🇯🇵Japan🇬🇼Guinea-BissauJP-GW Japan to Guinea-Bissau visa requirements
Japanese ordinary passport holders need a visa for Guinea-Bissau. A visa on arrival is available at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (Bissau) for stays up to 90 days, but because entry can be refused at the border and the eVisa portal has been unreliable, obtaining a visa in advance from a Guinea-Bissau diplomatic mission is strongly recommended. Guinea-Bissau is not part of the Schengen area and grants no visa-free access to Japan. Visa-free entry is reserved for ECOWAS member-state citizens (14 West African countries) under the 1980 ECOWAS protocol; Japan is not included. For all other nationalities, including Japan, Guinea-Bissau's policy allows a visa to be obtained on arrival or in advance at a consulate, valid for a maximum stay of 90 days. Visa on arrival is processed at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport in Bissau, typically for around CFA 55,000. A government eVisa system has existed on paper but its portal has been reported non-functional through late 2025, so it is not a reliable channel. Multiple diplomatic missions caution that travelers can be denied entry at the border, so securing the visa beforehand at an embassy or consulate is the safer route. A yellow fever vaccination certificate is mandatory for entry. The verdict is recorded as visa on arrival (voa) since that is the formal short-stay channel for Japanese tourists, but advance arrangement is advised.
VISA REQUIREDTOURISMSINGLE ENTRYLast verified 2026-05-30
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