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- No visa needed 37
- Visa on arrival 21
- Electronic travel authorisation needed 3
- E-visa needed 35
- Visa needed 102
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No visa needed · 37
- Angolaup to 30 days
- Bahamasup to 90 days
- Barbadosup to 90 days
- Beninup to 90 days✓
- Burkina Faso
- Côte d’Ivoireup to 90 days
- Dominicaup to 21 days
- Ecuadorup to 90 days
- Gambiaup to 90 days
- Ghanaup to 90 days
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haitiup to 90 days
- Hong Kongup to 30 days✓
- Kenyaup to 60 days✓
- Liberia
- Macaoup to 90 days
- Malaysiaup to 30 days✓
- Mali
- Mauritiusup to 90 days
- Micronesiaup to 30 days
- Moroccoup to 90 days
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Palestine
- Philippinesup to 30 days✓
- Russiaup to 60 days
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Senegalup to 90 days✓
- Sierra Leone
- Singaporeup to 30 days✓
- South Africaup to 30 days✓
- St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 30 days
- Timor-Lesteup to 30 days
- Togoup to 30 days
- Tunisiaup to 90 days✓
- Zambiaup to 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation needed · 3
- Seychellesup to 90 days✓
- Sri Lankaup to 30 days✓
- Surinameup to 90 days
Visa on arrival · 21
E-visa needed · 35
- Albania✓
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Australia✓
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Georgia
- India✓
- Indonesiaup to 60 days✓
- Iraq
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- New Zealand✓
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates✓
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnamup to 90 days✓
Visa needed · 102
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra✓
- Argentina✓
- Armenia✓
- Austria✓
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium✓
- Belize
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil✓
- Brunei
- Bulgaria✓
- Canada✓
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China✓
- Colombia✓
- Costa Rica✓
- Croatia✓
- Cyprus✓
- Czechia✓
- Denmark✓
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia✓
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland✓
- France✓
- Germany✓
- Greece✓
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hungary✓
- Iceland✓
- Ireland✓
- Israel✓
- Italy✓
- Jamaica✓
- Japan✓
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan✓
- Latvia✓
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein✓
- Lithuania✓
- Luxembourg✓
- Malta✓
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico✓
- Moldova✓
- Monaco✓
- Montenegro
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Nauru
- Netherlands✓
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway✓
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland✓
- Portugal✓
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania✓
- San Marino✓
- Saudi Arabia✓
- Serbia✓
- Slovakia✓
- Slovenia✓
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea✓
- Spain✓
- Sudan
- Sweden✓
- Switzerland✓
- Taiwan✓
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Türkiye✓
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom✓
- United States✓
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City✓
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can Cape Verdean citizens visit without a visa?
37 visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival, 3 with an electronic authorisation and 35 with an e-visa. A regular visa is needed for 102 of 198 countries.
Do Cape Verdean citizens need a visa for France?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do Cape Verdean citizens need a visa for the UK?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do Cape Verdean citizens need a visa for the US?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do Cape Verdean citizens need a visa for Canada?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do Cape Verdean citizens need a visa for the UAE?
You need an e-visa, applied for online at smartservices.icp.gov.ae.
Does a US or Schengen visa help Cape Verdean citizens?
Yes. With a valid US visa or green card, entry gets easier for 23 more countries; with a Schengen visa, for 56. Check your own combination of documents with the form above.