No visa needed

Do citizens of Cape Verde need a visa for Micronesia?

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Micronesia 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 — Palikir: ≈ 17,580 km, about 22.5 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 Micronesia without a visa on a Cape Verde passport?

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

Micronesia 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; Micronesia passport: 69.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Micronesia can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Angola, Haiti, Palestine, Ecuador, Zambia, Seychelles, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Micronesia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Micronesia

Travelling to Micronesia: good to know

Praia — Palikir: about 17,580 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 22.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +12 hours.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Palikir 00:00.
Languages: English.
Micronesia is the 191st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.