# Rwanda passport to Cape Verde Islands: Visa on arrival

Current access classification: **Visa on arrival** — Visa available at the border or airport.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **January 1, 2026 — Ordinary passports outside Cape Verde's 2026 pre-arrival list: tourist visa at border** (Visa on arrival)
  The current Gazette exhaustively identifies the nationalities that must hold an entry visa before arrival. These ordinary passport codes are outside that annex; the immigration authority makes a tourist visa available to a foreigner at an air or maritime frontier.
  - Ordinary foreign passport; recreational or visiting short stay, including a cruise; not diplomatic, official, service, residence, transit or work travel.
  - The tourist visa is physically granted by the DEF at an air or maritime frontier. The statutory list reserves pre-arrival entry visas to its named nationalities; this policy is not visa-free, an ETA or an electronically issued visa.
  - Immigration describes the border grant as discretionary ("pode conceder"). Carry transport allowing entry and exit, sufficient means and a travel document valid beyond the authorized stay; admission remains subject to DEF and border checks.
  - Use the visa within 180 days of grant. It permits up to 90 days' stay and may be extended once for up to the same period.
  - EASE pre-registration and any Airport Security Tax are separate security/airport formalities, not the visa itself.
  Official sources:
  - [Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde: Corrected republication of Extract of Order No. 244/GMAI/2026](https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/View/89461)
  - [Alta Autoridade para a Imigração, I.P.: Visas](https://www.aai.gov.cv/imigrantes/entrada-permanencia-e-saida-de-cabo-verde/vistos)
  - [Alta Autoridade para a Imigração, I.P.: Tourist visa](https://www.aai.gov.cv/cat-visto/96-visto-de-turismo)
  - [Cabo Verde EASE traveller entry service: EASE traveller pre-registration](https://www.ease.gov.cv/)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-cape-verde-islands-visa-on-arrival)
- [Rwanda passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/rwanda)
- [All passport requirements for Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/destination/cape-verde-islands)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)