No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Sofia — Praia: ≈ 5,410 km, about 7.5 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 Bulgaria passport?

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bulgaria passport ranks 21st of 199.
Bulgaria passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Tunisia, Palestine, Morocco, Senegal, Sao Tome and Principe, Rwanda, Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Zambia, South Africa, Mauritius, Macau, Dominica, and Barbados.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Sofia — Praia: about 5,410 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4 hours.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Praia 08:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 110th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.