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Cape Verde visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

Yes. United Kingdom passport holders can visit Cape Verde visa-free for up to 30 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
30 days per entry
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE30 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

gov.cvGovernment of Cabo Verde (Portal Único gov.cv)Checked 30 Oct 2026

United Kingdom of Great Britain 30 days

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs to pre-register the trip on the EASE portal and pay the Airport Security Tax (TSA) where applicable, up to five days before arrival.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

The passport must be valid for at least three months beyond the duration of the stay in Cabo Verde

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Cape Verde passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Cape Verde passport United Kingdom

Visa needed

VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Praia, nearest first.

  1. SenegalDakar, about 650 km from PraiaVisa-free · 90 days
  2. GambiaBanjul, about 770 km from PraiaVisa-free · 90 days
  3. Western SaharaLaayoune, about 1,730 km from PraiaVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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