No visa needed

Do citizens of Ireland need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of Ireland 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 Ireland: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Dublin — Praia: ≈ 4,530 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 Ireland passport?

Yes, citizens of Ireland 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 Ireland passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ireland passport ranks 27th of 199.
Ireland passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Ireland and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 23 countries, for example: Morocco, Tunisia, Palestine, Senegal, Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Haiti, Angola, Zambia, Seychelles, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Ireland. Ireland visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Dublin — Praia: about 4,530 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Dublin 12:00 — Praia 10:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 65th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ireland.