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Cape Verde visa for citizens of Iran

Citizens of Iran 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 Iran: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Tehran — Praia: ≈ 7,700 km, about 10 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 Iran passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Iran 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 Iran passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iran passport ranks 184th of 199.
Iran passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Iran and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 6 countries, for example: Tunisia, Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Iran. Iran visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Tehran — Praia: about 7,700 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4.5 hours.
Local time: Tehran 12:00 — Praia 07:30.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 145th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Iran.