Visitors to Guinea-Bissau must obtain a visa on arrival (available to all nationalities and also online in a form of pre-enrolment[1][2] or at one of the Guinea-Bissau diplomatic missions) unless they come from one of the countries or territories that are visa exempt.
Citizens of the following 14 countries and territories can visit Guinea-Bissau without a visa:[3]
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:[4] 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:[5]Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe do not require a visa.
Visa on arrival
Holders of passports issued by all countries can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 90 days.
1British Overseas Territories. 2 Open border with Schengen Area. 3 Russia is included as a European country here because the majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia. 4 These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 5 Part of the Realm of New Zealand. 6 Partially recognized. 7Unincorporated territory of the United States. 8 Part of Norway, not part of the Schengen Area, special open-border status under Svalbard Treaty.
9 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark, not part of the Schengen Area.
10Egypt spans the boundary between North Africa and the Middle East.
1British Overseas Territories.
2 Part of the Schengen Area.
3 Open border with Schengen Area.
4Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia.
5Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republics of Artsakh and Northern Cyprus are entirely in Southwest Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe.
6Egypt spans the boundary between North Africa and the Middle East.
7 Partially recognized.
8 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark, not part of the Schengen Area.
9 Russia has territory in both Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The vast majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia.
10 Part of the Nordic Passport Union.
