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Angola for Cabo Verdean passport holders: Visa-free

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇨🇻 Cabo Verdean
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇦🇴 Angola
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

Visa-free

Visa-free for tourism (30 days per entry)

Cabo Verdean passport holders can visit Angola for tourism without a visa for up to 30 days per entry (90 days per year).

Conditions

  • Tourism only; border formalities still apply (passport validity beyond the stay; vaccination certificate may be required).

About this route

Route type
Visa-free: no visa application needed.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
No visa fee (as published).
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official sourceangola.org ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 2 Nov 2026 against angola.org · Read live on the official Embassy of Angola in Washington DC page (list reproduced from Presidential Decree 189/23) 2026-10-10

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Official government fee
No visa fee
Visa-centre / service fee (not a government fee)
None stated by the official source
Notes from the source
No visa fee.

Visa-centre, service or other third-party charges are never official government fees.

Processing and validity

Processing time
Not published by the official source
Validity
Not published by the official source
Maximum stay
30 days per entry, 90 days per year

Quick answers

Do Cabo Verdean passport holders need a visa for Angola?

Visa-free for tourism (30 days per entry). Cabo Verdean passport holders can visit Angola for tourism without a visa for up to 30 days per entry (90 days per year). Source: https://angola.org/consulado/paises-isentos-de-visto

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Angola

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Cabo Verdean passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see angola.org.

Working in Angola

⚠ Not from an official source: items marked below come from secondary sources (law firms, employer-of-record guides, IOM, Wikipedia), not the destination government. They are not verified and may be out of date; confirm with the embassy or immigration authority.

Main work visa routes for Angola

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Work visa

⚠ Not from an official source

For: Foreign employees with a work contract from a company registered in Angola

  • A work visa is required for every foreign employee with an Angolan work contract
Length
Up to 12 months, renewable for the length of the contract

Source: G-P Globalpedia – Angola visas & permits (employer-of-record guide) (Not official) (globalization-partners.com) · Not from an official source.

What the source says

"Every international employee who gets a work contract from a company registered in Angola must apply for a work visa." … "Work visas allow individuals to stay in the country for up to 12 months and can be renewed for the duration of the international employee’s contract."

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Your work travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Transit through Angola

Option 1
Visa-freeTransit (changing flights)

Airside transit: generally no visa (not from an official source)

Unofficial source – not verified

This rule is not from an official Angola government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (en.wikipedia.org). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.

Not from an official Angola government source: based on Wikipedia's 'Visa policy of Angola' article (revision 1376983470, 2026-09-27), which is not verified. Confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The article says: “Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have the documents required for their next destination.”

Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Secondary_research

Official wording

“Wikipedia, 'Visa policy of Angola': “Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have the documents required for their next destination.””

Your transit travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Alert me if this route changes

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Before you go to Angola

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Angola.

Common tourist traps

  1. Theft from cars in Luanda traffic

    How it works: Theft from stationary or slow-moving cars is common in downtown Luanda.

    How to avoid it: Keep valuables out of sight, don't use phones or laptops in traffic, and keep doors locked and windows closed.

Emergency numbers in Angola

Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 19 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Explore Angola

Planning more than the paperwork? Our Angola guide picks out places to visit, with a source for every tip.

Places to visit:
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Read the full Angola guide

Cabo Verdean passport: of the 150 destinations with a rule verified from an official source, 28 visa-free, 12 visa on arrival, 29 eVisa or travel authorisation, 81 embassy visa.

Angola: rules verified from an official source for 197 of 198 passports. Angola guide and every passport →

Where else can Cabo Verdean passport holders travel? See every destination we cover →

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Plan your trip to Angola

Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 2 Nov 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.