Cayman Islands → Equatorial Guinea: Short-stay tourist

Equatorial Guinea's embassy in Washington says every visitor with a foreign passport must show a valid visa at the point of entry. You can get one through the Government's online visa system or by applying at one of its embassies. The document list below is the embassy application, taken from the embassies in Washington and Madrid, whose lists differ in places, so follow the embassy you apply to. Neither page is dated (the Madrid site's footer says 2023). This checklist does not treat any nationality as visa-free: see the note on visa-waiver agreements.

Source: Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in the United States

Washington: a criminal record clearance no older than 3 months, from a law-enforcement agency where you currently live, stating you have no felony conviction and no record. Madrid: a valid criminal record certificate.

Source: Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in the United States

Complete the embassy's application form. Washington: fill in the online application, print the copy emailed to you and post it with your proof of payment, your original passport and a prepaid return envelope; it says processing takes 5-7 days from receipt, or 1-3 days with a 50 US dollar express fee. Madrid: the form must be completed and signed by you, the embassy also accepts applications by post, and you should bring photocopies of every document. Madrid adds that the consular office may ask for extra documents or call you to an interview.

Source: Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in the United States

The Madrid embassy lists a recent ID-size photo as required. The Washington page doesn't mention a photo, so check with the embassy you apply to.

Source: Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Spain

If you apply in Madrid and are not a Spanish or Andorran citizen, the embassy asks for a copy of your valid Spanish or Andorran residence card.

Source: Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Spain

Your original passport, valid for at least 6 months and with at least one empty page (Washington embassy). The Madrid embassy also asks for at least 6 months' validity, plus a copy of the passport.

Source: Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in the United States

Washington: 200 US dollars is the standard fee. Its fee table lists 200 dollars for tourist or business visas of 30, 60 or 90 days and 300 dollars for 90 to 180 days, plus 50 dollars for express service; all fees are non-refundable, paid online through its payment partner or by money order. Madrid: 105 euros for a visa of up to 90 days (ask about longer stays), paid by bank transfer or in person into the embassy's account, with the proof of payment handed in with your documents. Madrid adds that paying doesn't guarantee the visa and isn't refunded if it is refused. The online system's charges are separate.

Source: Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in the United States

Before the online system launched, the Government said the visa would cost 75 US dollars (about 37,500 CFA francs), with an answer within 72 hours of applying and paying. That was January 2023, so check the current price on the official page before you pay.

Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea, Office of Information and Press

Washington: for tourism, proof of available funds of at least 1,000 US dollars for each month of your stay. Madrid: proof of financial means, such as a recent bank statement.

Source: Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in the United States

Both embassies ask for one. Washington accepts a letter issued by the Government, a registered legal entity or an Equatorial Guinean individual. Madrid asks for a duly notarised invitation letter plus a copy of the valid ID and the details of the person who signs it. See the note on the official online page: the Government has said it planned to drop this requirement for travel.

Source: Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in the United States

Washington: proof of accommodation. Madrid: proof of accommodation in Equatorial Guinea or a hotel booking.

Source: Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in the United States

The Madrid embassy lists a copy of individual or group travel medical insurance as required. The Washington page doesn't mention insurance, so check with the embassy you apply to.

Source: Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Spain

Washington: your flight itinerary. Madrid: a round-trip flight booking.

Source: Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in the United States

The Government's online visa system has been running since July 2023. In April 2026 the Government said it had approved 28,479 visas between July 2023 and March 2026, handled by its Directorate General of Foreigners with the company VFS Global. It said applications with errors are sent back for correction by email, so watch your inbox to avoid delays, and it acknowledged that some people have trouble reaching the site from some countries. The Government pages this checklist can rely on don't list what the online system asks for, so follow the requirements shown when you apply there. The Washington embassy says the online system is a separate process it can't answer questions about (notice dated 1 January 2025).

Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea, Office of Information and Press

Your international vaccination booklet (Washington); Madrid asks for a copy of a valid one. The pages don't say which vaccines they check for.

Source: Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in the United States

In November 2023 the Vice President said the only official Government page for the online visa is equatorialguinea-evisa.com, and warned that fake visa sites exist (some people paid on fake sites and never got a reply). He also said the country would soon drop the invitation letter (carta de llamada) for travel and that tourist and business requirements should differ. The embassy pages below still list an invitation letter, and we couldn't confirm whether that change happened, so some embassy items may not apply online.

Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea, Office of Information and Press

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes a table of visa-suppression agreements (the PDF on its Visas page dates from April 2026). Nearly all rows cover only diplomatic, official or service passports, and a few leave the passport type blank. The rows that name ordinary passports are Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates ("all passports", both marked ratified), Kenya ("all passports", with no date or status shown) and CEMAC free movement of persons (marked in force; the CEMAC members are Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon). The table gives no stay lengths, conditions or direction, so this page does not treat any nationality as visa-free. If your passport is one of these, ask an Equatorial Guinea embassy whether you need a visa rather than assuming either way.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora, Equatorial Guinea