Senegal: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 77
- Consulates
- 14
- missions abroad
- 66
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 135
Live & travel in Senegal
Monthly budget
$1,750/mo
Prices vs USA: 39%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 588.35 XOF
Internet access
60%
of people online
Air quality
41.6
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
French, Wolof
Emergency
18 · 17
Plug types
Europlug, Type K, Type E
Calling code
+221
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Nov 30, 2025
3.4
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.1
- Safety5.0
- Internet access2.5
- Air quality1.0
- Climate4.5
SOS · Senegal18Restaurants, cafés and dishes in SenegalYassa · Dibi · Thieboudienne · Jollof rice · Thiere
Government consensus
Normal precautions· 2 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
- Apr 4, 2027 · National Holiday
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
- May 6, 2027 · Ascension Day
- May 16, 2027 · Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Cities in Senegal
Traveller essentials · Senegal
- Emergency
- 18 · 17
- Calling code
- +221
- Currency
- XOF
- Plug types
- Europlug, K, E, British and related types
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Dakar
- Time zone
- Africa/Dakar
Foreign missions in Senegal
AlgeriaDakar1ArgentinaDakar1AustriaDakar1BelgiumDakar1BrazilDakar1Burkina FasoDakar1CameroonDakar1CanadaDakar1ChadDakar1ChinaDakar2Côte d’IvoireDakar1CzechiaDakar1DenmarkDakar1DR CongoDakar1EthiopiaDakar1FinlandDakar1FranceDakar3GabonDakar1GambiaDakar1GermanyDakar1GhanaDakar1GreeceDakar1GuineaDakar1Guinea-BissauDakar2IndiaDakar1IndonesiaDakar1IranDakar1IsraelDakar1ItalyDakar1JapanDakar1KosovoDakar1KuwaitDakar1LebanonDakar1LiberiaDakar1LuxembourgDakar1MadagascarDakar1MalaysiaDakar1MaliDakar1MauritaniaDakar1MoroccoDakar1NetherlandsDakar6NigerDakar1NigeriaDakar1North KoreaDakar1PakistanDakar1PalestineDakar1PolandDakar1PortugalDakar1Republic of the CongoDakar1RomaniaDakar1RussiaDakar1Saudi ArabiaDakar1Sierra LeoneDakar1South AfricaDakar1South KoreaDakar1SpainDakar1SwitzerlandDakar1SyriaDakar1ThailandDakar1TogoDakar1TunisiaDakar1TürkiyeDakar1UkraineDakar1United Arab EmiratesDakar1United KingdomDakar1United StatesDakar2Vatican CityDakar1
Senegal missions abroad
AlgeriaAlgiers1AustriaVienna1BahrainManama1BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília, Rio de Janeiro2Burkina FasoOuagadougou1CameroonYaoundé1CanadaOttawa1ChadN'Djamena1Côte d’IvoireAbidjan2DR CongoKinshasa2EgyptCairo1FranceParis, Bordeaux, 6th arrondissement of Lyon7GambiaBanjul1GermanyBerlin, Munich, Hamburg3GhanaAccra1GuineaConakry1Guinea-BissauBissau1IndiaNew Delhi1ItalyRome, Milan, Livorno6JamaicaKingston1JapanTokyo1KenyaNairobi1MadagascarAntananarivo2MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1MaliBamako1MauritaniaNouakchott1MoroccoCasablanca1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1NigerNiamey1NigeriaLagos1PolandWarsaw1PortugalLisbon1RussiaMoscow1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1SpainMadrid2SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandGeneva1SyriaDamascus1TogoLomé1TunisiaTunis1TürkiyeAnkara, İzmir, Istanbul3United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1
Who can enter Senegal without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Senegal?
77 missions, 67 countries.
Emergency: Senegal?
18 (fire department), 17 (police)
Who can enter Senegal without a visa?
135: Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, and Cyprus…