Who needs a visa for Cape Verde?
Of 198 passports, 60 enter Cape Verde without a visa, 138 get a visa on arrival, 0 apply online and 0 need a visa in advance.
60
Visa-free
138
Visa on arrival
0
e-Visa / eTA
0
Visa required
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel. Source: Passport Index dataset (MIT), refreshed Nov 9, 2026.
Visa-free60
Andorra30 daysAngolaAustria30 daysBelgium30 daysBeninBrazil30 daysBulgaria30 daysBurkina FasoCanada30 daysCôte d’IvoireCroatia30 daysCyprus30 daysCzechia30 daysDenmark30 daysEstonia30 daysFinland30 daysFrance30 daysGambiaGermany30 daysGhanaGreece30 daysGuineaGuinea-BissauHong Kong90 daysHungary30 daysIceland30 daysIreland30 daysItaly30 daysLatvia30 daysLiberiaLiechtenstein30 daysLithuania30 daysLuxembourg30 daysMacao90 daysMaliMalta30 daysMauritaniaMonaco30 daysMorocco90 daysNetherlands30 daysNigerNigeriaNorway30 daysPoland30 daysPortugal30 daysRomania30 daysRussia60 daysSan Marino30 daysSenegalSierra LeoneSingapore30 daysSlovakia30 daysSlovenia30 daysSpain30 daysSweden30 daysSwitzerland30 daysTogoUnited Kingdom30 daysUnited States30 daysVatican City30 days
Visa on arrival138
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Frequently asked questions
Who needs a visa for Cape Verde?
Of 198 passports, 60 enter Cape Verde without a visa, 138 get a visa on arrival, 0 apply online and 0 need a visa in advance. Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Who can enter Cape Verde without a visa?
Andorra, Angola, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, and Estonia…