Guinea-Bissau entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO rule): At least 6 months after the day you arrive
Visa (FCDO): You need a visa to visit Guinea-Bissau. Official visa text
Official source: GOV.UK – Guinea-Bissau travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter Guinea-Bissau, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for Guinea-Bissau with a British passport?
In short: You need a visa to visit Guinea-Bissau.
Our one-line summary of the first FCDO sentence below, which matches a wording we recognise. It applies to British citizen passport holders; read the full official text, which may add conditions.
You must have a visa to visit Guinea-Bissau.
Applying for a visa
Contact the Guinea-Bissau Embassy in Paris, France, for information on applying for a visa:
94 Rue St Lazare, 75009 Paris Email: embgbfr@gmail.com Telephone: +33 (0)1 48 74 36 39 or +33 (0)1 48 78 36 69
Guinea-Bissau also has embassies in neighbouring countries, including Senegal, where you may be able to get a visa.
Official source: GOV.UK – Guinea-Bissau travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
To enter Guinea-Bissau, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Official source: GOV.UK – Guinea-Bissau travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for Guinea-Bissau
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 10 December 2025: “New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).”
- 8 December 2023: “Information on entry requirements and the lifting of COVID-19 health control measures at Guinea-Bissau's borders ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 24 January 2022: “Update to information on COVID-19 restrictions ('Coronavirus' and 'Entry requirements' pages). Update on the political situation ('Summary' and 'Safety and security' pages)”
- 12 October 2021: “Update to information on the state of calamity and entry requirements ('Coronavirus' and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)”
- 29 April 2021: “Addition of information on the renewal of the ‘state of calamity’ and changes to COVID-19 PCR testing requirements ('Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements' pages)”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for Guinea-Bissau (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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