No visa needed

Do citizens of Cape Verde need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for the Philippines 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 — Manila: ≈ 14,910 km, about 19 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 the Philippines without a visa on a Cape Verde passport?

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

Philippines 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; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Cape Verde and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Ivory Coast, Morocco, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Rwanda, Palestine, Seychelles, Malaysia, Macau, Singapore, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Praia — Manila: about 14,910 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Manila 21:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 181st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.