visa policy of Cape Verde

{{short description|Policy on permits required to enter Cape Verde}}

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Visitors to Cape Verde must obtain a visa to enter, unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries, which are mostly in Africa, Europe and the Americas. Visa may be obtained in advance from a Cape Verde embassy or consulate, or in person upon arrival at any of the international airports.{{cite web|url=http://www.capeverde.com/travel-tips/entry-requirements-visa.html|title=Cape Verde: Entry requirements / VISA|access-date=16 October 2016}}

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries and territories can visit Cape Verde without a visa{{cite web | url=https://portalconsular.mnec.gov.cv/perguntas-frequentes | title=Perguntas Frequentes}}

(but must register online,[http://www.ease.gov.cv EASE] preferably five days prior to arrival) and also pay the airport security fee of CVE 3400 either online or on arrival:{{Cite web|url=http://www.embassy-capeverde.de/html/visa.html|title=Visa}}{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=CV|access-date=25 February 2019}}

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;90 days

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  • {{flag|Benin}}
  • {{flag|Burkina Faso}}
  • {{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}}
  • {{flag|Gambia}}
  • {{flag|Ghana}}
  • {{flag|Guinea}}
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  • {{flag|Hong Kong}}
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  • {{flag|Macao}}
  • {{flag|Mali}}
  • {{flag|Mauritania}}
  • {{flag|Morocco}}
  • {{flag|Mozambique}}
  • {{flag|Senegal}}
  • {{flag|Sierra Leone}}
  • {{flag|Singapore}}{{cite web |title=Cabo Verde - Travel Page |url=https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Countries-Regions/C/Cabo-Verde/Travel-Page |website=www.mfa.gov.sg |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore) |access-date=4 February 2025 |language=en}}
  • {{flag|Togo}}

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;60 days

  • {{flag|Russia}}

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*{{flagicon|EU}} All European Union member states

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  • {{flag|San Marino}}
  • {{flag|Switzerland}}
  • {{flag|Timor-Leste}}
  • {{flag|Vatican City}}
  • {{flag|United Kingdom}}
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1 - 90 days per calendar year.

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  • Unknown: Angola, Hong Kong, Macau, Mauritania, Mozambique, Singapore
  • 30 April 1980: ECOWAS{{cite web |url=http://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/IIA/treaty/3084 |title=Treaty Establishing the Economic Community of West African States - Protocol A/P1/5/79 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment |via=United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614185441/http://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/IIA/treaty/3084 |archive-date=14 June 2018}} (Economic Community of West African States): Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • 2015: Timor-Leste{{Cite web|url=https://macauhub.com.mo/2015/04/14/cabo-verde-approves-waiver-agreement-for-ordinary-visas-with-timor-leste/|title=Cabo Verde approves waiver agreement for ordinary visas with Timor-Leste – Macauhub}}{{Cite web|url=http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=10351&lang=en&n=1|title = Timor-Leste signs Agreements with Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe « Government of Timor-Leste}}
  • 1 January 2019: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom[http://www.macaubusiness.com/citizens-of-32-european-countries-exempted-from-visas-for-cape-verde-from-january-1/ Citizens of 32 European countries exempted from visas for Cape Verde from January 1][https://observador.pt/2018/12/21/cidadaos-de-32-paises-europeus-isentos-de-vistos-para-cabo-verde-a-partir-de-1-de-janeiro/ Cidadãos de 32 países europeus isentos de vistos para Cabo Verde a partir de 1 de janeiro][https://expressodasilhas.cv/politica/2018/12/21/governo-aprova-lista-de-paises-com-isencao-de-visto-a-partir-de-1-de-janeiro/61540 Governo aprova lista de países com isenção de visto a partir de 1 de Janeiro]
  • 24 February 2020: Brazil, Canada, United States[https://www.cmjornal.pt/mundo/africa/detalhe/cabo-verde-alarga-isencao-de-vistos-aos-cidadaos-do-brasil-canada-e-estados-unidos/ Cabo Verde alarga isenção de vistos aos cidadãos do Brasil, Canadá e Estados Unidos]
  • 4 July 2020: Russia{{cite web|url=https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/4174106|script-title=ru:О вступлении в силу Соглашения между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Кабо-Верде о взаимной отмене визовых требований|language=ru|website=mid.ru|access-date=26 July 2020}}
  • 8 May 2024: Morocco

A visa is not required for holders of diplomatic, official and service passports of any country (except Afghanistan) for 90 days.

A visa is not required for former citizens of Cape Verde and their spouses and children.

Visa on arrival

Visitors from all other non-visa-exempt countries may obtain a visa on arrival at Sal, Boa Vista, São Vicente or Santiago international airports (but must register online,[http://www.ease.gov.cv EASE] preferably five days prior to arrival and also pay the airport security fee of CVE 3400 either online or on arrival{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=CV|access-date=25 February 2019}}).

See also

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{{Wikivoyage|Cape Verde}}

References

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Cape Verde

Category:Foreign relations of Cape Verde