No visa needed

Do citizens of Cape Verde need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Kenya and can stay up to 60 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 — Nairobi: ≈ 6,870 km, about 9 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

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

Yes, citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya 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; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Gambia, Ghana, Benin, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Bahamas, Rwanda, Zambia, South Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Praia — Nairobi: about 6,870 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Nairobi 16:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 121st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.