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Cape Verde visa for citizens of Zambia

Citizens of Zambia 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 Zambia: the passport opens 38 countries visa-free; Lusaka — Praia: ≈ 6,610 km, about 9 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 Zambia passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Zambia 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 Zambia passport you can visit 38 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Zambia passport ranks 127th of 199.
Zambia passport: visa-free access to 38 countries; Cape Verde passport: 39.
Citizens of Zambia and Cape Verde can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: South Africa, Rwanda, Angola, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, Benin, Gambia, Malaysia, Singapore, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Philippines, and Haiti.
Citizens of Cape Verde, in turn, don’t need a visa for Zambia. Zambia visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Travelling to Cape Verde: good to know

Lusaka — Praia: about 6,610 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Lusaka 12:00 — Praia 09:00.
Local currency: Cape Verdean Escudo.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CVE 97.
Cape Verde is the 82nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Zambia.