What the Cape Verde visa rules mean for North Macedonia travellers
North Macedonia passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde. There is nothing to apply for in advance — the visa is issued at the airport or land border after you pay the fee. Bring cash in a major currency, a passport valid for at least six months, a return ticket and the address of your first night's accommodation, and expect a queue at busy airports.
The main option is the Visto de turismo concedido à chegada, which costs 5,000 CVE.
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. North Macedonia citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo and Moldova. Overall the North Macedonia passport ranks #81 in the world with 80 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a North Macedonia passport you can also visit 2 countries in the region without a visa, including Tunisia and Zambia.
In the other direction, Cape Verde citizens need a visa to visit North Macedonia.