Visa policy of Cape Verde


Visitors to Cape Verde must obtain a visa to enter, unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries, which are mostly in Africa, Europe and the Americas. Visas may be obtained in advance from a Cape Verde embassy or consulate, or in person upon arrival at any of the international airports.

Visa policy map

Visa policy

Citizens of the following 61 countries and territories can visit Cape Verde without a visa :
Date of visa changes

  • Unknown: Angola, Hong Kong, Macau, Mauritania, Mozambique, Singapore
  • 30 April 1980: ECOWAS : Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • 2015: Timor-Leste
  • 1 January 2019: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
  • February 2020: Brazil, Canada, United States.
  • 4 July 2020: Russia
A visa is not required for holders of diplomatic or service passports.
A visa is not required for former citizens of Cape Verde and their spouses and children.

Visa on arrival

Visitors from all other non-visa-exempt countries except may obtain a visa on arrival at Sal, Boa Vista, São Vicente or Santiago international airports.