No visa needed

Do citizens of the Czech Republic need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of the Czech Republic 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 the Czech Republic: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Prague — Praia: ≈ 5,190 km, about 7 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 Czech Republic passport?

Yes, citizens of the Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Czech Republic passport ranks 27th of 199.
Czech Republic passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of the Czech Republic and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Tunisia, Morocco, Palestine, Senegal, Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Angola, Seychelles, Zambia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Haiti, and South Africa.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Czech Republic. Czech Republic visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Prague — Praia: about 5,190 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Prague 12:00 — Praia 09:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 95th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Czech Republic.