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title: Visa requirements for Cape Verde passport holders
description: "Citizens of Cape Verde can visit 33 of 176 destinations visa-free and 57 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival."
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lastModified: 2026-09-05
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# Visa requirements for Cape Verde passport holders

Citizens of Cape Verde can visit 33 of 176 destinations visa-free and 57 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival.

Policies change. Confirm with the embassy or official visa portal before you travel.

## Visa-free (33)

No visa needed — just go

- [Angola](/visa/angola/cape-verde)
- [Bahamas](/visa/bahamas/cape-verde)
- [Barbados](/visa/barbados/cape-verde)
- [Benin](/visa/benin/cape-verde)
- [Burkina Faso](/visa/burkina-faso/cape-verde)
- [Côte d'Ivoire](/visa/ivory-coast/cape-verde)
- [Dominica](/visa/dominica/cape-verde)
- [Gambia](/visa/gambia/cape-verde)
- [Ghana](/visa/ghana/cape-verde)
- [Guinea](/visa/guinea/cape-verde)
- [Guinea-Bissau](/visa/guinea-bissau/cape-verde)
- [Haiti](/visa/haiti/cape-verde)
- [Liberia](/visa/liberia/cape-verde)
- [Malaysia](/visa/malaysia/cape-verde)
- [Mali](/visa/mali/cape-verde)
- [Mauritius](/visa/mauritius/cape-verde)
- [Micronesia](/visa/micronesia/cape-verde)
- [Morocco](/visa/morocco/cape-verde)
- [Mozambique](/visa/mozambique/cape-verde)
- [Niger](/visa/niger/cape-verde)
- [Nigeria](/visa/nigeria/cape-verde)
- [Philippines](/visa/philippines/cape-verde)
- [Russia](/visa/russia/cape-verde)
- [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](/visa/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/cape-verde)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe](/visa/sao-tome-and-principe/cape-verde)
- [Senegal](/visa/senegal/cape-verde)
- [Sierra Leone](/visa/sierra-leone/cape-verde)
- [Singapore](/visa/singapore/cape-verde)
- [South Africa](/visa/south-africa/cape-verde)
- [Timor-Leste](/visa/timor-leste/cape-verde)
- [Togo](/visa/togo/cape-verde)
- [Tunisia](/visa/tunisia/cape-verde)
- [Zambia](/visa/zambia/cape-verde)

## eTA (3)

Electronic travel authorization (online)

- [Kenya](/visa/kenya/cape-verde)
- [Sri Lanka](/visa/sri-lanka/cape-verde)
- [Suriname](/visa/suriname/cape-verde)

## Visa on arrival (18)

Get your visa at the border

- [Bangladesh](/visa/bangladesh/cape-verde)
- [Bolivia](/visa/bolivia/cape-verde)
- [Burundi](/visa/burundi/cape-verde)
- [Cambodia](/visa/cambodia/cape-verde)
- [Iran](/visa/iran/cape-verde)
- [Madagascar](/visa/madagascar/cape-verde)
- [Malawi](/visa/malawi/cape-verde)
- [Maldives](/visa/maldives/cape-verde)
- [Namibia](/visa/namibia/cape-verde)
- [Nepal](/visa/nepal/cape-verde)
- [Palau](/visa/palau/cape-verde)
- [Rwanda](/visa/rwanda/cape-verde)
- [Saint Lucia](/visa/saint-lucia/cape-verde)
- [Samoa](/visa/samoa/cape-verde)
- [Seychelles](/visa/seychelles/cape-verde)
- [Tanzania](/visa/tanzania/cape-verde)
- [Tuvalu](/visa/tuvalu/cape-verde)
- [Zimbabwe](/visa/zimbabwe/cape-verde)

## Pre-approval + VOA (2)

Approve online, collect at arrival

- [Lesotho](/visa/lesotho/cape-verde)
- [Uganda](/visa/uganda/cape-verde)

## eVisa (34)

Fully online — no office visit

- [Afghanistan](/visa/afghanistan/cape-verde)
- [Albania](/visa/albania/cape-verde)
- [Bahrain](/visa/bahrain/cape-verde)
- [Bhutan](/visa/bhutan/cape-verde)
- [Cameroon](/visa/cameroon/cape-verde)
- [Chad](/visa/chad/cape-verde)
- [Colombia](/visa/colombia/cape-verde)
- [Cuba](/visa/cuba/cape-verde)
- [Djibouti](/visa/djibouti/cape-verde)
- [DR Congo](/visa/dr-congo/cape-verde)
- [Equatorial Guinea](/visa/equatorial-guinea/cape-verde)
- [Georgia](/visa/georgia/cape-verde)
- [India](/visa/india/cape-verde)
- [Iraq](/visa/iraq/cape-verde)
- [Kuwait](/visa/kuwait/cape-verde)
- [Kyrgyzstan](/visa/kyrgyzstan/cape-verde)
- [Laos](/visa/laos/cape-verde)
- [Libya](/visa/libya/cape-verde)
- [Mauritania](/visa/mauritania/cape-verde)
- [Moldova](/visa/moldova/cape-verde)
- [Mongolia](/visa/mongolia/cape-verde)
- [New Zealand](/visa/new-zealand/cape-verde)
- [Nicaragua](/visa/nicaragua/cape-verde)
- [Pakistan](/visa/pakistan/cape-verde)
- [Papua New Guinea](/visa/papua-new-guinea/cape-verde)
- [Qatar](/visa/qatar/cape-verde)
- [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/visa/saint-kitts-and-nevis/cape-verde)
- [Somalia](/visa/somalia/cape-verde)
- [South Sudan](/visa/south-sudan/cape-verde)
- [Syria](/visa/syria/cape-verde)
- [Thailand](/visa/thailand/cape-verde)
- [Uzbekistan](/visa/uzbekistan/cape-verde)
- [Venezuela](/visa/venezuela/cape-verde)
- [Vietnam](/visa/vietnam/cape-verde)

