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Guinea-Bissau visa for citizens of Ireland

Citizens of Ireland 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 Ireland: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Dublin — Bissau: ≈ 4,690 km, about 6.5 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 Ireland passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Ireland get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Guinea-Bissau visa rules at a glance

With a Ireland passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ireland passport ranks 27th of 199.
Ireland passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Guinea-Bissau passport: 27.
Citizens of Ireland and Guinea-Bissau can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Tunisia, Senegal, Gambia, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Seychelles, Philippines, Singapore, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Guinea-Bissau, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Ireland. Ireland visa for citizens of Guinea-Bissau

Travelling to Guinea-Bissau: good to know

Dublin — Bissau: about 4,690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Dublin 12:00 — Bissau 11:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Guinea-Bissau is the 68th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ireland.