Cape Verde Passport
Travel Freedom & Visa Requirements for Cape Verde Citizens
Global Rank: #131 of 199
39
Visa Free
24
Visa on Arrival
1
eTA
44
E-Visa
90
Visa Required
108
Mobility Score

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Visa Free Visa on Arrival eTA Required E-Visa Required Visa Required Cape Verde

About the Cape Verde Passport

The Cape Verde passport ranks 131st globally in travel freedom, granting its holders visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 108 destinations.

Visa-free access is concentrated in Africa, Asia, Americas. Notable visa-free destinations include Burkina Faso (unlimited stay), Guinea (unlimited stay), Guinea-Bissau (unlimited stay), Liberia (unlimited stay).

90 countries require a visa obtained in advance through an embassy or consulate.

Quick Facts

  • Global Rank #131 / 199
  • Africa Rank 10
  • Mobility Score 108
  • Visa-Free Access 39 countries
  • E-Visa Available 44 countries
  • Visa Required 90 countries
Visa-Free Destinations
39 countries
Angola 30d
Bahamas 90d
Barbados 90d
Benin 90d
Burkina Faso
Dominica 21d
Ecuador 90d
Gambia 90d
Ghana 90d
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti 90d
Hong Kong 30d
Ivory Coast 90d
Kenya 60d
Liberia
Macau 90d
Malaysia 30d
Mali
Mauritius 90d
Micronesia 30d
Morocco 90d
Niger
Nigeria
Palestine
Philippines 30d
Russia 60d
Rwanda 30d
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90d
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal 90d
Seychelles 90d
Sierra Leone
Singapore 30d
South Africa 30d
Timor-Leste 30d
Togo
Tunisia 90d
Zambia 90d
Visa on Arrival
24 countries
Bangladesh 30d
Burundi 30d
Cambodia 30d
Comoros 45d
Djibouti 90d
Ethiopia 90d
Iran 30d
Jordan 30d
Laos 30d
Madagascar 90d
Malawi 30d
Maldives 30d
Marshall Islands 90d
Mozambique 30d
Namibia 90d
Nepal 150d
Nicaragua 30d
Palau 30d
Saint Lucia 42d
Samoa 90d
Sri Lanka 30d
Tanzania
Tuvalu 30d
Zimbabwe 90d
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
1 country
Suriname 90d
E-Visa Required
44 countries
E-visa countries require an online application before travel but do not require an embassy visit.
Albania
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahrain
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Cameroon
Chad
Colombia
Cuba 90d
DR Congo 7d
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon 90d
Georgia
Guyana
India 30d
Indonesia
Iraq
Israel
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Libya
Mauritania 90d
Moldova
Mongolia
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South Korea
South Sudan 90d
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan 30d
Vanuatu
Vietnam 90d
+ 38 more destinations ·
Visa Required (Embassy Visit)
90 countries
These countries require a traditional visa application through an embassy or consulate before travel.
Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Central African Republic
Chile
China
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Myanmar
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Republic of the Congo
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vatican City
Venezuela
Yemen
+ 84 more destinations ·
Data sourced from Passport Index and updated regularly. Requirements may change — always verify with the destination country's official immigration authority before travel. Last updated: April 2026.