Guinea-Bissau: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 24
- Consulates
- 8
- missions abroad
- 20
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 198
Live & travel in Guinea-Bissau
Monthly budget
$1,750/mo
Prices vs USA: 39%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 588.35 XOF
US travel advisory
No advisory published
Homicides / 100k: 1.1
Internet access
30%
of people online
Air quality
32.3
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Portuguese
Emergency
112 · 180 · 119
Plug types
Europlug
Calling code
+245
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher.
3.1
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.1
- Safety4.5
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality2.0
- Climate3.9
SOS · Guinea-Bissau112
Government consensus
Increased caution· 1 of 3 governments- United StatesReconsider travel
- United KingdomNormal precautions
- CanadaIncreased caution· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Nov 14, 2026 · Readjustment Movement Day
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 20, 2027 · Heroes Day
- Mar 8, 2027 · International Women’s Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
- May 16, 2027 · Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Cities in Guinea-Bissau
Traveller essentials · Guinea-Bissau
- Emergency
- 112 · 180 · 119 · 121
- Calling code
- +245
- Currency
- XOF
- Plug types
- Europlug
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Bissau
- Time zone
- Africa/Bissau
Foreign missions in Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau missions abroad
Who can enter Guinea-Bissau without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Guinea-Bissau?
24 missions, 22 countries.
Emergency: Guinea-Bissau?
112, 180 (fire department), 119 (emergency medical services), 121 (police)
Who can enter Guinea-Bissau without a visa?
198: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal…