Cape Verde: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 16
- Consulates
- 6
- missions abroad
- 23
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 198
Live & travel in Cape Verde
Monthly budget
$2,450/mo
Prices vs USA: 54%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 98.9 CVE
Internet access
75%
of people online
Air quality
20.2
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Portuguese
Emergency
131 · 130 · 132
Plug types
Schuko, Europlug
Calling code
+238
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Dec 17, 2025
3.7
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost3.4
- Safety3.8
- Internet access3.5
- Air quality3.0
- Climate4.8
SOS · Cape Verde131Restaurants, cafés and dishes in Cape VerdeCachupa · Bolinhos de mandioca com mel
Government consensus
Normal precautions· 2 of 3 governments- United StatesNormal precautions· parts of the country
- United KingdomNormal precautions
- CanadaIncreased caution
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 13, 2027 · Democracy Day
- Jan 20, 2027 · Heroes’ Day
- Feb 9, 2027 · Shrove Tuesday
- Feb 10, 2027 · Ash Wednesday
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
Cities in Cape Verde
Traveller essentials · Cape Verde
- Emergency
- 131 · 130 · 132
- Calling code
- +238
- Currency
- CVE
- Plug types
- Schuko, Europlug
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Praia
- Time zone
- Atlantic/Cape_Verde
Foreign missions in Cape Verde
Cape Verde missions abroad
AngolaLuanda1BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília, Rio de Janeiro2ChinaBeijing1CzechiaPrague1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin, Bremen, Stuttgart4Guinea-BissauBissau2ItalyRome1LuxembourgLuxembourg1PortugalLisbon1SpainMadrid2SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandGeneva1TürkiyeIstanbul1United StatesWashington, D.C., New York City2
Who can enter Cape Verde without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Cape Verde?
16 missions, 14 countries.
Emergency: Cape Verde?
131 (fire department), 130 (emergency medical services), 132 (police)
Who can enter Cape Verde without a visa?
198: Andorra, Angola, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, and Cyprus…