Apply for your tourist visa
Confirm where to apply based on your passport and legal residence, then prepare your documents.
Prepare your application
Find the mission responsible for your residence and confirm the application steps and required supporting documents with that office before travel.
Submit through the official channel
Use Senegalese embassy or consulate directory. Check the current instructions and total government charges before paying.
Review the decision before departure
Check the passport details, dates and entry conditions on the permission you receive.
Getting started [1]
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Prepare your application
Find the mission responsible for your residence and confirm the application steps and required supporting documents with that office before travel.
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Submit through the official channel
Use Senegalese embassy or consulate directory. Check the current instructions and total government charges before paying.
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Review the decision before departure
Check the passport details, dates and entry conditions on the permission you receive.
Already applied
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Keep your reference
Save your application reference, payment receipt and the email address used to apply.
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Follow up through your application channel
Check the official application service or responsible mission for a decision and any requests for information.
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Wait for the decision
A submitted application or payment receipt does not establish that a visa or authorisation has been granted.
Have approval
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Compare it with your passport
Check your name, passport number and the passport you will actually use to travel.
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Check dates and entries
Read the validity dates, permitted stay and number of entries. These are separate conditions.
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Prepare for the journey
Follow the official instructions for carrying or displaying your permission, and complete the entry checklist below.
Travel preparation checklist
Check each item’s requirement level and the conditions that apply.
Your circumstances may require additional documents. Ticks track preparation, not eligibility or admission.
Senegal travel essentials
- Capital
- Dakar
- Currency
- XOF
- Calling code
- +221
Senegal entry questions
Do Belarusian citizens need a visa for Senegal?
For tourism in Senegal, ordinary passport holders from Belarus need a visa before travel.
What if I’m going to work, study or stay longer?
This guide is for a short tourist visit on an ordinary passport. It does not establish eligibility for employment, study or residence. Use the destination’s official guidance for your actual purpose.
Does my country of residence change the answer?
Passport nationality and legal residence are different. This page starts with your passport. Residence can change where you apply and which application channel is available; an existing visa or residence permit may also create an exception. Check the official eligibility guidance for your circumstances.
Official visa and entry guidance
Confirm Senegal’s requirements directly with government authorities.
Open Senegalese embassy or consulate directory
Find the mission responsible for your residence and confirm the application steps and required supporting documents with that office before travel.
Senegal official visitor guidance
Read the official visitor conditions and contact the responsible authority about your circumstances.
Open the Senegal short-stay visa form
This official Paris Consulate form is for stays under three months and is available in French and English. Confirm that it applies to your case with the Senegalese mission responsible for your residence.
Open Senegalese embassy or consulate directory
· Senegal Ministry of African Integration and Foreign AffairsFind the mission responsible for your residence and confirm the application steps and required supporting documents with that office before travel.
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.sn/services/les-consulats-du-senegalSenegal official visitor guidance
· Senegal Ministry of African Integration and Foreign AffairsRead the official visitor conditions and contact the responsible authority about your circumstances.
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.sn/visiter-le-senegalOpen the Senegal short-stay visa form
· Consulate General of Senegal in ParisThis official Paris Consulate form is for stays under three months and is available in French and English. Confirm that it applies to your case with the Senegalese mission responsible for your residence.
https://consulsen-paris.gouv.sn/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/visaform.pdf
Who this guide covers
Short tourist visits to Senegal with an ordinary Belarus passport. Residence, travel documents, and purpose can affect the rules. Confirm the official guidance before travel; border authorities decide admission and your permitted stay.
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