Guinea-Bissauan passport

Guinea-Bissauan passport
The front cover of a contemporary Guinea-Bissauan passport.
Issued by	Guinea-Bissau
Type of document	Passport
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility requirements	Guinea-Bissauan citizenship

Republic of Guinea-Bissau passports are issued to citizens of Guinea-Bissau to travel outside of the country. Guinea-Bissauan citizens can travel to member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) without a passport.

Types

Guinea-Bissauan passports come in three forms:

Ordinary passport

• Issued to all citizens of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau for international travel.

Official passport

• Issued to all individual citizens who work for the government and have to travel on official business.

Diplomatic passport

• Issued to diplomats and their family members when they serve overseas.

Passport cover

Guinea-Bissauan passports are dark green in color, with the words "Republic of Guinea-Bissau" inscribed on top of the booklet. The Guinea-Bissauan coat of arms is emblazoned in the center of the cover page, followed on the bottom by the inscription of the word "PASSAPORTE" on ordinary passports. ^[1]

Passport information

The given below information is printed on the identification page in Portuguese and English.

1. Type
2. Passport No.
3. Given name(s)
4. Date of birth
5. Sex
6. Place of birth
7. Place of Issue
8. Date of expiry
9. Surname
10. Nationality
11. Residence
12. Date of issue

See also

• ECOWAS passports
• List of passports
• Guinea-Bissau
• Foreign relations of Guinea-Bissau

References