No visa needed

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

Citizens of Guinea-Bissau don’t need a visa for Kenya and can stay up to 60 days. 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 Guinea-Bissau: the passport opens 27 countries visa-free; Bissau — Nairobi: ≈ 5,970 km, about 8 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

Can I travel to Kenya without a visa on a Guinea-Bissau passport?

Yes, citizens of Guinea-Bissau don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya visa rules at a glance

With a Guinea-Bissau passport you can visit 27 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 102 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Guinea-Bissau passport ranks 153rd of 199.
Guinea-Bissau passport: visa-free access to 27 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Guinea-Bissau and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Gambia, Ghana, Benin, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Rwanda, Haiti, Seychelles, Singapore, Philippines, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Bissau — Nairobi: about 5,970 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Bissau 12:00 — Nairobi 15:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 97th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Guinea-Bissau.