Perguntas Frequentes

• Citizens of countries with which Cape Verde has visa suppression agreements. You can consult here the list of countries in which citizens are exempt from visas to enter Cape Verdean territory or that can apply for visas upon entry.
• Foreigners qualified with a valid residence permit;
• Citizens of countries that are exempt from transit, official, diplomatic or courtesy visas, and tourist visas, by Resolution of the Council of Ministers, for short-term periods, up to a maximum of 30 (thirty) days, without prejudice to compliance with the other requirements provided for in article 0 6 of the aforementioned Law;
• Nationals of Cape Verde who have acquired foreign nationality, as well as their spouses and descendants, upon presentation of a passport, birth certificate, marriage certificate or other document stating the circumstance of having been born, married, or the child of a father or mother born in Cape Verde
• Honorary consuls and consular agents of Cape Verde of foreign nationality;
• Foreigners holders:
  • identity card of an employee or agent of a foreign mission or international organization, issued by the government department responsible for the area of foreign affairs;
  • of travel tickets for refugees.

You must go to a consular post with an identification document (passport/ID/CNI). It costs 60 euros.

10 working days

All travelers must have their own passport.

Yes. All institutions must promote the CNI to Cape Verdean citizens living abroad and it is mandatory to present the CNI at the time of application for any consular service

Yes, it is a document with the capacity to store, through the embedded Chip, the data of its holder, and is also capable of processing some identification, authentication and signature transactions by digital means. For more information, see  the SNIAC website.