No visa needed

Do citizens of Cape Verde need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Malaysia 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 Cape Verde: the passport opens 39 countries visa-free; Praia — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 13,660 km, about 17.5 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 Malaysia without a visa on a Cape Verde passport?

Yes, citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Malaysia for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Malaysia 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; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Senegal, Gambia, Morocco, Benin, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia, Haiti, Bahamas, Rwanda, Palestine, Ecuador, Zambia, and Kenya.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Praia — Kuala Lumpur: about 13,660 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Kuala Lumpur 21:00.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 175th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.