Cape Verde, on a New Zealand passport
Visa issued on arrival.
The record sets no duration. Check the stay limit with the consulate before a long stay.
All visa-free countries with a New Zealand passport
Unchanged between the 12 January 2025 and 17 February 2026 datasets: visa on arrival.
Applications go through EASE — Governo de Cabo Verde. It is the only source that counts.
Open the official portalMany consulates require proof of medical insurance among the supporting documents — the Schengen area, for instance, asks for €30,000 of cover. The exact list is on the official portal above: that is the authority, not us.
Compare travel insuranceThis country has a scheme for remote workers: Remote Working Programme (2020). It takes over when the entry period is no longer enough.
A Cape Verde passport travelling to New Zealand: visa required.
West Africa: with a New Zealand passport, 2 of the 15 other countries in the region open visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.
- Visa-free (1)
- Gambia (90 d)
- Electronic authorisation (1)
- Ivory Coast
- Visa on arrival (3)
- Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Sierra Leone
- e-visa (7)
- Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Togo
Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave.
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