Legislação

Summary of Relevant Legislation

Decree-Law No. 19-2014  -  Establishes the National Identification Card (CNI) for Cape Verdean citizens

Decree-Law No. 21-2014  -  Establishes the model of the Cape Verdean electronic passport

Decree-Law No. 68-2014  -  Sets the fees due for the issuance, replacement, and delivery of the CNI

Decree-Law No. 69-2014  -  Sets the fees due for the issuance, replacement, and delivery of the electronic passport

Law No. 43-VIII-2013  -  Establishes and regulates the National Civil Identification and Authentication System (SNIAC)

Ordinance No. 21-2017  -  Procedures for obtaining the PEC

Ordinance No. 35-2017  -  Establishes the general validity period of the CNI

Resolution No. 45/2025, of 05 June  -  Authorizes the Ministry of Finance to incur expenses related to the Accession Agreement to Microsoft’s Digital Development Program.

Resolution No. 39/2024 of 13 May - Establishes and approves the Acceleration Project for the Integrated Provision of State Digital Services.

Resolution No. 47/2025 of 10 June - Establishes the integrated digital public services transactional portal of the State of Cape Verde, named “Single Portal”, and defines the responsibilities of the Digital Service Team.