Entry and residence

Visa

• An entry visa is compulsory; apply at a Guinea-Bissau embassy (in Paris, 94 rue Saint-Lazare, or in a neighbouring country such as Senegal). A visa at Bissau airport is possible if your contact has notified immigration, in an emergency or if your country has no embassy; it is paid in cash, sometimes at a higher price.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Guinea-Bissau, entry and residenceGOV.UK (FCDO), Guinea-Bissau travel advice: entry requirements
• Passport: United States

  A visa is required. It can be obtained on arrival in Bissau, or from the embassies of Guinea-Bissau in Dakar or Lisbon; the one in Washington has not issued visas since March 2025. Passport valid for 6 months, return ticket and yellow fever vaccination.

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  U.S. Department of State, Guinea-Bissau International Travel Information
• Passport: Germany

  Request a visa before entry from the Embassy of Guinea-Bissau in Brussels. A visa can be obtained at the airport (EUR 80 for 30 days), but not at land borders.

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  Auswärtiges Amt, Guinea-Bissau: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise
• Passport: Spain

  A visa is required, including for minors, in a passport valid for 6 months: apply at the consular section of the Embassy of Guinea-Bissau in Madrid. Online applications do not work and visas at the border are uncertain: travel with your visa.

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  Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (España), Recomendaciones de viaje: Guinea-Bissau
• Passports of 14 countries (see the list)

  Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

  Citizens of ECOWAS states enter without a visa for stays of up to 90 days, through an official border post, with a valid travel document and an international vaccination certificate; beyond that, an extension must be requested from the authorities. Since Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdrew (29 January 2025), ECOWAS has maintained this right for their citizens until further notice. Each state keeps the right to refuse entry to anyone inadmissible under its law.

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  CEDEAO, Protocole A/P.1/5/79 sur la libre circulation des personnes, le droit de résidence et d'établissement (article 3)Commission de la CEDEAO, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger's withdrawal from ECOWAS is now a reality

Passport and documents

• Canada requires a passport valid at least 3 months beyond your planned exit date.

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  Government of Canada, Travel advice: Guinea-Bissau

• Carry photocopies, keep originals in a safe and photos of your documents on your phone and online. The French embassy does not issue passports, only an emergency travel document to return home.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Guinea-Bissau, safety

Vaccination required at entry

• A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.

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  GOV.UK (FCDO), Guinea-Bissau travel advice: entry requirementsCDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Travelers' Health: Guinea-Bissau

Customs and currency

• At the airport, declare goods in detail and pay duties. Medicines beyond personal needs require Health Ministry authorisation. Pets: identification, rabies vaccine and a health certificate less than a week old.

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  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Guinea-Bissau, entry and residence

• Embassy of France in Guinea-Bissau

  Passport: France

  Reachable during office hours; out of hours, French consulate general in Dakar: +221 33 839 52 62.

  Bairro de Penha, Avenida Combatentes da Liberdade da Pátria, 1011 Bissau+245 955 393 280+221 33 839 52 62

  France Diplomatie, Travel advice: Guinea-Bissau, entry and residenceFrance Diplomatie, Travel advice: Guinea-Bissau, safety· Oct 2, 2026