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South Africa visa requirements for Cape Verde citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa-free
Cape Verde citizens do not need a visa for South Africa for up to 30 days.
Entry details
Travelling to South Africa on a Cape Verde passport, you do not need a visa for up to 30 days. The Cape Verde passport currently ranks #135 of 199 worldwide, with 65 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
South Africa is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 86 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #97 with 98 open destinations. Both sit in Africa, where regional agreements often shape entry rules. Access is lopsided in your favour: South Africa citizens must deal with visa on arrival going the other way.
In the opposite direction, South Africa citizens travelling to Cape Verde face: visa on arrival.
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