No visa needed

Do citizens of Cape Verde need a visa for Russia?

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Russia 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 — Moscow: ≈ 6,850 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 Russia without a visa on a Cape Verde passport?

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

Russia 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; Russia passport: 79.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Russia can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Morocco, Sao Tome and Principe, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia, Angola, Haiti, Bahamas, Palestine, Ecuador, South Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Malaysia.
Citizens of Russia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Russia

Travelling to Russia: good to know

Praia — Moscow: about 6,850 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +13 hours.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Moscow 01:00.
Local currency: Russian Ruble.
Languages: Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RUB 84.
Russia is the 120th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.