Sierra Leone passport Cape Verde
Do Sierra Leoneans need a visa for Cape Verde?
No visa needed.
Cape Verde
Praia · Cape Verdean escudo (CVE) · Portuguese
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You can board a flight to Cape Verde on a passport from Sierra Leone with no visa. The officer on arrival sets how long you may stay. Immigration will still want to see a return ticket, somewhere to stay, and enough money for the trip.
- Status
- Visa free
- Stay permitted
- Set by the officer on entry
- Government fee
- Nothing to pay
- Typical decision
- No application
There is nothing to apply for and nothing to pay.
Book your flight. Any site offering to sell you a Cape Verde visa, permit or "travel authorisation" for this trip is selling you something you do not need.
If you are travelling on a different passport, Cape Verde's official entry rules are at ease.gov.cv.
Before you fly
- Changing planes: a passport from Sierra Leone needs a visa even to stay airside in United Kingdom, unless you hold an exempting document. Transit rules legislation.gov.uk · read
Worth knowing
- Since 1 January 2026, nationals of 91 listed countries must get a Cabo Verde visa from an embassy before arrival, including for transit. The list is linked from ease.gov.cv.
- Travellers are pre-registered through EASE at ease.gov.cv.