No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Kingdom need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom: the passport opens 115 countries visa-free; London — Praia: ≈ 4,570 km, about 6 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 United Kingdom passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom passport you can visit 115 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 32 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Kingdom passport ranks 34th of 199.
United Kingdom passport: visa-free access to 115 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of the United Kingdom and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Tunisia, Morocco, Palestine, Senegal, Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Rwanda, Dominica, Barbados, Angola, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Haiti, Zambia, and Seychelles.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United Kingdom. United Kingdom visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

London — Praia: about 4,570 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: London 12:00 — Praia 10:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 68th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Kingdom.