No visa needed

Do citizens of Guinea-Bissau need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of Guinea-Bissau don’t need a visa for Cape Verde. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Guinea-Bissau: the passport opens 27 countries visa-free; Bissau — Praia: ≈ 920 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Cape Verde without a visa on a Guinea-Bissau passport?

Yes, citizens of Guinea-Bissau don’t need a visa for Cape Verde. A valid passport is enough.

Cape Verde visa rules at a glance

With a Guinea-Bissau passport you can visit 27 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 102 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Guinea-Bissau passport ranks 153rd of 199.
Guinea-Bissau passport: visa-free access to 27 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Gambia, Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, and Tunisia.
A language both countries share: Portuguese.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, don’t need a visa for Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Bissau — Praia: about 920 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Bissau 12:00 — Praia 11:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Guinea-Bissau.