Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Cape Verdian passport holders 5
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
UgandaeVisa→Visa on arrival
Harder for Cape Verdian passport holders 17
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
BotswanaeVisa→Visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
KenyaVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
KazakhstaneVisa→Visa required
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival90 days→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
RwandaVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
VanuatueVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Cabo Verde 31
- AfghanistanVisa on arrival→Visa required
Antigua and BarbudaVisa on arrival→Visa-free
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival→Visa required
BangladeshVisa on arrival→Visa required- BoliviaVisa on arrival→Visa required
BelarusVisa on arrival→Visa required
ChileVisa on arrival→Visa required
ColombiaVisa on arrival→Visa required
EgyptVisa on arrival→Visa required- IndonesiaVisa on arrival→Visa required
IranVisa on arrival→Visa required- KazakhstanVisa on arrival→Visa required
LebanonVisa on arrival→Visa required
Sri LankaVisa on arrival→Visa required
MadagascarVisa on arrival→Visa required
MongoliaVisa on arrival→Visa required
MexicoVisa on arrival→Visa required- MozambiqueVisa on arrival→Visa-free90 days
NepalVisa on arrival→Visa required- OmanVisa on arrival→Visa required
PeruVisa on arrival→Visa required
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival→Visa required
PhilippinesVisa on arrival→Visa required
PakistanVisa on arrival→Visa required
PalauVisa on arrival→Visa required
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival→Visa-free30 days
TurkmenistanVisa on arrival→Visa required
TunisiaVisa on arrival→Visa required
TürkiyeVisa on arrival→Visa required
TaiwanVisa on arrival→Visa required
VietnamVisa on arrival→Visa required
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes