Guinea Bissau visa requirements for Thais

Travel and visa requirements

Guinea-Bissauan Visa is not required for Thais

Stay Duration: 90 days

Entry Requirements

  • Guinea-Bissau is a tropical country on West Africa’s Atlantic coast that’s known for national parks and wildlife. The capital is Bissau.
  • Thailand citizens traveling to guinea-Bissau are eligible to get their tourist visas on arrival or apply for an e-visa and stay up to 90 days.
  •  To apply for the Guinea Bissau e-visa, you need to visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website for your e-visa application procedure.
  • Your Guinea Bissau e-visa will take three days for its process and will be emailed to you with this three days, providing you met all the requirements needed for the visa application.
  • You are to print out your visa application form and take it along with you when you are visiting the country.
  • To extend your visa staying period, you should get in touch with the Immigration Department of Guinea Bissau. However, this extension incurs a visa extension fee.
  • You are to provide an original international passport that is valid for at least 6 months, and you should reserve a minimum of two blanked pages for necessary stampings.
  • Your country's national Identity card is required upon your arrival in Guinea Bissau.
  • Proof of hotel reservation or any other means of your accommodation in Guinea Bissau.
  • Sufficient funds that will cater to all your expenses throughout your stay in Guinea Bissau should be made available before you embark on your journey to the country.
  • Airport tax is not levied on any traveler upon their embarkation at the country's airport.
  • The standard time zone of Guinea Bissau is the Greenwich Mean Time itself which is (GMT+0) with no Daylight Saving Time. The time difference between Guinea Bissau and Thailand is 7 hours, Thailand is ahead of Guinea Bissau.
  • The average flight duration from Thailand to Guinea Bissau is 15 hours 3 minutes while the distance is 12,353 Km.
  • The airlines traveling to Guinea Bissau are Emirates, ASKY, Ethiopian, British Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Tap Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Alitalia.
  • The telephone line used in Guinea Bissau is (+245) available for both national and international communications.
  • Banks in Guinea Bissau do not operate on weekends(Saturdays and Sundays).
  • The local official currency of Guinea Bissau is the CFA Franc (XOF).
  • Local(CFA Franc-XOF) and foreign currencies up to XOF 2,000,0000 is allowed in cash.
  • Your baggage is cleared at the first port of entry in Guinean Bissau.
  • Travelers traveling with their pets are required to provide a veterinarian good health certificate.
  • The Guinea Bissau official language is Portuguese.
  • Bissau is the official capital city of Guinea Bissau.
  • Roads, waterways, seaports and harbors, merchant marine, and airports are the mediums for transporting in Guinea Bissau.
  • Islam is the religion dominating the country. About 45% of its population are Muslims, 22% are Christians, and 31% are traditional worshippers.
  • Places you can visit in Guinea Bissau for tourism Bissagos Islands, Orango, Cacheu, Colonial old town, and Fortaleza d'Amura, etc.
  • The required vaccines before visiting Guinea Bissau are hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, yellow fever, rabies, meningitis, polio, chickenpox, shingles, pneumonia, and influenza.
  • The national dishes of Guinea Bissau are rice and chicken, beef, pork, and goat meat are the meals commonly eaten in Guinea Bissau.
  • The power plug type used in Guinea Bissau is type C, while the voltage supply is 220V and 50Hz.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Guinea Bissau the same thing as Guinea?

Guinea Bissau is different from Guinea. Guinea Bissau was formerly called Portuguese Guinea. After independence and gaining its recognition in 1974, the name Bissau which is its capital was added to its name(Guinea) to prevent people from the bewilderment with Guinea.

How do I apply for Guinea Bissau tourist visa on arrival?

There are two ways to apply for a Guinea Bissau visa: on arrival at Guinea Bissau International Airport or on the Electronic Visa Application website. If you are applying for a visa on arrival it is required to have a letter of authorization from the Migration Office of Guinea Bissau together with a valid travel document. Below are the steps to apply for tourist visa on arrival;

  • You need to send details of your intention of arrival, duration of your visit with the scanned passport to your contact in Guinea Bissau.
  • Your contact needs to take your documents to the Migration Office and fill in the request for the aforementioned letter of authorization.
  • Your request is processed and approved/rejected by the Chief Officer of the Migration Office.
  • When your request is approved your contact sends you a letter of authorization via email or fax. You need to print out the aforesaid letter of authorization and show it when applying for a visa.
How much does it cost to obtain Guinea Bissau tourist e-visa?

The cost of Guinea Bissau tourist e-Visa is 67.6 USD. Aside from processing fees.

What do I need to present on arriving Guinea Bissau?

You will need to present to the visa officer a receipt of the visa application, the approved e-Visa, and your passport.