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Albania visa requirements for Cape Verde citizens

Updated 2026-07-07 ยท verified against the Passport Index dataset

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e-Visa required
Cape Verde citizens need an e-visa, applied for online for Albania.

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Albania admits Cape Verde citizens on better terms if they already hold certain visas or residence permits of other countries:

Visa-free ยท 90 days
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป Cape Verde passport๏ผ‹๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US visa (B1/B2 etc.) or 5 moreโ†’๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania: visa-free ยท 90d

Albania: visa-free up to 90 days with a used multiple-entry visa or residence permit of the US, UK or Schengen.

Conditions: multiple-entry visa that has already been used to enter the issuing country
Source: MFA of Albania ยท verified 2026-07-04

Entry details

Travelling to Albania on a Cape Verde passport, you need an e-visa, applied for online. The Cape Verde passport currently ranks #135 of 199 worldwide, with 65 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

Albania is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #92 with 108 open destinations. Interestingly Albania citizens have the better deal, facing only visa on arrival in the opposite direction.

In the opposite direction, Albania citizens travelling to Cape Verde face: visa on arrival.

๐Ÿงณ Before you travel: Cape Verde โ†’ Albania

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