Senegal brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Senegal

Planning a trip to Senegal means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Senegal.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Visa-free for 90 days

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 90 days

Senegal's Foreign Ministry lists the nationalities that need no visa for a stay of less than 3 months — among them France, Germany and other European states, the UK, the US, Canada, India and Japan, and African states including Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria. Ireland's foreign ministry says Irish citizens can enter without a visa for up to 90 days. The Foreign Ministry says nationals of countries not on the list, and holders of refugee travel documents, need a visa.

Passport validity: Senegal's Foreign Ministry says visa-exempt visitors need a passport or laissez-passer valid for at least 6 months. The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Return or onward ticket: The UK government tells British visitors, who can visit Senegal without a visa for up to 3 months, that they need to show border officials evidence of return or onward travel and proof of their arranged accommodation, and that they may be refused entry without them. Ireland's foreign ministry says Irish citizens entering without a visa must provide evidence of an onward or return ticket.
Vaccinations: The UK government says you must have a yellow fever vaccination certificate if you arrive from a country listed as a transmission risk, including if you transited through the airport of such a country, and that babies aged 9 months and under are exempt.

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 1 - Exercise Normal Precautions

There were no changes to the advisory level or risk indicators. Advisory summary was updated.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

6 offices listed

Office

Embassy - Dakar

Dakar

Office

Istituto di cultura - Dakar

Dakar

Office

Associazione per lo sviluppo delle relazioni commerciali tra l'Italia e il Senegal

Dakar

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Senegal.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 7 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:17 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:00

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Senegal

Today in the country

Today · Nov 1

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Tuesday · Nov 3

Essential facts

Country overview