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Cape Verde passport

#131P2L Passport IndexP2L Score 58.2 · 130 passports score higher · of 199

129Kenya59.6
130Armenia58.8
131Cape Verde58.2
132Dominican Republic58.0
133Tunisia57.6

No Advance Visa Access Ranking: #132 · 63 destinations · shared by 3

Visit 63 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.

65 of 198 rules checked in the last 90 days · the rest not recently checked (public visa data as of 17 Feb 2026)

6 of them are under do-not-travel advice from at least two of the US, UK and Canadian governments: Burkina Faso, Haiti, Iran, Mali, Niger, Russia. That advice is written for their own citizens. How we count it

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How the Cape Verde passport ranks

Its place in each of our passport rankings.Each bar runs from #199 on the left to #1 on the right; the colour bands are groups of 25 places, as on the map on the home page.

Cape Verde passport in each passport ranking
Ranking	Rank	Score
Entry access
P2L Passport Index	#131	58.2 points
No Advance Visa Access Ranking	#132shared by 3	63 destinations
Destination reach
Economic Reach Ranking	#134	11.5% of covered GDP abroad
Population Reach Ranking	#123	21.0% of covered population abroad
Very High HDI Reach Ranking	#143shared by 8	10.8% of very-high-HDI destinations
Experimental
Connected Destinations Ranking	#138	25.0% weighted by passport strength
Exclusive Access Ranking	#123shared by 2	15.0% weighted by exclusivity

Weight scenarios

With an eTA and a visa on arrival each weighted from 0.6 to 1, the Cape Verde passport ranks between #130 and #132 in the P2L Passport Index. This shows how much the rank depends on our choice of weights — not how accurate the data is. Why eTA and visa on arrival weigh 0.8.

Visa-free
Electronic travel authorization
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eVisa
Visa required
Cape Verde
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Entry requirements by destination

What a Cape Verde passport holder needs for a short visit — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

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Visa-free39 destinations

No visa needed for a short visit.

Visa-free for Cape Verde passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Angola	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bahamas	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Barbados	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Benin	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Burkina FasoDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Côte d'Ivoire	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Dominica	Up to 21 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ecuador	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Gambia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ghana	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guinea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guinea-Bissau	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
HaitiDo-not-travel advice	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Hong Kong	Up to 30 days	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Immigration Department, HKSAR
Kenya	Up to 60 days	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Directorate of Immigration Services, Republic of Kenya
Liberia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Macao	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malaysia	Up to 30 days	Verified 14 Oct 2026	Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia)
MaliDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mauritius	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Micronesia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Morocco	Up to 90 days	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Moroccan National Tourism Office
NigerDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nigeria	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Palestine	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Philippines	Up to 30 days	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Department of Foreign Affairs, Office of Consular Affairs (Philippine e-Visa portal)
RussiaDo-not-travel advice	Up to 60 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Rwanda	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
São Tomé and Príncipe	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Senegal	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Seychelles	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sierra Leone	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Singapore	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Singapore
South Africa	Up to 30 days	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Department of Home Affairs
Timor-Leste	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Togo	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tunisia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Zambia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

eTA1 destination

Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.

Electronic travel authorization for Cape Verde passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Suriname	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

On arrival23 destinations

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Visa on arrival for Cape Verde passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Bangladesh	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Burundi	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cambodia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Comoros	Up to 45 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Djibouti	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ethiopia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
IranDo-not-travel advice	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Jordan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Laos	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Madagascar	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malawi	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Maldives	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Marshall Islands	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mozambique	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Namibia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nepal	Up to 150 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nicaragua	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Palau	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Lucia	Up to 42 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Samoa	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tanzania	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tuvalu	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Zimbabwe	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

eVisa45 destinations

Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.

eVisa for Cape Verde passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Albania	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Antigua and Barbuda	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Australia	—	Verified 30 Oct 2026	Federal Register of Legislation: LIN 21/056 Arrangements for Visitor (Class FA) visa applications (Compilation No. 6, 29 September 2026)
Bahrain	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bhutan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bolivia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Botswana	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cameroon	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chad	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chile	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile — Dirección General de Asuntos Consulares, Inmigración y de Chilenos en el Exterior (consulado.gob.cl)
Colombia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cuba	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Democratic Republic of the CongoDo-not-travel advice	Up to 7 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
El Salvador	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Equatorial Guinea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Gabon	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Georgia	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Government of Georgia, Ordinance No 280 (English text published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia)
Guyana	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
India	—	Verified 30 Oct 2026	Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
Indonesia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
IraqDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Israel	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel
Kazakhstan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kyrgyzstan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
LibyaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mauritania	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Moldova	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mongolia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
New Zealand	—	Verified 10 Oct 2026	Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Oman	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Pakistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Papua New Guinea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Qatar	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Qatar Tourism (Visit Qatar)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SomaliaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South SudanDo-not-travel advice	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sri Lanka	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka (official ETA website eta.gov.lk)
SyriaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tajikistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Thailand	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand / image.mfa.go.th
Uganda	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United Arab Emirates	—	Verified 30 Oct 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vanuatu	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vietnam	—	Verified 30 Oct 2026	Government of Viet Nam (Government News, baochinhphu.vn)

Visa required90 destinations

Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.

Visa required for Cape Verde passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
AfghanistanDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Algeria	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Andorra	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
ArgentinaElectronic travel authorization (up to 90 days) with a valid visa of the United States	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Dirección Nacional de Migraciones
Armenia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Austria	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Azerbaijan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
BelarusDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Belgium	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Belize	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Brazil	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministério das Relações Exteriores (Itamaraty), Divisão de Imigração
Brunei	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bulgaria	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Canada	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Government of Canada — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227), Justice Laws Website, Department of Justice Canada
Central African RepublicDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
China	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Costa Rica	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME), Costa Rica — Alcance N° 148 a La Gaceta N° 216
Croatia	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Cyprus	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus
Czechia	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Denmark	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Dominican RepublicVisa-free (up to 30 days) with a valid multiple-entry visa of Canada, the United Kingdom, a Schengen country or the United States	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la República Dominicana (MIREX)
Egypt	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Ministry of Interior of Egypt — General Administration of Passports, Immigration and Nationality
Eritrea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Estonia	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Eswatini	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Fiji	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Finland	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
France	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Germany	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Greece	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Grenada	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guatemala	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Honduras	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Hungary	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Iceland	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Ireland	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Irish Statute Book (Office of the Attorney General)
Italy	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Jamaica	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Japan	—	Verified 30 Oct 2026	Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Kiribati	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kosovo	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kuwait	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Latvia	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
LebanonDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Lesotho	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Liechtenstein	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Lithuania	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Luxembourg	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Malta	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
MexicoVisa-free (up to 180 days) with a valid visa of Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, a Schengen country or the United States	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM)
Monaco	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Montenegro	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MyanmarDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nauru	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Netherlands	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
North Korea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
North Macedonia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Norway	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Panama	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Paraguay	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Peru	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú
Poland	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Portugal	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Republic of the Congo	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Romania	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
San Marino	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saudi Arabia	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia
Serbia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Slovakia	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Slovenia	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Solomon Islands	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South Korea	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Spain	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
SudanDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sweden	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Switzerland	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Taiwan	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Tonga	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Trinidad and Tobago	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Türkiye	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye
Turkmenistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
UkraineDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United Kingdom	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
United States	—	Verified 8 Oct 2026	U.S. Government Publishing Office; 8 CFR 212.1
Uruguay	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vatican City	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Venezuela	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
YemenDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

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