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Guinea-Bissau visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

Visa on arrival. United Kingdom passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Guinea-Bissau.

Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
90 days per entry
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

rgb-visa.comRepublic of Guinea-Bissau Electronic Visa Application SystemChecked 30 Oct 2026

This biometric visa is currently issued only on arrival at Guinea Bissau International Airport (more locations may be added later).

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Arrive at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport in Bissau, the only place that issues the visa.
  • Before travel, get either a letter of authorisation from the Migration Office of Guinea-Bissau or a visa confirmation from online pre-enrolment at rgb-visa.com.
  • Print the letter or the pre-visa slip and show it with your passport at the border; airlines may ask for it at boarding.
  • Give fingerprints, a photo, and travel and accommodation details when the visa is issued.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Ser portador de passaporte com validade mínima de seis meses

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Guinea-Bissau passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Guinea-Bissau passport United Kingdom

Visa needed

VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Bissau, nearest first.

  1. GambiaBanjul, about 210 km from BissauVisa-free · 90 days
  2. SenegalDakar, about 370 km from BissauVisa-free · 90 days
  3. Cape VerdePraia, about 920 km from BissauVisa-free · 30 days
  4. Western SaharaLaayoune, about 1,720 km from BissauVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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