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ECOWAS Visa-Free Entry

Guinea-BissauFree movement

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

The ECOWAS Protocol A/P.1/5/79 establishes a regional Community-citizen right of entry into another Member State. The official source does not establish Guinea-Bissau's separate current national implementation position.

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  • The protocol is regional and does not establish the separate current Guinea-Bissau implementation position.

Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

For a Community citizen entering another ECOWAS Member State, the protocol requires a valid travel document and an international health certificate. A visit not exceeding ninety days is described as visa-free through an official entry point. The official source does not establish the current Guinea-Bissau implementation or any additional national conditions.

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  • The protocol does not establish current national implementation or additional Guinea-Bissau entry conditions.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

The protocol describes visa-free entry for visits up to ninety days and requires permission from the appropriate authority when a stay must extend beyond ninety days. It does not identify the current Guinea-Bissau authority, procedure, fee, or national implementation.

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  • No current Guinea-Bissau extension procedure, authority, fee or implementation evidence was established.

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which non-member-country family members can accompany or join or what rights they receive.

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  • The Protocol does not state any substantive right (e.g. to work) during the 90-day visa-free stay itself — only the refusal/expulsion safeguards.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

Entry is free of visa for up to ninety (90) days; a citizen who needs to stay longer must obtain permission for an extension of stay from the appropriate authority. The Protocol does not state when permanent or long-term rights arise.

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  • The Protocol names the 90-day limit and the need for an extension but does not itself set a maximum extension period or renewal procedure — that is left to the appropriate national authority.
  • Guiné-Bissau — Protocol A/P.1/5/79, Article 3(2)
    2. A citizen of the Community visiting any Member State for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days shall enter the territory of that Member State through the official entry point free of visa requirements. Such citizen shall, however, b

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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