"Do I need a visa?"
Visa-Exempt Foreign Nationals (90-day allowance) : All European Union citizens, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, India, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Thailand, Timor Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Nationalities Subject to Visa: citizens of all other nationalities can obtain their visa online (e-Visa) or in their local Senegalese embassies.
"wHERE CAN i GET RELIABLE INFORMATION ON covid-19?"
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For official daily updates, you can follow the Ministry of Health and Social Action's Facebook page, which has daily publications of testing, positive/negative results ratios, total deceased and serious cases, and more.
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PCR Test for Departure​
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Niofar keeps you informed and on top of Senegal's government and airport COVID-19 travel regulations. We also obtain any necessary documentation we can on our end, to make your travel.
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The public COVID testing site for travel is the Institut Pasteur in downtown Dakar. The wait can be several hours, and results are issued within 24-48 hours.
Niofar also provides the option of at-home PCR tests, where results are sent in PDF format 24-hours later by WhatsApp, before travel. No wait times, no exposure to crowds to risk possible infection. We coordinate the testing with you, and make sure all goes smoothly in time for your flight.
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"Which vaccines
do I need?"
The information cited below is from the CDC's official vaccination requirements and medical information for Senegal. This is Niofar's official recommendation when traveling to Senegal, and Mauritania (you can find additional information on their website).
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"Which time of year is best to visit Senegal?"
If you need any further information regarding travel to Senegal, please don't hesitate to contact us.