What the Cape Verde visa rules mean for Nauru travellers
Nauru passport holders need an eVisa to enter Cape Verde. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Visto de turismo (plataforma online), which costs 2,500 CVE. Cape Verde also offers Tourism visa — see the visa options above.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Cape Verde applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Cabo Verde's foreigners law (Lei n.º 66/VIII/2014, Article 7(3)) says travel documents must be valid for longer than the authorised stay, except on the re-entry of a foreigner legally resident in Cabo Verde. The Embassy…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO's country list says Cabo Verde requires proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Cabo Verde. The UK Foreign Office says Global Health Insurance Cards (GHIC) are not accepted in Cape Verde, so it is essential to have appropria…
- Return or onward ticket: Cabo Verde's foreigners law requires tourist-visa applicants to hold a transport ticket that lets them enter and leave Cabo Verde.
Cape Verde entry rules compared
Cape Verde lets 66 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 43, issues eVisas to 89. Nauru citizens are treated the same way as Kiribati, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga. Overall the Nauru passport ranks #115 in the world with 43 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Nauru passport you can also visit 8 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Mauritius, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
In the other direction, Cape Verde citizens need a visa to visit Nauru.