With Effect from 01July, 2013 - USA nationals must hold the Bio-metric - Visa Clearance / Stamped Visa; prior to travel to Senegal.
Prior to applying for the Bio-metric Visa Clearance (enrollment); Please have the following ready:
- Your passport Information - with scan in following formats: JPG / PNG / GIF / PDF (file size not to exceed 1MB)
- Airline Ticket - with scan in following formats: JPG / PNG / GIF / PDF (file size not to exceed 1MB)
- Hotel reservation - with scan in following formats: JPG / PNG / GIF / PDF (file size not to exceed 1MB)
- Details of Stay Address in Senegal (address, phone, email)
- Details of Associates in Senegal (address, phone, email)
To apply for the Biometric Visa Clearance, the process is as follows:
- Pre-Enrolment & Fee Payment. Make Payment online to the SNEDAI websitehttp://www.visasenegal.sn/paiement/
- Enrollment for the Visa issuance at the Consulate or upon Arrival at the Senegal Airport
- The fee is equivalent to Euro 50 * (excluding bank fee) for the visa from 1 to 90 days.
* Fee payment by Visa or Master card
Once the Pre-Enrolment is issued, and necessary fees is paid - the Registration Receipt is issued - Applicant to apply in Person, with the following documents:
- The original Registration receipt
- Passport valid for at least six months + a photocopy of the first five pages
- Copy of Travel Itinerary
- The hotel reservation or accommodation certificate (a copy of proof of ownership if the applicant is the owner of the house where he lived in Senegal)
- Note: For business trips, a letter from the company / person you are visiting is required.
- Minor Travelling Alone: A signed and notarized parental consent if the parent is a minor traveling alone.
For Visa Stamping at the Consulate Office: The applicant must go in "person" to the Consulate with the "let land" to be enrolled. Once there, the bar code is scanned and the data of the applicant appears. The enrollment of the petitioner is to register their bio-metric data at the end of which a receipt of enrollment is completed, The visa is issued immediately after confirmation from authority.
For Visa Stamping upon Arrival at the Senegal Airport: The applicant must travel with "let land"and, upon arrival at the airport he must present the Enrollment Registration at the "Visa Airport" area where he made his bio-metric enrollment (the visa will be printed and affixed to the passport) and police formalities.
IMPORTANT
For your travel, please ensure that:
- Original passport must be valid for at least 6 months - beyond intended stay duration with minimum 2 blank visa pages (note: the amendment pages at the end of the passport - do not count as Visa pages)
- Proof of sufficient funds required to cover the stay and / or documents for the next / onward destination.
- Important - Must hold return / onward tickets, or else traveler can be denied entry.
Disclaimer: Although the information on this website has been prepared with utmost care, However regulations and requirements are subject to change - without prior notice.