Moving to Equatorial Guinea
Visas and residency, citizenship, tax, company and banking, cost of living and the places to live in Equatorial Guinea, in one place.
Middle AfricaThinking about moving to Equatorial Guinea?
Here's how long you can stay, the ways to live there for good, what you'd pay in tax and what everyday life costs, each figure from an official source.
In this guide, I'll show you:
- How long you can stay, by passport
- How long citizenship takes
- How tax works, with the rates
- What it costs, and the internet and safety
- The basics: capital, currency and languages
Pick your passport at the top of the page, and the stay rule shows for you.
TL;DRKey takeaways
Equatorial Guinea at a glance
How long can you stay in Equatorial Guinea?
It depends on the passport you hold.
Here's the rule for the most common ones:
US passport- Rule
- e-Visa
- Stay
- –
UK passport- Rule
- e-Visa
- Stay
- –
EU passport (German)- Rule
- e-Visa
- Stay
- –
Canadian passport- Rule
- e-Visa
- Stay
- –
Australian passport- Rule
- e-Visa
- Stay
- 30 days
Indian passport- Rule
- e-Visa
- Stay
- –
For any other passport, pick yours at the top, or see every country on the visa-free countries map.
Citizenship in Equatorial Guinea
Naturalization takes about 10 years of residence.
Dual citizenship isn't allowed, so you'd give up your passport.
Work out your own timeline with the second passport calculator.
Tax in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea taxes its tax residents on their income from anywhere.
See where it sits among every country on the territorial tax map.
The main rates:
- Lowest income tax band – 0%
- Top income tax rate – 35%
- Corporate tax – 35%
- VAT or sales tax – 15%
Where you're a tax resident usually comes down to days.
Count yours with the 183-day rule calculator.
Company and banking
Compare the banks and cards that work for people abroad in the bank account finder.
Move money for less with the money transfer comparison.
Many people who live abroad run a US LLC instead; check yours with the US LLC for non-residents checker.
Cost of living in Equatorial Guinea
Everyday prices in Equatorial Guinea are about 41% of US prices.
That's the World Bank's price level for 2025: its purchasing power conversion factor divided by the exchange rate.
That makes it one of the cheaper places to live on a foreign income.
Convert what things cost with the currency converter.
Is Equatorial Guinea safe?
The US State Department rates Equatorial Guinea Level 2 ("Exercise increased caution", updated 2025-10-07), the same level it gives France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain. Levels 1 and 2 are both everyday travel; the US only asks you to reconsider a trip at Level 3. Some advisories are stricter for parts of a country, so read the full advisory before you go.
For a second view, the UK has no warning against travel.
See every country's level on the travel advisory map.
Internet in Equatorial Guinea
In M-Lab's open speed tests across Equatorial Guinea over the last 12 months, half came in above 2 Mbps download.
The fastest quarter of lines came in above 5 Mbps, closer to a good fiber connection (9,176 tests).
Test your own line when you arrive with my internet speed test.
Equatorial Guinea: the basics
| What | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|
| Capital | Ciudad de la Paz |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Languages | Spanish, French, Portuguese |
| Population | about 1.3 million |
From GeoNames' country data (CC BY 4.0).
More tools for Equatorial Guinea
- Passport index and compare passports
- Time zone overlap calculator for calls with home
- eSIM finder for data when you land
- Card fees abroad calculator before you spend
Equatorial Guinea FAQs
e-Visa.
Pick another passport at the top of the page to see its rule.
It depends on your passport.
Pick yours at the top of the page to see the days, and whether you need a visa first.
Not that I've found in official sources as of 2026-09-29.
The digital nomad visa finder lists every country that has one.
About 10 years of residence.
No.
You'd give up your other passport to naturalize.
Equatorial Guinea taxes its tax residents on their income from anywhere.
Check the details with a tax adviser before you move.
Everyday prices are about 41% of US prices, by the World Bank's price level for 2025.
Rent in the biggest cities can be higher than that suggests.
The US State Department rates it Level 2.
Levels 1 and 2 are everyday travel; read the full advisory for any regions it warns about.
Half of M-Lab's tests there came in above 2 Mbps download over the last 12 months.
The fastest quarter of lines passed 5 Mbps.
The Central African CFA franc (XAF).
The main languages are Spanish, French and Portuguese.
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