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Cape Verde visa for citizens of the Dominican Republic

Citizens of the Dominican Republic get a Cape Verde visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of the Dominican Republic: the passport opens 30 countries visa-free; Santo Domingo — Praia: ≈ 4,950 km, about 6.5 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of the Dominican Republic get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Cape Verde visa rules at a glance

With a Dominican Republic passport you can visit 30 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 87 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Dominican Republic passport ranks 142nd of 199.
Dominican Republic passport: visa-free access to 30 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of the Dominican Republic and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Ecuador, Morocco, Russia, Angola, Palestine, Zambia, Seychelles, Micronesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Santo Domingo — Praia: about 4,950 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Santo Domingo 12:00 — Praia 15:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 31st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Dominican Republic.