Canada to Guinea-Bissau visa requirements

Canadian passport holders need a visa for Guinea-Bissau. The recommended route is the official biometric eVisa (rgb-visa.com): single-entry, stay up to 90 days. A visa on arrival at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport is also possible but less reliable. Proof of yellow fever vaccination is mandatory for all travelers. A Canadian (CA) ordinary passport holder is not visa-exempt for Guinea-Bissau (GW). Only 14 West African ECOWAS states and certain CPLP diplomatic/service passport holders enter without a visa, and Canada is not among them. The Government of Canada explicitly states a tourist visa is required. Guinea-Bissau operates an official electronic biometric visa system through the Registo Geral Biometrico portal (rgb-visa.com), which issues a single-entry visa valid for a stay of up to 90 days; biometric data (fingerprints, photo) is captured. A visa on arrival at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (Bissau) is also available to non-exempt nationalities, but it can require a prior letter of authorization from the Migration Office and is less predictable, so applying for the eVisa in advance is the recommended approach. Guinea-Bissau is not in the Schengen area, so the Schengen 90/180 rule and ETIAS do not apply. Passports must be valid for at least three months beyond the planned departure date and have a blank page. Proof of yellow fever vaccination is a mandatory entry requirement for all arriving travelers aged one year and older. Fees vary by source and visa type, typically in the range of roughly 50 to 85 EUR for a tourist visa plus a small online processing surcharge. Travelers should verify current details before departure as conflicting third-party information circulates online.