No visa needed

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

Citizens of Guinea-Bissau don’t need a visa for Rwanda and can stay up to 30 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 — Kigali: ≈ 5,280 km, about 7 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Guinea-Bissau don’t need a visa for Rwanda for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Rwanda 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; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of Guinea-Bissau and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Gambia, Guinea, Senegal, Ghana, Benin, Sao Tome and Principe, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Kenya, Haiti, Seychelles, Singapore, Philippines, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Bissau — Kigali: about 5,280 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Bissau 12:00 — Kigali 14:00.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 75th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Guinea-Bissau.