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Cape Verde Visa Requirements for Saint Kitts and Nevis Citizens

Visa on arrival

Saint Kitts and Nevis passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde — no application is needed before the trip.

Cabo Verde's fee schedule (Portaria n.º 40/2025) sets a fee for each transit or tourist visa granted on arrival at an authorised border post.

“b) Por cada visto de trânsito ou de turismo concedido à chegada no posto habilitado de fronteira”

Source: Portaria n.º 40/2025 — Boletim Oficial I Série n.º 116 (27 Nov 2025): DEF fees (III Vistos (b): tourist visa granted on arrival) · checked 10 Oct 2026

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Flag of Cape VerdeCape Verde visa options for Saint Kitts and Nevis citizens

Visto de turismo concedido à chegada

On arrival
Fee
5,000 CVE

Set by Portaria n.º 40/2025 (in force 1 February 2026) for each transit or tourist visa granted on arrival at an authorised border post, visa and surcharge included. Each individual tourist visa requested on the online travellers pre-registration platform costs CVE 2,500.

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What the Cape Verde visa rules mean for Saint Kitts and Nevis travellers

Saint Kitts and Nevis 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. Saint Kitts and Nevis citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados and Belize. Overall the Saint Kitts and Nevis passport ranks #53 in the world with 101 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Saint Kitts and Nevis passport you can also visit 10 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, Tunisia and Tanzania.

In the other direction, Cape Verde citizens need evisa to visit Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Flag of Cape VerdeEntry requirements for Cape Verde

Passport validity

6 months

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 of Cabo Verde in Washington asks visa applicants for a passport valid for at least six months beyond the period of stay, and the UK government tells British nationals their passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date they arrive.

Government of Cabo Verde (EASE) — travellers pre-registration form, Pre-registration Summary step✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: EASE travel pre-registration + airport security tax (TSA)

5 days

The Embassy of Cabo Verde in Washington says all foreign citizens planning to travel to Cabo Verde must pre-register on the EASE platform (ease.gov.cv) 5 days before departure to pay the airport security tax (TSA). The UK government's travel advice adds that from 1 July 2026 travellers who have not completed the pre-registration, or cannot show proof, pay double the TSA fee at border control; we found no Cabo Verdean text that states this.

Embassy of Cabo Verde in Washington — visa and airport tax information (PDF)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Registration after arrival

48 hours

Owners and operators of hotels, guesthouses and similar lodgings, and anyone who lodges a foreigner, even by sublet, must send the police a copy of the individual accommodation form (boletim de alojamento) within 48 hours. They must report the foreigner's departure to the police within 48 hours, and register with the DEF to use the electronic collection system. Non-resident foreigners living in their own home send the form themselves, for themselves and for foreigners living with them. Each form not submitted on time: fine of 2,000 to 10,000 escudos.

Imprensa Nacional de Cabo Verde, Boletim Oficial I Série nº 51 (8 May 2023) — Lei n.º 27/X/2023 with republication of Lei n.º 66/VIII/2014 (entry, stay, exit and expulsion of foreigners)✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

Under the law on the entry, stay, exit and expulsion of foreigners, a foreigner who stays in Cabo Verde beyond the authorised period commits an offence punishable by a fine of 10,000 to 50,000 escudos, which also applies when the overstay is detected on departure. The person must also pay the fee that would have been due had the stay been authorised, without prejudice to any expulsion.

Imprensa Nacional de Cabo Verde, Boletim Oficial I Série nº 51 (8 May 2023) — Lei n.º 27/X/2023 with republication of Lei n.º 66/VIII/2014 (entry, stay, exit and expulsion of foreigners)✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do Kittitian citizens need a visa for Cape Verde?

Saint Kitts and Nevis passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde — no application is needed before the trip. Cabo Verde's fee schedule (Portaria n.º 40/2025) sets a fee for each transit or tourist visa granted on arrival at an authorised border post.

How much does a Cape Verde visa cost for Saint Kitts and Nevis citizens?

Visto de turismo concedido à chegada: 5,000 CVE.

How long must my passport be valid to enter Cape Verde?

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 of Cabo Verde in Washington asks visa applicants for a passport valid for at least six months beyond the period of stay, and the UK government tells British nationals their passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date they arrive.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.

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