Cabo Verde

15 rules, checked against Cabo Verde’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.

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Cash and monetary instruments 3
Duty-free allowances 1
Forms and documents 6
Entry and admissibility 2
Vaccines and health 2
Plugs and power 1

Cash and monetary instruments 3

Cash declaration threshold
- CVE 1,000,000
  
  arriving
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
Local currency taken out
- CVE 20,000
  
  leaving
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
What counts as cash
- Cash
  
  arriving
  
  Source · verified Sep 10

Duty-free allowances 1

Duty-free allowance
- CVE 15,000
  
  arriving by air
  
  Source · verified Sep 10

Forms and documents 6

Arrival card
- Required
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
Arrival card
- traveler entry form
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
File it within
- 120 hours
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
Infants and the arrival card
- No
  
  age 12 and under
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
Passport validity
- 6 months
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
When the card opens
- Before you land
  
  Source · verified Sep 10

Entry and admissibility 2

Customs authority
- Official page
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
How you declare
- Red and green channels
  
  arriving by air
  
  Source · verified Sep 10

Vaccines and health 2

Certificate from age
- 12 months
  
  Source · verified Sep 10
Yellow fever certificate
- Required arriving from a risk area
  
  Source · verified Sep 10

Plugs and power 1

Plug types
- C, F
  
  Source · verified Sep 12

Cabo Verde publishes these

Who publishes these rules

Customs Direção Geral das Alfândegas - Direção Nacional das Receitas de Estado
Immigration Cape Verde travel advice
Health Cape Verde travel advice

Sites that charge extra to “handle” a Cabo Verde application are not official. The government issues these directly.

Airports in Cabo Verde