Do Cape Verde citizens need a visa for Panama?

Visa required: Cape Verde passport holders need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Panama.

Can Cape Verde citizens enter Panama with a US visa (B1/B2 etc.)?

Panama: up to 30 days with a valid visa (used at least once) or residence permit of the US, Canada, the UK, Australia or the EU. Conditions: multiple-entry visa, used at least once to enter the issuing country

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Panama visa requirements for Cape Verde citizens

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

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Visa required

Yes — Cape Verde citizens need a visa for Panama.

🔓 Skip the visa with a third-country document

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

Visa-free · 30 days

🇨🇻 Cape Verde passport＋🇺🇸 US visa (B1/B2 etc.) or 6 more→🇵🇦 Panama: visa-free · 30d

Panama: up to 30 days with a valid visa (used at least once) or residence permit of the US, Canada, the UK, Australia or the EU.

Qualifying documents: US visa (B1/B2 etc.), US Green Card, Canadian visa, UK visa

Conditions: multiple-entry visa, used at least once to enter the issuing country

Source: Migración Panamá · verified 2026-07-04

Entry details

Travelling to Panama on a Cape Verde passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Cape Verde passport currently ranks #135 of 199 worldwide, with 65 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

Panama is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 116 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #69 with 125 open destinations. Interestingly Panama citizens have the better deal, facing only visa on arrival in the opposite direction.

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