No visa needed

Do citizens of Portugal need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of Portugal 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 Portugal: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Lisbon — Praia: ≈ 3,000 km, about 4.5 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 Portugal passport?

Yes, citizens of Portugal 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 Portugal passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Portugal passport ranks 14th of 199.
Portugal passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Portugal and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Gambia, Palestine, Sao Tome and Principe, Dominica, Barbados, Angola, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Bahamas, Zambia, South Africa, and Seychelles.
A language both countries share: Portuguese.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Portugal. Portugal visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Lisbon — Praia: about 3,000 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Lisbon 12:00 — Praia 11:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 45th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Portugal.