Every way into Guinea.

The short-stay tourist e-Visa is issued through Guinea's official online platform (paf.gov.gn) operated by the Central Border Police Directorate (DCPAF) for stays of up to 90 days. After online application and payment, an approved applicant receives an Entry Visa Letter by email, and the physical visa with biometrics (photo and fingerprints) is collected at the visa counter on arrival at Conakry's Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport. Applications are decided within about 72 hours. A yellow fever vaccination certificate is mandatory for entry. The base government fee is USD 80; portals charging EUR 94-109 add service fees. No refund is issued if the application is refused.

Government fee

$80

Processing time

3 days

Max stay

90 days

Validity

90 days

The Visa de Transbordement (VTB) is a long-validity entry visa issued via the official e-Visa platform, valid for up to five years from issuance, typically used by frequent or maritime/transhipment-related travellers needing repeated short entries. It is collected with biometrics at Conakry airport and requires a yellow fever certificate. Each stay remains short; the document grants no residence or work rights. The base government fee is USD 50 (portals charge about USD 79 with service fees).

Government fee

$50

Processing time

3 days

Validity

1,825 days

The transit visa is for travellers simply passing through Guinean territory to a third country. It is a single-entry document granting a maximum stay of three days and is issued via the official e-Visa platform with collection and biometrics at Conakry airport. A yellow fever certificate and onward ticket are required. The base government fee is USD 50 (portals charge around USD 79 with service fees). No refund applies if refused.

Government fee

$50

Processing time

3 days

Max stay

3 days

Validity

3 days

The business e-Visa is the commercial/professional-purpose variant of Guinea's short-stay e-Visa, issued via the official paf.gov.gn platform for meetings, negotiations and other business activity for up to 90 days. It is a single-entry document: a holder who leaves must reapply or obtain a long-stay consular visa. Decisions are issued within roughly 72 hours and the visa is collected with biometrics at Conakry airport. A yellow fever certificate is required. The government component of the short-stay fee is in the same band as the tourist visa (around USD 80); the exact published business fee is not separately confirmed on the official portal, so it is left null.

Processing time

3 days

Max stay

90 days

Validity

90 days

Foreign students enrolled at a Guinean institution for more than three months use the long-stay visa (VLS) issued via the official e-Visa platform, with student registration as the basis of stay, then register for a residence card on arrival. The visa is valid one year and renewable for the duration of studies. A yellow fever certificate and a repatriation guarantee are required; the base government fee for the long-stay visa is USD 150. There is no separate dedicated student e-Visa category beyond the VLS long-stay purpose.

• Study: Permits enrolled study at the admitting institution.
• Residency: Renewable for the study period; no published statutory permanent-residence timeline.

Government fee

$150

Processing time

3 days

Max stay

365 days

Validity

365 days

An employer wishing to hire a non-ECOWAS foreigner in Guinea must obtain prior authorisation from the public employment agency (AGUIPE): the written employment contract is submitted for approval and, absent a reply within 30 days, is tacitly approved. A foreign-worker contract cannot exceed four years including renewals. The worker then receives a biometric work card (introduced 2023, chip/NFC) valid one year and renewable, requiring a medical certificate, diploma and criminal record. The visa basis is the long-stay (VLS) entry visa. Government fees are not published online, so the fee is left null.

• Work: Authorises employment with the specific employer under the approved contract; foreign-worker contracts capped at four years including renewals.
• Residency: Linked residence card renewable with the contract; no published statutory permanent-residence timeline.
• Family: Family members aged over fifteen each hold a residence card not exceeding the worker's contract duration.

Processing time

30 days

Validity

365 days

Guinea has no passive golden visa or citizenship-by-investment programme. Investor migration runs through company creation and the Investment Code, facilitated by the Agence de Promotion des Investissements Privés (APIP-Guinée), whose single investor window (guichet unique) handles incorporation and grants access to fiscal and customs incentives; mining (bauxite and iron ore) dominates and is governed separately by the Mining Code. Foreign directors/investors then regularise their stay through the long-stay visa and a residence card on a business basis, and any foreign staff they hire need AGUIPE-approved contracts. Investment thresholds and any residence concessions are sector-specific and not published as a single migration product, so monetary fields are left null.

