Do you need a visa for Guinea-Bissau with an American passport?
Visa on arrival
With an American passport, the visa for Guinea-Bissau is issued on arrival and allows a stay of up to 90 days.
Rule checked on 18 October 2026
Data last updated on 18/10/2026
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), visualpharm (MIT), xpressmike (CC BY-SA 4.0), VisaMundial (CC BY 4.0). Each rule is decided by majority vote across these sources; disagreements are arbitrated against official government sources.
This is for guidance only: entry rules change without notice. Confirm it before you travel with the consulate or embassy of your destination, and with the relevant authorities (your airline, border police).
Climate & seasons
When to go to Guinea-Bissau?
Monthly averages over the past 5 years (Open-Meteo).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our take | ||||||||||||
| Weather | ||||||||||||
| High | 35° | 37° | 37° | 37° | 36° | 33° | 30° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 33° | 33° |
| Rain (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 100 | 407 | 484 | 378 | 188 | 14 | 4 |
Frequently asked questions
- How long can you stay in Guinea-Bissau with an American passport?
- With an American passport, the permitted stay in Guinea-Bissau is up to 90 days under the “visa on arrival” regime. Checked on 18 October 2026.
- What do you need to do before travelling to Guinea-Bissau?
- With an American passport the visa for Guinea-Bissau is issued on arrival, with nothing to arrange beforehand.
- Where does this information come from, and is it up to date?
- It is the majority vote of four open datasets (Wikipedia, visualpharm, xpressmike, VisaMundial), re-synchronised every month; last checked on 18 October 2026. Entry rules change without notice: confirm with the consulate before you travel.