No visa needed

Do citizens of Cyprus need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of Cyprus 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 Cyprus: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Nicosia — Praia: ≈ 6,070 km, about 8 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 Cyprus passport?

Yes, citizens of Cyprus 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 Cyprus passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 17 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cyprus passport ranks 14th of 199.
Cyprus passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Cyprus and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Palestine, Morocco, Kenya, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Angola, Senegal, Gambia, Zambia, Mauritius, South Africa, Macau, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Cyprus. Cyprus visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Nicosia — Praia: about 6,070 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4 hours.
Local time: Nicosia 12:00 — Praia 08:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 123rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cyprus.