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Cape Verde passport — visa requirements by country

Full list of destinations for a Cape Verde passport, grouped by what you need on arrival. Tap any country for the exact rule, allowed stay and the official source.

#131 of 19761 destinations with nothing to arrange in advanceFull passport ranking →

Where those destinations are: Africa 33 · Asia 13 · North America 7 · Oceania 5 · South America 2 · Europe 1

37 visa-free · 24 on arrival / eTA · 45 eVisa · 90 visa required

Visa-free countries for Cape Verde passport holders·Visa on arrival for Cape Verde passport holders·eVisa countries for Cape Verde passport holders·Travel authorisation (eTA) for Cape Verde passport holders

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Visa-free 37

Angolaup to 30 daysBahamasup to 90 daysBarbadosup to 90 daysBeninup to 90 daysBurkina FasoNot statedCôte d’Ivoireup to 90 daysDominicaup to 21 daysEcuadorup to 90 daysGambiaup to 90 daysGhanaup to 90 daysGuineaNot statedGuinea-BissauNot statedHaitiup to 90 daysKenyaup to 60 daysLiberiaNot statedMalaysiaup to 30 daysMaliNot statedMauritiusup to 90 daysMicronesiaup to 30 daysMoroccoup to 90 daysNigerNot statedNigeriaNot statedPalestinian TerritoriesNot statedPhilippinesup to 30 daysRussiaup to 60 daysRwandaup to 30 daysSenegalup to 90 daysSeychellesup to 90 daysSierra LeoneNot statedSingaporeup to 30 daysSouth Africaup to 30 daysSt. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 90 daysSão Tomé & PríncipeNot statedTimor-Lesteup to 30 daysTogoNot statedTunisiaup to 90 daysZambiaup to 90 days

Visa on arrival 24

BangladeshBurundiCambodiaComorosDjiboutiEthiopiaIranJordanLaosMadagascarMaldivesMarshall IslandsMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNicaraguaPalauSamoaSri LankaSt. LuciaSurinameTanzaniaTuvaluZimbabwe

eVisa required 45

AlbaniaAntigua & BarbudaAustraliaBahrainBhutanBoliviaBotswanaCameroonChadColombiaCongo - KinshasaCubaEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaGabonGeorgiaGuyanaIndiaIndonesiaIraqIsraelKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLibyaMalawiMauritaniaMoldovaMongoliaOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaQatarSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSt. Kitts & NevisSyriaTajikistanThailandUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVanuatuVietnam

Visa required 90

AfghanistanAlgeriaAndorraArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBelizeBosnia & HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCanadaCentral African RepublicChileChinaCongo - BrazzavilleCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicEgyptEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaHondurasHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanKiribatiKosovoKuwaitLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMexicoMonacoMontenegroMyanmar (Burma)NauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPanamaParaguayPeruPolandPortugalRomaniaSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTongaTrinidad & TobagoTurkmenistanTürkiyeUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVatican CityVenezuelaYemen

Questions people ask

How many countries can Cape Verde passport holders enter without a visa?

37 destinations ask for no visa at all. Another 24 issue one at the border or accept an online travel authorisation, so 61 of 196 destinations can be reached with nothing arranged in advance. 45 more issue an eVisa online before departure, and 90 require a visa obtained before travel.

Where can a Cape Verde passport holder stay the longest?

The longest stays without a visa are Bahamas (up to 90 days), Barbados (up to 90 days), Benin (up to 90 days).

For short tourist stays · data as of 2026-08-17 · always confirm with the official source.