• Work: Permits running the registered business and acting as director; employees require separate AGUIPE-approved work cards.
• Residency: Renewable business residence; no published statutory permanent-residence or citizenship-by-investment timeline.
• Family: Family members obtain residence cards tied to the investor's stay.

Spouses and close family members joining a foreigner resident in Guinea, or the family of a Guinean national, use the long-stay visa (VLS) with proof of marriage or family relationship as the basis of stay, then obtain a residence card on arrival. The visa is valid one year and renewable. Family members aged over fifteen must each hold their own residence card, whose validity cannot exceed that of the principal's contract or stay. The base government fee for the long-stay visa is USD 150; a yellow fever certificate is required. Guinea has no separately published dedicated family-reunification visa beyond the VLS marriage/family purpose.

• Study: Permits residence; study allowed where separately enrolled.
• Residency: Renewable residence as a family member; no published statutory permanent-residence/naturalisation timeline.
• Family: Each family member over fifteen holds their own residence card tied to the principal's stay.

Government fee

$150

Processing time

3 days

Max stay

365 days

Validity

365 days

The Diplomatic, Service and Courtesy visa (VDSC) is issued via the official e-Visa platform to holders of diplomatic/service passports and official guests of the Guinean state. A security code must be obtained and approved before the online application can be submitted, and validity follows the official approval letter. An appointment/mission letter is required in addition to the standard travel documents. Fees are typically waived or not published for this category and are left null.

• Family: Accompanying family of officials covered per diplomatic arrangements.

Processing time

3 days

Foreigners staying in Guinea beyond the short-stay period must register and hold a residence card (carte de séjour), issued by the Ministry of Security under Law L/94/019/CTRN on the entry and stay of foreigners. The card is generally tied to the holder's purpose of stay and, for employed foreigners, cannot exceed the duration of the work contract (contracts with foreigners are capped at four years including renewals). Specialised categories exist, including the Expert Foreign Resident Card for experts on mission to or employed by the Guinean state. Renewal is periodic. Official fee schedules are not published online, so the fee and processing time are left null.

• Work: Where the card is issued on an employment basis, work is permitted in line with the approved contract and work card.
• Study: Permits residence for study where issued on that basis.
• Residency: Renewable residence; no published statutory permanent-residence or naturalisation timeline tied specifically to card years.
• Family: Accompanying family members aged over fifteen must each hold a residence card; validity cannot exceed that of the principal's contract/stay.

Validity

365 days

As an ECOWAS member, Guinea grants nationals of fellow member states visa-free entry for up to 90 days on a valid travel document (passport or national ID) plus an international health certificate. Under the second phase of the ECOWAS Protocol, ECOWAS citizens wishing to stay longer may obtain an ECOWAS residence card to live and, in the third phase, establish economic activity in Guinea. In practice Guinea also maintains free movement for nationals of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger despite their announced ECOWAS withdrawal. No visa fee applies to entry; residence-card fees are not published online.

• Work: ECOWAS nationals enjoy facilitated access to employment and establishment; an ECOWAS work permit/residence card applies for longer-term work.
• Study: May reside and study under the free-movement framework.
• Residency: Residence and establishment rights under the ECOWAS Protocol; no fixed years-to-PR published.
• Family: Family members may accompany under the same ECOWAS free-movement rights.

Max stay

90 days

The Visa Long Séjour (VLS) is Guinea's long-term entry visa for foreigners who intend to stay longer than three months for work, family, study or internship. It is valid for one year from issuance and is the entry document that precedes registration for a residence card (carte de séjour) in-country. Applicants must show the basis of stay (employment contract, professional authorisation, proof of marriage, student registration or internship agreement) plus a repatriation guarantee. It is requested via the official e-Visa platform with collection and biometrics at Conakry airport. The base government fee is USD 150. A yellow fever certificate is required.

• Work: Permits the activity stated in the basis-of-stay document (e.g. an approved employment contract); a work card/authorisation is still required for employment.
• Study: Permits enrolled study where the basis of stay is a student registration.
• Residency: Entry route to obtaining a residence card (carte de séjour) in Guinea; no fixed statutory years to permanent residence published.

Government fee

$150

Processing time

3 days

Max stay

365 days

Validity

365 days