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Cape Verde Passport Visa-Free Countries 

Rank 67 in the world, 64 destinations without a visa in advance. Schengen countries require a visa in advance

Visa-freeOn arrivalE-visaVisa requiredPassport country
39Visa-freeentry with passport
25On arrivalissued at the border
44E-visaonline, no consulate
90Visa requiredvia a consulate

Key destinations

Visa-free destinations first, those that need a visa in advance last

South Koreae-visa, applied for online
UAEe-visa, applied for online
Thailande-visa, applied for online
Schengenvisa required in advance
United Kingdomvisa required in advance
USAvisa required in advance
Canadavisa required in advance
Chinavisa required in advance
Japanvisa required in advance
Turkeyvisa required in advance
Brazilvisa required in advance
Serbiavisa required in advance

Full list of destinations

198 destinations in total, data as of 17 February 2026

Visa-free 39

entry with passport

  • Angola30 days
  • Bahamas90 days
  • Barbados90 days
  • Benin90 days
  • Burkina Faso
  • Dominica21 days
  • East Timor30 days
  • Ecuador90 days
  • Gambia90 days
  • Ghana90 days
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Haiti90 days
  • Hong Kong30 days
  • Ivory Coast90 days
  • Kenya60 days
  • Liberia
  • Macao90 days
  • Malaysia30 days
  • Mali
  • Mauritius90 days
  • Micronesia30 days
  • Morocco90 days
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Palestine
  • Philippines30 days
  • Russia60 days
  • Rwanda30 days
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal90 days
  • Seychelles90 days
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore30 days
  • South Africa30 days
  • Togo
  • Tunisia90 days
  • Zambia90 days

Visa on arrival 25

issued at the border

  • Bangladesh
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Comoros
  • Djibouti
  • Ethiopia
  • Iran
  • Jordan
  • Laos
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Maldives
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Palau
  • Saint Lucia
  • Samoa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Suriname
  • Tanzania
  • Tuvalu
  • Zimbabwe

E-visa 44

applied for online, no consulate. Checks can be as strict as for a regular visa

  • Albania
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Bahrain
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Botswana
  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • DR Congo
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Guyana
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Libya
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Qatar
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Somalia
  • South Korea
  • South Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • UAE
  • Uganda
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam

Visa required 90

obtained in advance via a consulate

  • 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
  • Uruguay
  • USA
  • Vatican
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen

Nearby in the ranking

66Tunisia6567Ghana6467Cape Verde6467Mongolia6468Zambia62

FAQ

How many countries can Cape Verde passport holders visit without a visa?
64 destinations are open without a visa in advance: 39 visa-free and 25 with a visa or permit issued at the border. Another 44 countries issue an e-visa online, and 90 require applying at a consulate.
Do Cape Verde passport holders need a Schengen visa?
As of 17 February 2026, the condition for entering Schengen countries is: visa required in advance. Rules depend on the purpose of travel and can change, so check them on the consulate website before you fly.
What is the world rank of the Cape Verde passport?
67 out of 199 by the number of destinations you can fly to without getting a visa in advance.

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Data source: open Passport Index dataset, MIT license. Entry rules depend on the purpose of travel and can change, check them on the destination consulate website before you fly