No visa needed

Do citizens of the Vatican City need a visa for Cape Verde?

Citizens of the Vatican City 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 Vatican City: the passport opens 92 countries visa-free; Vatican City — 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 Vatican City passport?

Yes, citizens of the Vatican City 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 Vatican City passport you can visit 92 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 34 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vatican City passport ranks 65th of 199.
Vatican City passport: visa-free access to 92 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of the Vatican City and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Tunisia, Palestine, Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Angola, Zambia, Seychelles, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Haiti, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Vatican City. Vatican City visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Vatican City — Praia: about 4,570 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Vatican City 12:00 — Praia 09:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 93rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Vatican City.