No visa needed

Do citizens of Russia need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of Russia don’t need a visa for Cape Verde and can stay up to 60 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 Russia: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; Moscow — Praia: ≈ 6,850 km, about 9 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

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

Yes, citizens of Russia don’t need a visa for Cape Verde for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Cape Verde visa rules at a glance

With a Russia passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 61 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Russia passport ranks 79th of 199.
Russia passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Russia and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Palestine, Tunisia, Morocco, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Macau, Angola, Malaysia, Philippines, Mauritius, South Africa, Bahamas, Dominica, Barbados, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, don’t need a visa for Russia. Russia visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Moscow — Praia: about 6,850 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −13 hours.
Local time: Moscow 12:00 — Praia 23:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 118th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Russia.