No visa needed

Do citizens of Cape Verde need a visa for Angola?

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Angola and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Cape Verde: the passport opens 39 countries visa-free; Praia — Luanda: ≈ 4,840 km, about 6.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Angola without a visa on a Cape Verde passport?

Yes, citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Angola for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Angola visa rules at a glance

With a Cape Verde passport you can visit 39 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cape Verde passport ranks 125th of 199.
Cape Verde passport: visa-free access to 39 countries; Angola passport: 23.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Angola can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Gambia, Benin, Sao Tome and Principe, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia, Haiti, Rwanda, Zambia, Kenya, South Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Singapore.
A language both countries share: Portuguese.
Citizens of Angola, in turn, don’t need a visa for Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Angola

Travelling to Angola: good to know

Praia — Luanda: about 4,840 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Luanda 14:00.
Local currency: Angolan Kwanza.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ AOA 931.
Angola is the 55th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.