Building on the momentum created by the recent free tourist e-Visa offered between July 15 and September 15, 2025, Gabonese authorities are now accelerating the full transformation of the country’s standard electronic visa system.
The official portal, evisa.dgdi.ga, already allows travelers heading to Gabon via Libreville’s Léon Mba International Airport to submit their application online, along with the passport identification page and a recent photo.
However, once the entry authorization for Gabon is granted, travelers must still pay their visa fees in cash upon arrival at the airport, an extra step that should finally disappear with the upcoming launch of electronic payment.
A final step toward a 100% digital e-Visa in Gabon
Until now, the Gabonese e-Visa process has been only partially digitized. While the application itself is submitted online, the visa fees (€70 for a 1- to 3-month visa, or €185 for a 6-month multiple-entry visa) must still be paid exclusively in cash upon arrival, when the visa sticker is issued.
This requirement will soon be lifted.
Following a working meeting held on November 21 with the main mobile payment operators (Airtel Money, Moov Money, and Clikpay Money), Gabon’s Ministry of Digital Economy, Digitalization, and Innovation confirmed that the government is working to integrate electronic payment into the e-Visa portal, in coordination with MaDigiPaie.
The stated goal: a launch as early as December, allowing travelers to pay their electronic visa fees before departure and complete the entire process online.
This upgrade will bring Gabon closer to international standards for traveler processing, significantly reducing queues, currency handling, and airport processing times.
Although the November 21 meeting focused primarily on the e-Visa, authorities also discussed progress on the national digital identity project and the strengthened integration of national preference into digital services, initiatives aligned with Gabon’s ambition to reinforce its technological sovereignty and modernize its public administration.
