Guinea-Bissau

The U.S. Liaison Office in Bissau cannot provide consular services to U.S. citizens in Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau currently falls under the consular jurisdiction of the U.S. Embassy in Dakar, Senegal.

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau, a small country in western Africa, is one of the world’s poorest nations. The capital city is Bissau and the official language is Portuguese.  Many people outside of Bissau speak only an indigenous language or Creole. English is not widely used.  The country’s 1998-99 civil war devastated the economy.  Tourist facilities and infrastructure in general are very limited and not up to U.S. standards.  Please read the Department of State’s Fact Sheet on Guinea-Bissau for additional information.