No visa needed

Do citizens of Cape Verde need a visa for Dominica?

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Dominica and can stay up to 21 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 Cape Verde: the passport opens 39 countries visa-free; Praia — Roseau: ≈ 4,060 km, about 5.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 21 days

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

Yes, citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Dominica for up to 21 days. A valid passport is enough.

Dominica visa rules at a glance

With a Cape Verde passport you can visit 39 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cape Verde passport ranks 125th of 199.
Cape Verde passport: visa-free access to 39 countries; Dominica passport: 94.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Dominica can travel together visa-free to 22 countries, for example: Gambia, Ghana, Benin, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia, Haiti, Bahamas, Rwanda, Palestine, Ecuador, Zambia, Russia, Kenya, and Seychelles.
Citizens of Dominica, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Dominica

Travelling to Dominica: good to know

Praia — Roseau: about 4,060 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Roseau 09:00.
Local currency: East Caribbean Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EC$2.70.
Dominica is the 29th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.