Visa policy of Guinea-Bissau

Not to be confused with Visa policy of Equatorial Guinea, Visa policy of Guinea, or Visa policy of Papua New Guinea.

Visitors to Guinea-Bissau must obtain a visa, either on arrival or in advance at one of the Guinea-Bissau diplomatic missions, unless they are nationals of a visa-exempt country.

Visa policy map

  Guinea-Bissau

  Visa exempt

  Visa on arrival / eVisa

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 14 countries and territories can visit Guinea-Bissau without a visa for an indefinite period of stay:^[1]

Benin Burkina Faso Cabo Verde Côte d'Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea

Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

Date of visa changes
30 April 1980: Economic Community of West African States: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Holders of diplomatic or service passports issued to nationals of Community of Portuguese Language Countries:^[2] Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, Vietnam^[3] do not require a visa for an indefinite period of stay.

Guinea-Bissau signed a visa exemption agreement with Serbia for holders of diplomatic, official and special passports in April 2023 and it is yet to enter into force.^[4]

Visa on arrival

Citizens of all other countries that are not visa-exempt may obtain a visa on arrival in Guinea-Bissau, valid for a maximum stay of 90 days.^[1]

See also

• Africa portal

• Visa requirements for Guinea-Bissauan citizens