No visa needed

Do citizens of France need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of France 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 France: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Paris — Praia: ≈ 4,450 km, about 6 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 France passport?

Yes, citizens of France 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 France 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 France passport ranks 3rd of 199.
France passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of France 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 France. France visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Paris — Praia: about 4,450 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Paris 12:00 — Praia 09:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 71st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of France.