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Cape Verde visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Citizens of Vanuatu get a Cape Verde visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Vanuatu: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Port Vila — Praia: ≈ 18,720 km, about 24 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Vanuatu get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Cape Verde visa rules at a glance

With a Vanuatu passport you can visit 46 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vanuatu passport ranks 108th of 199.
Vanuatu passport: visa-free access to 46 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Vanuatu and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Ecuador, Bahamas, Haiti, Russia, Zambia, Kenya, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, and Barbados.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Port Vila — Praia: about 18,720 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 24 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −12 hours.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — Praia 00:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 188th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.