Do i need both VISA & TSA or TSA only?

  • VISA & TSA

    Generally foreign citizens need visas for entry and stay in Cape Verde, however they can enter Cape Verde without a visa: 


    -The foreigners qualified with a valid residence permit; 

    -Foreigners who benefit from visa exemption or dispensation foreseen in the law or in international agreements of visa suppression or free circulation and establishment in which Cape Verde is a party. 

    -Foreigners holding a "laissez-passer" issued by states or international organizations recognized by Cape Verde or an identification of official or agent of a foreign mission or international organization, issued by the government department responsible for the area of foreign relations. 

    -Cape Verdeans who have acquired foreign nationality and their spouses and descendants, by showing a passport, birth certificate, marriage certificate or other document stating that they were born, married or are the child of a father or mother born in Cape Verde.  


    You can consult here the list of countries where their citizens are exempt from entry visas to Cape Verdean territory or can apply for entry visas.  

    Countries:


    Stay limit: 30 days


    - European Union

    - United Kingdom

    - Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein (not part of the EU) 

    -South Africa

    -Croatia

    -Hungary

     

    Stay limit: 90 days


    - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)


    Community of West African States (ECOWAS): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo

    - Russia 

    -Brazil

    -Liberia

     

     Stay limit: 180 days

     

    - PALOP Community: Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe - 


    Cuba - stay limit: during the mission


    Citizens residing in countries where Cape Verde has no diplomatic representation may apply for entry visas at the borders. 

  • TSA only

    If you are from the following countries, you only need the TSA.(Airport Security Tax).


    Countries:


    Stay limit: 30 days


    - European Union

    - United Kingdom

    - Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein (not part of the EU) 

    -South Africa

    -Croatia

    -Hungary

     

    Stay limit: 90 days


    - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)


    Community of West African States (ECOWAS): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo

    - Russia 

    -Brazil

    -Liberia

     

     Stay limit: 180 days

     

    - PALOP Community: Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe - 


    Cuba - stay limit: during the mission

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