Cape Verde 
Slovakia
Cape Verde passport holders need a visa for Slovakia, issued by an embassy or consulate before travel.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 listing visa-required and visa-exempt nationalities, consolidated text — EUR-Lex · checked 3 Oct 2026
Slovakia visa options for Cape Verde citizensThe EU–Cabo Verde visa facilitation agreement as amended in 2021 (Article 5) sets the fee at 75% of the amount charged under domestic law (the European Commission lists EUR 67.50); children aged 12 to below 18 pay 50% of it, and children under 12 pay nothing, among other listed categories.
Cape Verde citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Slovakia. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Schengen Short-Stay Visa — European Union and Cabo Verde agreement on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas, which costs 67.50 EUR with a processing time of —.
Whatever your visa status, Slovakia applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
Slovakia lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Cape Verde citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Cape Verde passport ranks #129 in the world with 37 visa-free destinations.
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Cape Verde passport you can also visit 1 country in the region without a visa, including Russia.
In the other direction, Slovakia citizens can visit Cape Verde visa-free for up to 30 days.
Entry requirements for SlovakiaThe UK government says Slovakia follows Schengen area rules: your passport must have a date of issue less than 10 years before the date you arrive and an expiry date at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area.
UK FCDO — Slovakia travel advice, entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
The EU Visa Code requires Schengen visa applicants to hold travel medical insurance valid throughout the Member States for the entire intended stay, with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000.
Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
No official source we could read makes a return or onward ticket a condition of entry in itself. The UK government says that at border control in Slovakia you may also need to show a return or onward ticket and proof of your accommodation, for example a hotel booking confirmation.
UK FCDO — Slovakia travel advice, entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
The European Commission's table of reference amounts required for the crossing of the external border, fixed by national authorities, lists EUR 56 per day and per person for Slovakia. The UK government says that at border control you may need to prove you have enough money for your stay.
European Commission — Reference amounts required for the crossing of the external border, fixed by national authorities✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
A third-country national with a Schengen or national visa, or exempt from the visa, must report the start, place and expected length of stay to the police within three working days of entry, unless the accommodation provider has this duty. The police issue a confirmation on request. An accommodation provider must verify the foreigner's identity, record their nationality and date of birth in the guest book, and have the official stay-report form completed and delivered to the police within five days of accommodation; delivery is also possible through an electronic service. The foreigner may be fined up to 300 euros, and the provider up to 3,300 euros.
Slov-Lex (Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic) — Act No. 404/2011 Coll. on Residence of Foreigners, version in force from 1 October 2026✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026
A third-country national must leave at the latest on the last day of authorised stay. Unauthorised stay in Slovakia is an offence punishable by a fine of up to 1,600 euros, or up to 165 euros in on-the-spot (block) proceedings. The police administratively expel a third-country national with unauthorised stay and may impose an entry ban of one to five years in the expulsion decision.
Slov-Lex (Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic) — Act No. 404/2011 Coll. on Residence of Foreigners, version in force from 1 October 2026✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026
Your Europe (EU) says that if you plan to enter or leave the EU with €10,000 in cash (or its equivalent in other currencies), you must declare it to the customs authorities in the EU country you are entering or leaving.
Your Europe (EU) — travelling with cash✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
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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