Guinea-Bissauan Visa is not required for Congoleses
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- Congo passport holders visiting Guinea-Bissau must first apply for an E-visa.
- This online pre-visa can be granted by the Guinea-Bissau consulate in the applicant’s home country.
- On presentation of the pre-visa at the border checkpoint of Guinea-Bissau the traveler is then issued a visa on arrival.
- This visa is valid for a maximum total stay of 90 days within one year.
- Congo passport holders are required to provide a passport with six months of validity and with at least two blank pages for stamps on arrival and departure from Guinea-Bissau.
- Congo passport holders must have a return/onward ticket, and must also provide proof of hotel accommodation.
- Congolese visiting Guinea-Bissau can extend their stay for another 30 days at the immigration office.
- Congolese visiting Guinea-Bissau with pets must have a certificate of vaccination and must obtain an import license from the embassy or high commission.
- Congolese visiting Guinea-Bissau must check for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, yellow fever, rabies, meningitis, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis), chickenpox, shingles, pneumonia, and influenza vaccines.
- Direct flights are available from the Maya Maya International Airport Brazzaville, Congo to Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. The estimated flight time is between 5 – 6 hours.
- Islam is the most widely practiced religion in Guinea-Bissau with Muslims accounting for 45% of the total population of the country. About 22% of the country’s population are Christians while 31% adhere to the traditional African beliefs.
- Because the time zone currently used in Guinea-Bissau is the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), Congo is 1 hour ahead of Guinea-Bissau.
- Getting around Guinea-Bissau is possible through various public means of transportation including Taxis, Buses, Car Hires.
- In Guinea-Bissau, the power plugs and sockets are of type C. The standard voltage is 220 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- Guinea-Bissau’s climate is tropical. This means it is generally hot and humid. It has a monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds and a dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds.
- November to April is the best time to visit Guinea-Bissau, outside of the rainy season, when the weather is warm, humid but dry.
- Although Portuguese is the official and most spoken language in Guinea-Bissau, French is also very common.
- Visitors might want to pick up some basic Portuguese and French phrases to help them navigate communications in rural spaces.
- Visitors taking pictures are advised to be respectful and conscious of their environment while at it. Photo subjects or their guardians might need to be tipped in some cases.
- Visitors are advised to be careful when carrying out monetary transactions in Guinea-Bissau, from currency changes to relatively expensive purchases.