🇨🇻 Cape Verde
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · EASE pre-registration + airport security tax
Cape Verde EASE — pre-register for ~€31, or pay ~€62 at the airport
Cape Verde replaced its visa for many travellers with EASE — a mandatory online entry pre-registration plus airport security tax. Pre-register and pay at the official ease.gov.cv and it's about €31 (3,400 CVE); leave it until the airport and it roughly doubles to about €62 (6,800 CVE) as a regularisation penalty. From 1 January 2026, EASE pre-registration became a formal entry requirement for listed nationalities. Register at least 5 days before departure.
| who needs it | Nationals on Cape Verde's EASE list — from 1 January 2026 it is required for entry, and even for airport transit, for listed nationalities. Check the eligibility list on the official portal. |
| government fee | ≈ €31 (3,400 CVE) — when pre-registered online; roughly doubles to ≈€62 (6,800 CVE) as a penalty if you pay at the airport instead. Confirm on ease.gov.cvsource: Cape Verde EASE — official portal · verified 2026-07 |
| processing | near-instant automated pre-registration once submittedregister at least 5 days before departure to be safe · source: Cape Verde EASE official portal · verified 2026-07 |
| length of stay | Not published on the portal — confirm your permitted stay at registration. |
documents you will need
- A valid passport
- A completed EASE online pre-registration before departure
- A nationality on the EASE eligibility list
- Payment before travel (to avoid the doubled airport penalty)
how the process runs
- 01Check that your nationality is on the EASE list
- 02Pre-register and pay ~€31 at the official ease.gov.cv, at least 5 days before departure
- 03Carry your confirmation — paying at the airport instead costs about €62
why applications get refused
- Not pre-registering — you then pay the doubled ~€62 penalty at the airport
- A nationality not on the EASE eligibility list
- An incomplete pre-registration
questions we actually get
- Is it €31 or €62?
- About €31 if you pre-register and pay online at ease.gov.cv; it roughly doubles to about €62 as a penalty if you pay at the airport instead. Pre-register to pay the lower amount.
- Is EASE a visa?
- It's an online entry pre-registration plus airport security tax. From 1 January 2026 it became a formal entry requirement (including for airport transit) for listed nationalities.
rules change. we verify before we act.
This guide reflects the official sources as of 2026-07 (matrix 2026.Q3). For a decision about your own case, that is not enough — talk to a licensed advisor.
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