No visa needed

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

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Guinea-Bissau. 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 Cape Verde: the passport opens 39 countries visa-free; Praia — Bissau: ≈ 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 Guinea-Bissau without a visa on a Cape Verde passport?

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

Guinea-Bissau visa rules at a glance

With a Cape Verde passport you can visit 39 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cape Verde passport ranks 125th of 199.
Cape Verde passport: visa-free access to 39 countries; Guinea-Bissau passport: 27.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, and Barbados.
A language both countries share: Portuguese.
Citizens of Guinea-Bissau, in turn, don’t need a visa for Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Guinea-Bissau

Travelling to Guinea-Bissau: good to know

Praia — Bissau: 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: Praia 12:00 — Bissau 13:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Guinea-Bissau is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.