US to ease visa restrictions on Gambia from Dec. 12

Airlines workers check passengers in for flights at the ticket counter at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, U.S. in this September 24, 2017 photo. (REUTERS)

WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Tuesday that visa restrictions imposed on Gambia earlier this year will be lifted as of Dec. 12 after Banjul took steps to ensure its citizens ordered to leave the United States are re-admitted to the West African country.