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22 Jun 2021
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Visa from Guinea Bissau to Nigeria
- Gambia citizens visiting Nigeria are not required to apply for a visa for a stay of up to 90 days.
- Visitors are expected to leave at least a blank page on their passports to obtain entry stamps.
- Amendment pages at the back of the passport are not suitable for Nigeria visas.
- Evidence of sufficient funds to support stay in Nigeria with a recent bank statement must be provided.
- The estimated flight time from Guinea-Bissau to Lagos, Nigeria is 3 hours, 7 minutes and to Abuja, Nigeria is 3 hours, 46 minutes.
- Nigeria uses the West Africa Standard Time zone (GMT+1) hence, Nigeria is 1 hour ahead of Guinea-Bissau.
- A child (under 16) who is not traveling with both parents or a legal guardian must provide a notarized letter of consent signed by the non-accompanying parent(s) or guardian.
- Visitors must provide proof of travel arrangements including a computer-generated flight itinerary from the airline or travel agency or copy of airline tickets showing round trip travel to Nigeria and onward flight.
- There are no currency restrictions on entry and exit.
- Visitors are required to present a proof of Polio and Yellow Fever vaccination.
- Visitors cannot depart the country without presenting entry stamps to the immigration authorities.
- Transportation within Nigeria can be made through buses, minivans, taxis, rickshaws, trains and ferries.
- Nigeria has a varied landscape. The far south is defined by its tropical rain-forest climate, Coastal plains are found in both the southwest and the southeast. The Eastern part and a little portion of the North is made up of freshwater swamp and rain-forest while the rest of the North is made up of desert lands.
- Nigeria has a tropical climate with two seasons. A wet season from April through October and a dry season from November through March with June being the month with the highest amount of rainfall and degree of humidity.
- Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world.
- The country is viewed as a multinational state, as it is inhabited by 250 ethnic groups, of which the four largest are the Fulani, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
- The official language of Nigeria is Nigerian English.
- Nigeria also has a wide array of unexploited mineral resources which include natural gas, coal, bauxite, tantalite, gold, tin, iron ore, limestone, niobium, lead and zinc.
- Nigeria is a religiously diverse society, with Christianity and Islam being the most widely professed religions.
- Tourism in Nigeria centres largely on events, due to the country's ample amount of ethnic groups, but also includes rain forests, savannah, waterfalls and other natural attractions.
- Nigeria's popular soups include Oha, Edikaikong, Egusi, Efo Riro, etc.
- Visitors can also attend festivals like Ojude Oba, Eyo Festival, New Yam festival, Argungu fishing festival and a host of others while in the country.
