No visa needed

Do citizens of Niger need a visa for Guinea-Bissau?

Citizens of Niger 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 Niger: the passport opens 30 countries visa-free; Niamey — Bissau: ≈ 1,930 km, about 3 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 Niger passport?

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

Guinea-Bissau visa rules at a glance

With a Niger passport you can visit 30 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 101 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Niger passport ranks 142nd of 199.
Niger passport: visa-free access to 30 countries; Guinea-Bissau passport: 27.
Citizens of Niger and Guinea-Bissau can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Gambia, Senegal, Tunisia, Cape Verde, and Rwanda.
Both countries use the same currency — West African CFA Franc — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of Guinea-Bissau, in turn, don’t need a visa for Niger. Niger visa for citizens of Guinea-Bissau

Travelling to Guinea-Bissau: good to know

Niamey — Bissau: about 1,930 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Niamey 12:00 — Bissau 11:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Guinea-Bissau is the 16th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Niger.