Visa policy of Guinea-Bissau

{{short description|Policy on permits required to enter Guinea-Bissau}}

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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

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 14 countries and territories can visit Guinea-Bissau without a visa for an indefinite period of stay:{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=GW|access-date=21 May 2024}}

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  • {{flag|Burkina Faso}}
  • {{flag|Cabo Verde}}
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*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:{{cite web|url=https://www.cplp.org/id-2767.aspx|title=Acordo sobre a Supressão de Vistos e Passaportes Diplomáticos, Especiais e de Serviço, entre os Governos dos Países-Membros da CPLP|language=pt|website=cplp.org/|access-date=15 September 2020}} Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, Vietnam{{cite news |title=越南政府总理范明政会见几内亚比绍共和国总统 |url=https://zh.vietnamplus.vn/%E8%B6%8A%E5%8D%97%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%80%BB%E7%90%86%E8%8C%83%E6%98%8E%E6%94%BF%E4%BC%9A%E8%A7%81%E5%87%A0%E5%86%85%E4%BA%9A%E6%AF%94%E7%BB%8D%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%BD%E6%80%BB%E7%BB%9F-post224596.vnp |accessdate=2024-09-08 |agency=Vietnam News Agency|language=zh |archive-date=2024-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908053744/https://zh.vietnamplus.vn/%E8%B6%8A%E5%8D%97%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%80%BB%E7%90%86%E8%8C%83%E6%98%8E%E6%94%BF%E4%BC%9A%E8%A7%81%E5%87%A0%E5%86%85%E4%BA%9A%E6%AF%94%E7%BB%8D%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%BD%E6%80%BB%E7%BB%9F-post224596.vnp |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.tanjug.rs/english/politics/23578/serbia-guinea-bissau-sign-agreements-on-cooperation/vest | title= Serbia, Guinea-Bissau sign agreements on cooperation }}

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.

See also

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{{Wikivoyage|Guinea-Bissau}}

References

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Guinea-Bissau

Category:Foreign relations of Guinea-Bissau