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Guinea-Bissau visa for citizens of Australia

Citizens of Australia get a Guinea-Bissau visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Australia: the passport opens 109 countries visa-free; Canberra — Bissau: ≈ 16,990 km, about 21.5 hours of flying.

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

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

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Guinea-Bissau visa rules at a glance

With a Australia passport you can visit 109 countries visa-free, 39 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Australia passport ranks 43rd of 199.
Australia passport: visa-free access to 109 countries; Guinea-Bissau passport: 27.
Citizens of Australia and Guinea-Bissau can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Micronesia, Singapore, Philippines, Seychelles, Rwanda, Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Dominica, Tunisia, and Gambia.
Citizens of Guinea-Bissau, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Australia. Australia visa for citizens of Guinea-Bissau

Travelling to Guinea-Bissau: good to know

Canberra — Bissau: about 16,990 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 21.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −11 hours.
Local time: Canberra 12:00 — Bissau 01:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Guinea-Bissau is the 188th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Australia.