No visa needed

Do citizens of Guinea-Bissau need a visa for the Seychelles?

Citizens of Guinea-Bissau don’t need a visa for the Seychelles and can stay up to 90 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 — Victoria: ≈ 8,060 km, about 10.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Guinea-Bissau don’t need a visa for the Seychelles for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Seychelles 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; Seychelles passport: 99.
Citizens of Guinea-Bissau and the Seychelles can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Gambia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Tunisia, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Rwanda, Kenya, Haiti, Bangladesh, Singapore, and Philippines.
Citizens of the Seychelles, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau visa for citizens of the Seychelles

Travelling to the Seychelles: good to know

Bissau — Victoria: about 8,060 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: Bissau 12:00 — Victoria 16:00.
Local currency: Seychellois Rupee.
Languages: Seselwa Creole French, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SCR 15.
Seychelles is the 150th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Guinea-Bissau.