No visa needed

Do citizens of Singapore need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of Singapore 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 Singapore: the passport opens 129 countries visa-free; Singapore — Praia: ≈ 13,950 km, about 18 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 Singapore passport?

Yes, citizens of Singapore 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 Singapore passport you can visit 129 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 28 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Singapore passport ranks 1st of 199.
Singapore passport: visa-free access to 129 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Singapore and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Malaysia, Philippines, Macau, Timor-Leste, Seychelles, Mauritius, Micronesia, Kenya, Palestine, Rwanda, Zambia, South Africa, Angola, Tunisia, and Ghana.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, don’t need a visa for Singapore. Singapore visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Singapore — Praia: about 13,950 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Singapore 12:00 — Praia 03:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 162nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Singapore.