## Embassy / VFS (86)

In-person at an embassy or visa center

- [Algeria](/visa/algeria/cape-verde)
- [Andorra](/visa/andorra/cape-verde)
- [Argentina](/visa/argentina/cape-verde)
- [Armenia](/visa/armenia/cape-verde)
- [Belarus](/visa/belarus/cape-verde)
- [Belize](/visa/belize/cape-verde)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/visa/bosnia-and-herzegovina/cape-verde)
- [Botswana](/visa/botswana/cape-verde)
- [Brunei](/visa/brunei/cape-verde)
- [Bulgaria](/visa/bulgaria/cape-verde)
- [Central African Republic](/visa/central-african-republic/cape-verde)
- [Chile](/visa/chile/cape-verde)
- [China](/visa/china/cape-verde)
- [Costa Rica](/visa/costa-rica/cape-verde)
- [Croatia](/visa/croatia/cape-verde)
- [Cyprus](/visa/cyprus/cape-verde)
- [Czech Republic](/visa/czech-republic/cape-verde)
- [Denmark](/visa/denmark/cape-verde)
- [Dominican Republic](/visa/dominican-republic/cape-verde)
- [Egypt](/visa/egypt/cape-verde)
- [El Salvador](/visa/el-salvador/cape-verde)
- [Eritrea](/visa/eritrea/cape-verde)
- [Estonia](/visa/estonia/cape-verde)
- [Eswatini](/visa/eswatini/cape-verde)
- [Fiji](/visa/fiji/cape-verde)
- [Finland](/visa/finland/cape-verde)
- [France](/visa/france/cape-verde)
- [Germany](/visa/germany/cape-verde)
- [Greece](/visa/greece/cape-verde)
- [Grenada](/visa/grenada/cape-verde)
- [Guatemala](/visa/guatemala/cape-verde)
- [Guyana](/visa/guyana/cape-verde)
- [Honduras](/visa/honduras/cape-verde)
- [Hungary](/visa/hungary/cape-verde)
- [Iceland](/visa/iceland/cape-verde)
- [Indonesia](/visa/indonesia/cape-verde)
- [Ireland](/visa/ireland/cape-verde)
- [Israel](/visa/israel/cape-verde)
- [Italy](/visa/italy/cape-verde)
- [Jamaica](/visa/jamaica/cape-verde)
- [Japan](/visa/japan/cape-verde)
- [Kazakhstan](/visa/kazakhstan/cape-verde)
- [Kiribati](/visa/kiribati/cape-verde)
- [Latvia](/visa/latvia/cape-verde)
- [Lebanon](/visa/lebanon/cape-verde)
- [Liechtenstein](/visa/liechtenstein/cape-verde)
- [Lithuania](/visa/lithuania/cape-verde)
- [Luxembourg](/visa/luxembourg/cape-verde)
- [Malta](/visa/malta/cape-verde)
- [Marshall Islands](/visa/marshall-islands/cape-verde)
- [Mexico](/visa/mexico/cape-verde)
- [Monaco](/visa/monaco/cape-verde)
- [Montenegro](/visa/montenegro/cape-verde)
- [Myanmar](/visa/myanmar/cape-verde)
- [Nauru](/visa/nauru/cape-verde)
- [Netherlands](/visa/netherlands/cape-verde)
- [North Korea](/visa/north-korea/cape-verde)
- [Oman](/visa/oman/cape-verde)
- [Panama](/visa/panama/cape-verde)
- [Paraguay](/visa/paraguay/cape-verde)
- [Peru](/visa/peru/cape-verde)
- [Poland](/visa/poland/cape-verde)
- [Portugal](/visa/portugal/cape-verde)
- [Republic of the Congo](/visa/republic-of-the-congo/cape-verde)
- [Romania](/visa/romania/cape-verde)
- [San Marino](/visa/san-marino/cape-verde)
- [Saudi Arabia](/visa/saudi-arabia/cape-verde)
- [Serbia](/visa/serbia/cape-verde)
- [Slovakia](/visa/slovakia/cape-verde)
- [Slovenia](/visa/slovenia/cape-verde)
- [Solomon Islands](/visa/solomon-islands/cape-verde)
- [South Korea](/visa/south-korea/cape-verde)
- [Spain](/visa/spain/cape-verde)
- [Sudan](/visa/sudan/cape-verde)
- [Sweden](/visa/sweden/cape-verde)
- [Switzerland](/visa/switzerland/cape-verde)
- [Tonga](/visa/tonga/cape-verde)
- [Trinidad and Tobago](/visa/trinidad-and-tobago/cape-verde)
- [Türkiye](/visa/turkey/cape-verde)
- [Turkmenistan](/visa/turkmenistan/cape-verde)
- [Ukraine](/visa/ukraine/cape-verde)
- [United States](/visa/united-states/cape-verde)
- [Uruguay](/visa/uruguay/cape-verde)
- [Vanuatu](/visa/vanuatu/cape-verde)
- [Vatican City](/visa/vatican-city/cape-verde)
- [Yemen](/visa/yemen/cape-verde)
