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Cape Verde visa for citizens of Mauritius

Citizens of Mauritius 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 Mauritius: the passport opens 94 countries visa-free; Port Louis — Praia: ≈ 9,670 km, about 12.5 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 Mauritius passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Mauritius 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 Mauritius passport you can visit 94 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 37 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mauritius passport ranks 61st of 199.
Mauritius passport: visa-free access to 94 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Mauritius and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Seychelles, South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Rwanda, Angola, Malaysia, Singapore, Palestine, Benin, Ghana, Macau, Philippines, Tunisia, and Russia.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, don’t need a visa for Mauritius. Mauritius visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Port Louis — Praia: about 9,670 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Port Louis 12:00 — Praia 07:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 145th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mauritius.