Airside transit same day generally without a visa (not from an official source)
Unofficial source – not verified
This rule is not from an official Guinea-Bissau government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (dict.dyimin.com). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.
Not from an official Guinea-Bissau government source: based on the World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com, an unofficial reference site), a single unofficial source. Not verified - conditions vary by airline and airport; confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The site says: “Airport Transit Without Visa (TWOV) In principle, travelers transiting through Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, may do so under Transit Without Visa (TWOV) conditions provided they do not leave the international transit area and hold a confirmed onward ticket to a third country departing on the same day. Transit Involving Entry and Visa Issuance A Guinea-Bissau entry permit or visa is required under the following circumstances: When the traveler must retrieve checked baggage and re-check in, including cases involving separately ticketed flights When leaving the airport to stay at accommodations or travel to another location When departing the transit area to take a connecting flight departing the following day Guinea-Bissau allows general foreign nationals—excluding citizens of visa-exempt countries such as Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states—to obtain a Visa on Arrival upon landing at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport.”
Conditions
- Stay in the international transit area (airside); do not pass immigration.
- Check your airline allows it (through ticket and checked-through baggage).
- Government fee
- Fee not officially published
- Processing
- Not verified yet
- Validity
- Not verified yet
- Max stay
- Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply
How to apply
Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.
Documents checklist
Document list not verified yet — check the official source.
✓ Secondary_research
Official wording
“World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com), 'Guinea-Bissau' chapter 14 Transit / Transfer: “Airport Transit Without Visa (TWOV) In principle, travelers transiting through Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, may do so under Transit Without Visa (TWOV) conditions provided they do not leave the international transit area and hold a confirmed onward ticket to a third country departing on the same day. Transit Involving Entry and Visa Issuance A Guinea-Bissau entry permit or visa is required under the following circumstances: When the traveler must retrieve checked baggage and re-check in, including cases involving separately ticketed flights When leaving the airport to stay at accommodations or travel to another location When departing the transit area to take a connecting flight departing the following day Guinea-Bissau allows general foreign nationals—excluding citizens of visa-exempt countries such as Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states—to obtain a Visa on Arrival upon landing at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport.””