No visa needed

Do citizens of Iceland need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of Iceland 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 Iceland: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Reykjavík — Praia: ≈ 5,480 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 Iceland passport?

Yes, citizens of Iceland 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 Iceland passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iceland passport ranks 39th of 199.
Iceland passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Iceland and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 23 countries, for example: Morocco, Tunisia, Palestine, Gambia, Bahamas, Dominica, Haiti, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Ecuador, Angola, Macau, Zambia, and Seychelles.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Iceland. Iceland visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Reykjavík — Praia: about 5,480 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Reykjavík 12:00 — Praia 11:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 64th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iceland.