Palm trees along a path at Varela, Guinea-Bissau

Who needs a visa for Guinea-Bissau?

Sub-Saharan Africa · Bissau

Photo: Joehawkins / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Of 198 nationalities, 14 enter Guinea-Bissau with no paperwork at all. The rest: 184 can get a visa at the border.

We have not found a Guinea-Bissau government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Guinea-Bissau's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 14

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa on arrival 184

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

About Guinea-Bissau

Region
Western Africa
Capital
Bissau
Population
2,249,515 2025 · 146th of 197
Size
36,125 km² 135th largest of 199
Density
62 per km²
Languages
Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
Currency
West African CFA franc XOF
Borders
Guinea Senegal

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.