Gabon - Apply for a Tourist Visa

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Procedure

1.The applicants for the tourist visa like any other applicant are advised to start the visa processing by identifying the nearest and most convenient authorized issuing agency in home or neighbouring country. The authorized issuing agencies are either Gabon consulate offices, embassies or high commission in foreign countries, addresses for these may be obtained by making a search on
http://ga.embassyinformation.com/ or can be located by visiting http://www.embassypages.com/gabon ,
http://gabon.embassyhomepage.com/gabonese_visa_information_gabon_visa_service_cheap_flights_gabon_hotels_libreville_travel_insurance_gabon_embassy_london.htm and selecting the most appropriate from the provided lists.

2.When the agency is identified, go to its offices to find out what is required to obtain the visa required and also obtain the visa application form and fill it accurately;

3.Prepare all the documents required and attach them on to the filled application;

4.Make all the necessary payments and also attach slip on to the filled application form;

5.Thereafter submit application and wait for the visa to be processed. (Applicants who decide to use visa agents submit their documents to the selected agent);

Apply Online

In some countries, visa agents provide online Gabon visa application services for instance:- 1.The USA applicants can apply for a Gabon tourist visa online by visiting http://www.travelvisapro.com/visa/gabon and on the page, the applicant are required to follow the stated instructions and if followed, the system takes the applicants through the application process;

2.USA applicant can also apply online by visiting http://gabon.visahq.com/ and select the apply online button and after completing the online application, the applicant sends the required documents as advised on the same page.

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Required Documents

1.A valid passport

2.Recent passport size photographs

3.Invitation letter from host in Gabon

4.Proof of sufficient funds (A bank statement)

5.Evidence of hotel reservation(s) (if necessary)

6.Onward/return tickets or confirmed itinerary

7.Medical clearance certificate

8.Police clearance certificate

9.Payment slips

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Foreign affairs, Cooperation, Francophonie & Regional Integration

Bote Postale 2245,

Libreville

Telephone : (1) 727-600/ 742-370

Fax : +241(1) 742-375

Department of Documentation and Immigration.

Dr. Gerard Valeri

B.P. 6349 Quartier saint Benoit

81 Rue du Senateur Anguilet

Libreville

Tel: 241-76-66-58 Libreville

Immigration Department

Ministry of the Interior, Security & Immigration Libreville

Gabons diplomatic representatives in foreign countries. These plus their contacts can be downloaded from http://gabon.embassyhomepage.com/gabonese_visa_information_gabon_visa_service_cheap_flights_gabon_hotels_libreville_travel_insurance_gabon_embassy_london.htm

Eligibility

• Foreigners who wish to visit Gabon for purposes of leisure related activities.

Fees

Fees vary basing on where the application is submitted. The fees are usually as below:

1.Tourist visas single entry 60

2.Tourist visas double entry 110

3.Tourist visas multiple entry 200

Applicants in USA pay the following fees

1.Business Visa Regular (Single and multiple entry) ranges from $ 140 $ 165

2.Business Visa Rush (Single and multiple entry) ranges from $ 200 $ 205

Validity

Valid up to three (3) months

Documents to Use

Sample application form can be downloaded from http://www.capitolvisa.com/visas/gabon-t-visa.php, http://www.samspassport.com/visa/gabon.shtml, http://www.travelvisapro.com/visa/gabon,

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

Tourist visa normal processing Five (5) working days. Tourist visa rush processing Two (2) working days.

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Instructions

1.Applicants must ensure that a submitted passport is valid;

2.Ensure that the submitted passport has a blank visa page;

3.If passport has expired or has no blank page, the applicant must endeavor to renew it before applying for a visa ;

4.Activities to be done on a tourist visa must not be paid for by any organizations / corporations in Gabon;

5.An applicant can apply through a visa agent in home country if any;

6.Holding a tourist visa does not automatically grant permission to enter Gabon, the immigration department remains with the upper hand in permitting or rejecting entry into the country;

7.Applicants with a granted tourist visa can only receive reimbursement for expenses or per diem allowances;

8.Applicants must ensure that all documents submitted are true copies;

9.When visa expires, the holder must leave the country to avoid penalties;

10.Applicants must be cleared by police;

11.Foreigners are argued to always use designed entry points to enter Gabon;

12.Applicants must not carry dangerous / prohibited materials while entering the country;

13.Applicants must have enough funds before applying for the tourist visa;

14.Applicants must be ready to follow laws, rules and regulation of the immigration department and of the country as a whole if visa is granted;

Required Information

1.Full name and address of tourist

2.Sex, Age and Marital status of tourist / applicant

3.Nationality / country of origin of applicant

4.Reasons for visiting Gabon

5.Period of stay in the country

6.Travel details (Dates of arrival and departure from the country)

7.Particulars of person host / hotel details in Gabon (where applicant will be staying)

8.Particulars any people to travel with (if any)

9.Financial capacity

Need for the Document

The Gabon tourist visa is a stamp or endorsement placed by officials of Gabon on a passport of foreign nationals for purposes of tourism activities like visits to relatives and/or friends; touring the country, spending holidays / leisure time, attending cultural, technological or scientific conferences, seminars or meetings and any other related activities. Gabon tourist visas are issued by the immigration department through Embassies or consulates of Gabon in foreign countries.

Information which might help

• The applicants must be aware that the first day of counting for the processing time is the day after that on which the documents are received and that the processing time are only business days, excluding holidays, weekends and regular days on which a given consular closes;
• All fees stated are per person

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• The country earns revenue through issuance of visas;
• As foreigners enter the country, the market for local products widens;
• Foreigners granted with a tourist visa, are able to enter and explore the country;
• A foreigner is able to stay in the country for as long as the visa is valid;
• It strengthens relationships between host and foreigners home country

External Links

http://www.travelvisapro.com/visa/gabon

http://www.worldtravelguide.net/gabon/passport-visa

http://www.passportsandvisas.com/visas/gabon-visa-faq.asp

http://gabon.embassyhomepage.com/gabonese_visa_information_gabon_visa_service_cheap_flights_gabon_hotels_libreville_travel_insurance_gabon_embassy_london.htm

http://www.samspassport.com/visa/gabon.shtml

http://www.en.legabon.org/going-to-gabon/travelling-gabon/administrative-formalities

http://visados.com/en/visa-for-Gabon

http://gabon.visahq.com/

http://www.capitolvisa.com/visas/gabon-t-visa.php

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