No visa needed

Do citizens of Belgium need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of Belgium don’t need a visa for Cape Verde 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 Belgium: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Brussels — Praia: ≈ 4,710 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 Cape Verde without a visa on a Belgium passport?

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

Cape Verde visa rules at a glance

With a Belgium passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Belgium passport ranks 3rd of 199.
Belgium passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Belgium and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Tunisia, Morocco, Palestine, Senegal, Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Rwanda, Angola, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Haiti, Zambia, and Seychelles.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Belgium. Belgium visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Brussels — Praia: about 4,710 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Brussels 12:00 — Praia 09:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 76th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Belgium.