Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is an off-the-beaten-path destination on the west coast of Africa. It is primarily an agricultural and fishing country of just over 2 million people (2023). Wikivoyage
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 10 December 2025:
You must have a visa to visit Guinea-Bissau.
Passport validity
To enter Guinea-Bissau, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Guinea-Bissau
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Guinea-Bissau's embassy in United Kingdom
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For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in Guinea-Bissau
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Time
- UTC
- Tue 17:00 there now
- Plugs and power
- Type C · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +245
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Capital
- Bissau
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.