No visa needed

Do citizens of Italy need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of Italy 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 Italy: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Rome — Praia: ≈ 4,570 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 Italy passport?

Yes, citizens of Italy 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 Italy passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 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 Italy passport ranks 6th of 199.
Italy passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Italy and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Tunisia, Morocco, Palestine, Senegal, Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Angola, Zambia, Seychelles, Dominica, Barbados, South Africa, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, and Haiti.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Italy. Italy visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Rome — Praia: about 4,570 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Rome 12:00 — Praia 09:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 93rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Italy.