How to Get Guinea-Bissau Citizenship

Person has been married to a citizen for at least 3 years and resident in Guinea Bissau at least 1 year, and declares the will to acquire citizenship. Grounds for opposition: clear inexistence of any ties with the national community, conviction for crime punishable with prison sentence of more than 6 years or for crime against the external security of the state, unauthorised exercise of sovereign or political functions for a foreign state, rendering of non-mandatory military service to foreign state.

Descent (born in country)

Person is born in Guinea Bissau to a citizen.

Descent (born abroad)

Person is born abroad to a citizen in the service of the state.

Descent (born abroad)

Person is born abroad to a citizen and s/he declares that s/he wishes to be a citizen or the birth is recorded in the civil register.

Person is born in Guinea-Bissau to Lusophone parents. Both parents must be foreign citizens with the citizenship of a Portuguese Speaking State, i.e. Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, and Timor-Leste.

Person is the minor child of a father or mother who is acquiring citizenship and is included in the application. Person may opt for other citizenship on attaining majority. Grounds for opposition: clear inexistence of any ties with the national community, conviction for crime punishable with prison sentence of more than 6 years or for crime against the external security of the state.

Person is fully adopted by a citizen. Grounds for opposition: clear inexistence of any ties with the national community, conviction for crime punishable with prison sentence of more than 6 years or for crime against the external security of the state.

Person lost citizenship through acquiring another or through renunciation, re-establishes residence in Guinea Bissau and declares that s/he wants to reacquire citizenship. If person lost citizenship due to acquisition of the foreign spouse's citizenship, marriage must have been terminated or annulled. Grounds for opposition: clear inexistence of any ties with the national community, conviction for crime punishable with prison sentence of more than 6 years or for crime against the external security of the state, unauthorised exercise of sovereign or political functions for a foreign state, rendering of non-mandatory military service to foreign state.

Foundlings

A newborn infant found in the territory of Guinea Bissau is presumed to be a Guinean citizen.

Otherwise stateless (born in country)

Person is born in Guinea Bissau and does not possess another citizenship, or parents are stateless or of unknown citizenship.

Person has rendered relevant services to the Guinean people either during or after the liberation struggle, or for national development. Article 9 distinguishes two types of relevant services: relevant services to the Guinean people, which are grounds for waiving the residence requirement, and relevant services to the Guinean State in the national development process, which are grounds for waiving the residence requirement and the knowledge of the Guinean culture requirement. Other conditions: see the rules for ordinary naturalisation. Grounds for opposition: clear inexistence of any ties with the national community, conviction for crime punishable with prison sentence of more than 6 years or for crime against the external security of the state, unauthorised exercise of sovereign or political functions for a foreign state, rendering of non-mandatory military service to foreign state.