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Visa requirements for Cape Verdean citizens

Administrative entry restrictions

Visa requirements for Cape Verdean citizens
Summary

Administrative entry restrictions

A [[Cape Verdean passport

Visa requirements for Cape Verdean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Cape Verde. As of 2025, Cape Verdean citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 67 countries and territories, ranking the Cape Verdean passport 73rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Cape Verdean citizens

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Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
AfghanistanVisa required}}
AlbaniaeVisa}}
AlgeriaVisa required}}
AndorraVisa required}}
AngolaVisa not required}}30 days
Antigua and BarbudaeVisa}}
ArgentinaVisa required}}
ArmeniaVisa required}}
Australia and territoriesVisa required}}
AustriaVisa required}}
AzerbaijanVisa required}}
BahamasVisa not required}}3 months
BahraineVisa}}14 days
BangladeshVisa on arrival}}30 days
BarbadosVisa not required}}
BelarusVisa required}}
BelgiumVisa required}}
BelizeVisa required}}
BeninVisa not required}}90 days
BhutaneVisa}}90 days
BoliviaeVisa / Visa on arrival}}90 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required}}
BotswanaVisa required}}
BrazilVisa required}}
BruneiVisa required}}
BulgariaVisa required}}
Burkina FasoVisa not required}}
BurundiVisa on arrival}}30 days
CambodiaeVisa / Visa on arrival}}30 days
CamerooneVisa}}
CanadaVisa required}}
Central African RepublicVisa required}}
ChadeVisa}}
ChileVisa required}}
People's Republic of ChinaVisa required}}
ColombiaeVisa}}
ComorosVisa on arrival}}45 days
Republic of the CongoVisa required}}
Democratic Republic of the CongoeVisa}}7 days
Costa RicaVisa required}}
Côte d'IvoireVisa not required}}90 days
CroatiaVisa required}}
CubaeVisa}}
CyprusVisa required}}
Czech RepublicVisa required}}
DenmarkVisa required}}
DjiboutieVisa}}31 days
DominicaVisa not required}}21 days
Dominican RepublicVisa required}}
EcuadorVisa not required}}90 days
EgyptVisa required}}
El SalvadorVisa required}}
Equatorial GuineaeVisa}}60 days
EritreaVisa required}}
EstoniaVisa required}}
EswatiniVisa required}}
EthiopiaeVisa / Visa on arrival}}up to 90 days
FijiVisa required}}
FinlandVisa required}}
FranceVisa required}}
GaboneVisa}}90 days
GambiaVisa not required}}90 days
GeorgiaeVisa}}
GermanyVisa required}}
GhanaVisa not required}}90 days
GreeceVisa required}}
GrenadaVisa required}}
GuatemalaVisa required}}
GuineaVisa not required}}
Guinea-BissauVisa not required}}
GuyanaVisa required}}
HaitiVisa not required}}3 months
HondurasVisa required}}
HungaryVisa required}}
IcelandVisa required}}
IndiaeVisa}}60 days
IndonesiaVisa required}}
IraneVisa/Visa on arrival}}30 days
IraqeVisa}}30 days
IrelandVisa required}}
IsraelVisa required}}
ItalyVisa required}}
JamaicaVisa required}}
JapanVisa required}}
JordaneVisa / Visa on arrival}}30 days
KazakhstanVisa required}}
KenyaElectronic Travel Authorisation}}3 months
KiribatiVisa required}}
North KoreaVisa required}}
South KoreaVisa required}}
KuwaitVisa required}}
KyrgyzstaneVisa}}
LaoseVisa / Visa on arrival}}30 days
LatviaVisa required}}
LebanonVisa required}}
LesothoeVisa}}
LiberiaVisa not required}}
LibyaeVisa}}
LiechtensteinVisa required}}
LithuaniaVisa required}}
LuxembourgVisa required}}
MadagascareVisa / Visa on arrival}}90 days
MalawieVisa / Visa on arrival}}30 days
MalaysiaVisa not required}}30 days
MaldivesFree visa on arrival}}30 days
MaliVisa not required}}
MaltaVisa required}}
Marshall IslandsVisa required}}
MauritaniaeVisa}}
MauritiusVisa not required}}90 days
MexicoVisa required}}
Federated States of MicronesiaVisa not required}}30 days
MoldovaeVisa}}* visa not required if holding a valid visa /residence permit that is issued by a European Union member state or Schengen Area, Canada, Ireland, UK, US
MonacoVisa required}}
MongoliaeVisa}}30 days
MontenegroVisa required}}
MoroccoVisa not required}}90 days
MozambiqueVisa not required}}3 months
