No visa needed

Do citizens of Niger need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of Niger don’t need a visa for Cape Verde. 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 Niger: the passport opens 30 countries visa-free; Niamey — Praia: ≈ 2,770 km, about 4 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Cape Verde without a visa on a Niger passport?

Yes, citizens of Niger don’t need a visa for Cape Verde. A valid passport is enough.

Cape Verde visa rules at a glance

With a Niger passport you can visit 30 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 101 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Niger passport ranks 142nd of 199.
Niger passport: visa-free access to 30 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Niger and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Tunisia, and Rwanda.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, don’t need a visa for Niger. Niger visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Niamey — Praia: about 2,770 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Niamey 12:00 — Praia 10:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 27th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Niger.