Visa requirement
Guinea-Bissau visa for Irish citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Verified answer
Irish citizens need an eVisa to enter Guinea-Bissau for up to 90 days.
Last verified: (yesterday)
What this means: An eVisa is a real visa you apply and pay for online before travel; approval arrives before you fly, unlike a visa on arrival.
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
- 90 days
- 63.95 EUR
- Apply online before you fly
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Apply online before you fly Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 90 days
- 3 Official fee 63.95 EUR
- 4 Passport validity RGB Visa requires a valid passport / valid international travel document, while the ECOWAS protocol requires a valid travel document for Community citizens. The checked public text does not publish a universal six-month ordinary-passport validity rule. Validity source (opens in a new tab)
- 5 Transit airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; RGB Visa lists a transit and stop-over visa duration of 1 day with a EUR 57.50 total fee including the transaction fee. The checked source does not publish a universal airside-only waiver; confirm route-specific handling with the carrier and RGB/Migration Office. Transit source (opens in a new tab)
- 6 Freshness Checked 29 Jun 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Irish citizens need an eVisa to enter Guinea-Bissau for up to 90 days. Checked 29 Jun 2026.
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Cost note
RGB Visa lists the Short Stay Visa as EUR 61.45 plus a EUR 2.50 transaction fee (EUR 63.95 total). The 3-month multiple visa is listed as EUR 70.45 plus EUR 2.50 (EUR 72.95 total). Use the live RGB flow for the exact class and fee before paying. The checked RGB pages include unrelated third-party link blocks around otherwise official Republic of Guinea-Bissau / Migration Office visa content. This row therefore uses only the visa text, fees table and official ECOWAS sources, and should be reconfirmed in the live official flow before payment.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- RGB Visa requires a valid passport / valid international travel document, while the ECOWAS protocol requires a valid travel document for Community citizens. The checked public text does not publish a universal six-month ordinary-passport validity rule.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; RGB Visa lists a transit and stop-over visa duration of 1 day with a EUR 57.50 total fee including the transaction fee. The checked source does not publish a universal airside-only waiver; confirm route-specific handling with the carrier and RGB/Migration Office.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Irish passport / valid international travel document
- RGB online application / pre-enrolment before travel or Migration Office authorisation letter for visa-on-arrival handling
- Visa issuing confirmation / pre-visa slip printed for the airline and border officer
- Biometric data collection at Guinea-Bissau International Airport
- Travel and accommodation information
- Payment confirmation for the selected visa class
Why this verdict
Irish citizens are encoded through the RGB Visa electronic application / biometric visa route because the checked RGB Republic of Guinea-Bissau visa text says foreign nationals need a biometric visa, can use the online application/pre-enrolment route, and receive visa issuing confirmation for airport/border handling. The checked RGB pages include unrelated third-party link blocks around otherwise official Republic of Guinea-Bissau / Migration Office visa content. This row therefore uses only the visa text, fees table and official ECOWAS sources, and should be reconfirmed in the live official flow before payment. This destination-wave matrix record is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short tourism/visitor travel only. Work, study, residence, diplomatic/service passports, official duty, non-tourist visits, route-specific transit, health rules, carrier checks, border discretion and the live RGB/Migration Office handling can change the practical answer. Reconfirm with the Guinea-Bissau Migration Office, RGB Visa or a Guinean-Bissau mission before booking.
Conditional rules
- Traveller is a Ghanaian or Nigerian ECOWAS citizen entering for up to 90 days through an official entry point Visa-free
Up to 90 days. The ECOWAS Free Movement Protocol supports free-of-visa visitor entry for Community citizens for up to 90 days, subject to valid travel document and health-certificate requirements.
- Transit / stop-over instead of visitor entry Visa required
Up to 1 days. RGB Visa lists a transit and stop-over visa duration of 1 day with a EUR 57.50 total fee including the transaction fee. Confirm airside-only handling with the carrier and RGB/Migration Office for the exact itinerary.
- Trip is work, study, residence, diplomatic/service passport, official duty or another non-tourist short visit Visa required
This row covers ordinary-passport visitor travel only. Use the relevant Guinea-Bissau Migration Office, mission or permit route for non-tourist, residence or special-document travel.
- Traveller lacks the required travel document, health certificate, visa confirmation, funds, accommodation or route documents Conditional
RGB and ECOWAS sources require valid travel documents and can require health, accommodation and route evidence; carrier and border officials retain final authority.
Frequently asked questions
- Do Irish citizens need a visa for Guinea-Bissau?
- Irish citizens need an eVisa to enter Guinea-Bissau for up to 90 days. (eVisa.) Verified 29 Jun 2026 against the official source.
- How long can Irish passport holders stay in Guinea-Bissau?
- Up to 90 days.
- How much does the Guinea-Bissau entry cost for Irish citizens?
- The official fee is 63.95 EUR. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.