ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS:  A passport and evidence of a yellow fever vaccination is required to enter Equatorial Guinea.  U.S. citizens are not required to have visas to enter Equatorial Guinea for short visits.  However, travelers should obtain the latest information and details from the Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, 2020 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009, telephone
(202) 518-5700, fax (202) 518-5252.  Overseas, inquiries may also be made at the nearest Equato-guinean embassy or consulate. 

The Government of Equatorial Guinea has established stringent currency restrictions.  Visitors for business or tourism must declare any currency in excess of 50,000 Central African francs (CFA) (approximately $90) upon arrival.  Although this requirement is not clearly posted, travelers who fail to disclose their excess currency risk the forfeiture of any amount over the CFA 50,000 limit upon departure.  They may also be frisked and have their bags searched to ascertain whether they are attempting to take excess currency out of the country.

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MEDICAL FACILITIES AND HEALTH INFORMATION: Medical facilities are extremely limited.  Pharmacies in Malabo and Bata stock basic medicines including antibiotics, but cannot be counted on to supply advanced medications.  Outside of these cities, many medicines are unavailable.  Travelers are advised to carry any special medication that they require.  The sanitation levels in even the best hospitals are very low.  Doctors and hospitals often require immediate payment for health services, and patients are expected to supply their own bandages, linen and toiletries. 

Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease.  Plasmodium falciparum malaria, the type that predominates in Equatorial Guinea, is resistant to the antimalarial drug chloroquine.  Because travelers to the country are at high risk for contracting malaria, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises that travelers should take one of the following antimalarial drugs: mefloquine (Lariam - TM), doxycycline, or atovaquone/proguanil (Malarone -TM).  Travelers who become ill with a fever or flu-like illness while traveling in a malaria-risk area and up to one year after returning home should seek prompt medical attention and tell the physician their travel history and what antimalarials they have been taking. 

Information on vaccinations and other health precautions, such as safe food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747)

MEDICAL INSURANCE:  The Department of State strongly urges Americans to consult with their medical insurance company prior to traveling abroad to confirm whether their policy applies overseas and whether it will cover emergency expenses such as a medical evacuation.

REGISTRATION / EMBASSY LOCATION: Americans living or traveling in Equatorial Guinea are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department’s travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov.  Americans without Internet access may register directly with the U.S. Embassy.  By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency. 

The United States reopened its Embassy in Malabo in October 2003.  However, due to limited staffing, it can offer only emergency services to U.S. citizens in distress.  The U.S. Embassy in Malabo can be contacted at (240) 098-895.  U.S. citizens in distress may also contact the U.S. Consular Agent in Bata at (240) 275-507.  Routine services are provided through the U.S. Embassy in Yaoundé, Cameroon, located in the Mbankolo Quartier, adjacent to the Mount Febe Golf Club; Embassy tel. (237) 220-1603, fax: (237) 220-1572.  The Embassy Branch Office in Douala, Cameroon is located on Rue Flatters, in the Citibank building, tel.: (237) 342-53-31, fax: (237) 342-77-90.