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Guinea-Bissau

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Still current at: 26 November 2009
Updated: 19 November 2009

This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.

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Travel advice for this country

Entry requirements

Visas

 
British nationals require a visa to enter Guinea‑Bissau. Guinea‑Bissau does not have an Embassy in London.  Visitors can contact the Guinea‑Bissau Embassy in Paris at 94 Rue St Lazare (tel:  +33 9 452 61851). Guinea‑Bissau also has Embassies in neighbouring countries, including Senegal, which issue visas.
 

Passport validity

 
We recommend that your passport has at least six months validity when you apply for a visa to enter Guinea-Bissau.
 

Travelling with children

 
Single parents or other adults travelling alone with children should be aware that some countries require documentary evidence of parental responsibility before allowing lone parents to enter the country or, in some cases, before permitting the children to leave the country.  For further information please contact the Guinea-Bissau Embassy in Paris at 94 Rue St Lazare (tel:  +33 9 452 61851).

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Contacts

Senegal, Dakar, British Embassy

Address:

British Embassy
20 Rue du Docteur Guillet
Boite Postale 6025
Dakar

Telephone:

(221) 33 823 7392
(221) 33 823 9971

Fax:

(221) 33 823 2766

Email: britembe@orange.sn

Email: dakar.visaenquiries@fco.gov.uk

Office hours:

GMT: (Local Time=GMT)
Mon-Thurs: 0800-1630
Fri: 0800-1230

Website: http://ukinsenegal.fco.gov.uk

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