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Guinea-Bissau visa for citizens of the United Kingdom

Citizens of the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom: the passport opens 115 countries visa-free; London — Bissau: ≈ 4,620 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 United Kingdom passport?

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Guinea-Bissau visa rules at a glance

With a United Kingdom passport you can visit 115 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 32 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Kingdom passport ranks 34th of 199.
United Kingdom passport: visa-free access to 115 countries; Guinea-Bissau passport: 27.
Citizens of the United Kingdom and Guinea-Bissau can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Tunisia, Senegal, Gambia, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, Rwanda, 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 the United Kingdom. United Kingdom visa for citizens of Guinea-Bissau

Travelling to Guinea-Bissau: good to know

London — Bissau: about 4,620 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: London 12:00 — Bissau 11:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Guinea-Bissau is the 70th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Kingdom.