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South Korea visa requirements for Cape Verde citizens

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

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

Entry details

Travelling to South Korea 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.

South Korea is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 110 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #3 with 166 open destinations. Interestingly South Korea citizens have the better deal, facing only visa on arrival in the opposite direction.

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

How to get the e-visa

🏛️ Official government option

Official K-ETA portal · fee: KRW 10,000. Applying directly through the government portal is always the cheapest option.

Apply on the official portal →

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More destinations for Cape Verde citizens

🇫🇷 Cape Verde → France: Visa required🇪🇸 Cape Verde → Spain: Visa required🇺🇸 Cape Verde → United States: Visa required🇮🇹 Cape Verde → Italy: Visa required🇹🇷 Cape Verde → Turkey: Visa required🇲🇽 Cape Verde → Mexico: Visa required

Visiting South Korea on other passports

🇫🇷 France → South Korea: Visa-free🇪🇸 Spain → South Korea: Visa-free🇺🇸 United States → South Korea: Visa-free🇮🇹 Italy → South Korea: Visa-free🇹🇷 Turkey → South Korea: eTA required🇲🇽 Mexico → South Korea: eTA required

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