An Aerial View travel guide

Do you need to apply before you fly?

A growing number of African countries now ask you to apply for entry permission online before you travel, even without a visa. Miss it and you can be turned away at boarding.

Pick your passport and where you're going to see exactly what you need, with the full list of who gets in visa-free, who gets a visa on arrival and who must apply first.

Needs one

Seychelles

Compulsory for everyone

Needs nothing

Rwanda

No visa for any African passport

Your passport

Where you're going

Choose your passport to see your own answer, or read the rules for every passport below.

Entering Guinea-Bissau

What each African passport needs.

No visa
up to 90 days · 14 countries
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Togo
Visa on arrival
39 countries
All others: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt
Get a visa when you land at Bissau airport or at one of four land borders, or from a Guinea-Bissau embassy before you go. You can't apply online at the moment.

Good to know

Guinea-Bissau's army took power in November 2025. The airport and borders are open again, but check your own government's travel advice before you go.

Lists from Visa policy of Guinea-Bissau, checked 2026-10-13. Covers ordinary passports only.

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This page is a starting point for planning, not legal or immigration advice. Always confirm with the destination country or your airline before you travel.

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