No visa needed

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

Citizens of Guinea-Bissau don’t need a visa for Nigeria. 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 — Abuja: ≈ 2,540 km, about 3.5 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 Nigeria without a visa on a Guinea-Bissau passport?

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

Nigeria 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; Nigeria passport: 26.
Citizens of Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Gambia, Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Togo, Benin, Barbados, and Dominica.
Citizens of Nigeria, in turn, don’t need a visa for Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau visa for citizens of Nigeria

Travelling to Nigeria: good to know

Bissau — Abuja: about 2,540 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Bissau 12:00 — Abuja 13:00.
Local currency: Nigerian Naira.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NGN 1,329.
Nigeria is the 15th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Guinea-Bissau.