Visa requirement
Guinea-Bissau visa for Nigerian citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Verified answer
Nigerian citizens do not need a visa for Guinea-Bissau for up to 90 days.
Last verified: (yesterday)
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
- 90 days
- Free
- Nothing required before departure
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Nothing required before departure Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 90 days
- 3 Official fee Free
- 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: Nigerian citizens do not need a visa for Guinea-Bissau for up to 90 days. Checked 29 Jun 2026.
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Cost note
No visa fee is encoded for the ECOWAS free-of-visa visitor entry route. Health, carrier, border, extension, residence, work or non-tourist costs can still apply.
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
- Nigerian ECOWAS passport, national identity card or other valid travel document
- International health certificate if requested under ECOWAS entry rules
- Travel purpose, accommodation, funds or onward/return evidence if requested by carrier or border officials
Why this verdict
Nigerian citizens are encoded as visa-free because Ghana/Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau are ECOWAS Member States, and the ECOWAS Free Movement Protocol says Community citizens visiting a Member State for up to 90 days enter free of visa requirements through an official entry point with valid travel documents and health certificate. RGB also references a valid national identity card for ECOWAS citizens. 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
- ECOWAS visitor stay exceeds 90 days or the traveller seeks residence/work Visa required
The ECOWAS protocol says stays beyond 90 days require permission for an extension from the appropriate authority.
- 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 Nigerian citizens need a visa for Guinea-Bissau?
- Nigerian citizens do not need a visa for Guinea-Bissau for up to 90 days. (Visa-free.) Verified 29 Jun 2026 against the official source.
- How long can Nigerian passport holders stay in Guinea-Bissau?
- Up to 90 days.
- How much does the Guinea-Bissau entry cost for Nigerian citizens?
- It is free. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.