·Republic of Cabo Verde·Material change·In force
Cabo Verde visa portal guidance refreshed
By Sam Parks · Last reviewed:
Current Cabo Verde GOV.CV and consular pages confirm the common visa fee, validity ceilings, EASE pre-registration and embassy/consular filing workflow. The official pages conflict on passport validity and pre-registration exemptions, so those points remain explicit verification exceptions.
What changed
Policy claim 1
Cabo Verde requires all foreign nationals to pre-register their trip through EASE and pay the Airport Security Fee where applicable; visa-exempt status does not remove the pre-registration requirement.
Claim ID: cv-2026-10-portal-visa-refresh#claim-1·Cite this claim
Source: Government of Cabo Verde - Visa portal (Portal Unico, Government of Cabo Verde)·source verified ·page reviewed
Policy claim 2
The portal lists a common visa cost of 4,898 CVE and validity ceilings of 4 days for transit, 90 days for tourism, and 180 days for ordinary temporary and temporary multiple-entry visas.
Claim ID: cv-2026-10-portal-visa-refresh#claim-2·Cite this claim
Source: Government of Cabo Verde - Visa portal (Portal Unico, Government of Cabo Verde)·source verified ·page reviewed
Policy claim 3
The portal states that business and work travel requires a visa, while citizens of exempt countries and qualifying Cabo Verde-born persons and family members may be exempt from the visa requirement.
Claim ID: cv-2026-10-portal-visa-refresh#claim-3·Cite this claim
Source: Government of Cabo Verde - Visa portal (Portal Unico, Government of Cabo Verde)·source verified ·page reviewed
Policy claim 4
The Cabo Verde consular portal says pre-registration is generally completed up to 5 days before travel and exempts nationals, people born in Cabo Verde and foreign legal residents; it also says passports should be valid for 6 months at the time of stay, which conflicts with GOV.CV's 3-month-beyond-stay wording.
Claim ID: cv-2026-10-portal-visa-refresh#claim-4·Cite this claim
Source: Cabo Verde Consular Portal - Visas (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Communities, Cabo Verde)·source verified ·page reviewed
Routes affected
Primary source
Primary source
Government of Cabo Verde - Visa portal ↗ · Portal Unico, Government of Cabo Verde
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