Destination · Cape Verde

Cape Verde entry requirements (all nationalities)

Visa-exempt tiers, e-Visa and arrival rules for foreign visitors. Your passport-specific page has the exact documents and fee.

Visa-exempt by stay length

Tier	Nationalities in our data
Freedom of movement	Burkina Faso, HK, MO, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Singapore, Russia +41 more

e-Visa — the default for everyone else

No e-Visa programme in our current data — check the official immigration portal for options.

Visa on arrival

Citizens from the following countries may obtain a visa on arrival at Sal, Cape Verde (municipality) Sal, Boa Vista, Cape Verde (municipality) Boa Vista, São Vicente, Cape Verde São Vicente or Santiago, Cape Verde Santiago international airports.

Recent changes

1. 8 May 2024 · confirmed
   Morocco
2. 1 January 2026 · confirmed
   96 countries (as Visa on arrival)

Policy history

Older entries from the destination's policy archive. Kept for reference, not current rules.

1. 4 July 2020 · archive
   Russia
2. 30 April 1980 · archive
   ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States): Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
3. 24 February 2020 · archive
   Brazil, Canada, United States
4. 21 July 2014 · archive
   Timor-Leste
5. 1 January 2019 · archive
   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, Unit

Visa routes to Cape Verde · 2 routes · all corridors →

General information, not legal advice. Verified 2026-09-04 — rules change; confirm on the official portal before travelling.