No visa needed

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

Citizens of Senegal 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 Senegal: the passport opens 33 countries visa-free; Dakar — Bissau: ≈ 370 km, about 1 hour 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 Senegal passport?

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

Guinea-Bissau visa rules at a glance

With a Senegal passport you can visit 33 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Senegal passport ranks 138th of 199.
Senegal passport: visa-free access to 33 countries; Guinea-Bissau passport: 27.
Citizens of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Gambia, Cape Verde, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Barbados.
Both countries use the same currency — West African CFA Franc — so there is no need to exchange money.
Senegal and Guinea-Bissau share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Guinea-Bissau, in turn, don’t need a visa for Senegal. Senegal visa for citizens of Guinea-Bissau

Travelling to Guinea-Bissau: good to know

Dakar — Bissau: about 370 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Guinea-Bissau is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Senegal.