Guinea-Bissau visa guide: where to apply and asylum

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Communities of Guinea-Bissau lists the issuing of visas among the consular acts carried out by its consular sections, consulates general, consulates and honorary consulates. Its own visa page is marked as being updated, and no Bissau-Guinean government source currently publishes the visa categories, fees or exemption list online, so this guide does not state them. Travellers should obtain the current requirements from a Bissau-Guinean embassy or consulate before travelling.

The ministry's 2023 list of missions includes embassies in Lisbon, Paris, Brussels, Madrid, Dakar, Abuja, Rabat, Beijing, Moscow, Doha, Brasília and Ankara, alongside consulates general and honorary consulates in further cities. Apply to the mission that covers the country where you live; where none does, ask the nearest Bissau-Guinean embassy which post handles your application.

People seeking protection in Guinea-Bissau apply under Law No. 6/2008 of 27 May on the status of refugees, published in the Boletim Oficial No. 21. Claims are lodged with the National Commission for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (CNRD), or at the borders with the delegations of the migration and border service, and a refusal can be appealed within 30 days.