How to get a Guinea visa from South Africa

• Tourist visa enables foreigners to visit Guinea for relaxation, sightseeing and recreation.
• This visa also serves as a visitor visa. You can visit friends and relatives with this visa.
• Holders of this visa are prohibited from being paid for services they render while in the country.
• Minors should ensure they are in possession of the original copy of their birth certificate.
• Foreigners visiting friends and relative in the country should provide a letter of invitation from their host in the country. The letter should have the home address and telephone number of the host.
• A copy of your South African stay permit will be requested if you are not a citizen of South Africa.
• Copies of all the original copies of your documents should be made available as the original copies may not be returned by the embassy.
• The receipt of your paid visa fees should be provided.
• You are expected to leave the country at the expiry of your visa.
• Yellow fever vaccination is compulsory.
• Immunization against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, polio and meningitis is recommended.

• This visa is for business travelers visiting Guinea with the intention of maintaining business relationships with their partner companies in the country.
• You are not restricted from attending business meetings, conferences and trade fairs with this visa.
• You can also negotiate and sign contracts with business partners in the country.
• The company you are visiting in Guinea for business should provide a letter of invitation which should include the address of the company, purpose of the visit and duration of the visit.
• The certificate of business registration of the company you are visiting in Guinea is required.
• Letter with the official company letterhead from your current employer in South Africa is required. Your employer should state that he/she is aware of your business leave. Your position in the company should be stated in the letter.
• Minors traveling without their parents should provide a letter of consent which is signed by both parents. An unabridged original copy of your birth certificate should be provided.
• You cannot take up paid or unpaid employment with this visa.
• It is mandatory for all travelers to have a yellow fever vaccination certificate.
• Travelers are advised to be immunized against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, polio and meningitis.
• You are expected to leave the country at the expiry of your visa.
• The visa is valid for 90 days.

A visa to Guinea costs $100.

Guinea is a term which historically refers to a region of West Africa. The countries of Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea all lie in this region, which is why the word Guinea is in their name.

Yes, you need a visa to travel to Guinea.

Guinea’s mineral wealth makes it potentially one of Africa’s richest countries, but its people are among the poorest in West Africa.

Yes, Guinea is a French speaking country. It was formerly known as French Guinea.