MyanmarVisa required}}
NamibiaeVisa / Visa on arrival}}90 days
NauruVisa required}}
NepaleVisa / Visa on arrival}}90 days
NetherlandsVisa required}}
New ZealandVisa required}}
NicaraguaVisa on arrival}}30 days
NigerVisa not required}}
NigeriaVisa not required}}
North MacedoniaVisa required}}
NorwayVisa required}}
OmanVisa required}}
PakistanOnline Visa}}
PalauVisa on arrival}}30 days
PanamaVisa required}}
Papua New GuineaeVisa}}60 days
ParaguayVisa required}}
PeruVisa required}}
PhilippinesVisa not required}}30 days
PolandVisa required}}
PortugalVisa required}}
QatareVisa}}30 days
RomaniaVisa required}}
RussiaVisa not required}}60 days
RwandaeVisa / Visa on arrival}}30 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseVisa}}
Saint LuciaVisa on arrival}}6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not required}}1 month
SamoaVisitor's Permit on arrival}}60 days
San MarinoVisa required}}
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa not required}}15 days
Saudi ArabiaVisa required}}
SenegalVisa not required}}90 days
SerbiaVisa required}}
SeychellesVisitor's Permit on arrival}}3 months
Sierra LeoneVisa not required}}
SingaporeVisa not required}}{{Timaticnationality=CVdestination=SG}}30 days
SlovakiaVisa required}}
SloveniaVisa required}}
Solomon IslandsVisa required}}
SomaliaeVisa}}30 days
South AfricaVisa not required}}30 days
South SudaneVisa}}
SpainVisa required}}
Sri LankaETA / Visa on arrival}}
SudanVisa required}}
SurinameeVisa}}
SwedenVisa required}}
SwitzerlandVisa required}}
SyriaeVisa}}
TajikistaneVisa}}45 days
TanzaniaeVisa / Visa on arrival}}
ThailandeVisa}}
Timor-LesteVisa not required}}30 days
TogoVisa not required}}
TongaVisa required}}
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required}}
TunisiaVisa not required}}3 months
TurkeyVisa required}}
TurkmenistanVisa required}}
TuvaluVisa on arrival}}1 month
UgandaVisa on arrival}}
UkraineVisa required}}
United Arab EmirateseVisa}}
United Kingdom and Crown dependenciesVisa required}}
United StatesVisa required}}
UruguayVisa required}}
UzbekistaneVisa}}30 days
VanuatuVisa required}}
Vatican CityVisa required}}
VenezuelaVisa required}}
VietnameVisa}}
YemenVisa required}}
ZambiaVisa not required}}90 days
ZimbabweeVisa / Visa on arrival}}90 days

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

; Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
Abkhazia
Kosovo
Northern Cyprus
PalestineArrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicUndefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.
South OssetiaMultiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
Taiwan
TransnistriaRegistration required after 24h.

; Dependent and autonomous territories

TerritoryConditions of accessNotesChinaDenmarkFranceNetherlandsNew ZealandUnited KingdomUnited StatesAntarctica and adjacent islands
Hong Kong30 days
Macau90 days
Faroe Islands
Greenland
French Guiana
French Polynesia
France French West IndiesIncludes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Réunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna
Aruba
Netherlands Caribbean NetherlandsIncludes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Curaçao
Sint Maarten
Cook Islands31 days
Niue30 days
Tokelau
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
AnguillaHolders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit required.
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
Montserrat
Pitcairn Islands14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
Ascension Island
Saint Helena
Tristan da CunhaPermission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
Turks and Caicos IslandsHolders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australia Australian Antarctic Territory, Antártica Chilena Province Chilean Antarctic Territory, Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norway Peter I Island, Norway Queen Maud Land, New Zealand Ross Dependency. }}

Non-visa restrictions

References and notes

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