--- title: "Cabo Verde CPLP residence requirements 2026: 1-year stay" url: https://settleanywhere.com/countries/cabo-verde/cplp-residence/ lang: en updated: 2026-10-11 --- Cabo Verde · For your nationality or ancestry # Cabo Verde CPLP residence **First stay:** 1 yr CPLP residence visa and residence authorisation First checked against official sources on 11 Oct 2026, some details partly verified [Change log](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/) - **First stay:** 1 yr (Residence visa valid 120 days; residence authorisation for one year, then renewable in two-year periods.) - **Who can apply:** 8 nationalities (Citizens of Angola, Brazil, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste.) ## Key facts CPLP residence is a for your nationality or ancestry route for Cabo Verde. Checked 2026-10-11 against the official source. - **Processing:** Up to 60 days - **First stay:** 1 yr ## Time and long term **Renewal: Renewable** The residence authorisation lasts 1 year at first and is then renewed in 2-year periods. [Boletim Oficial da Republica de Cabo Verde, I Serie, no. 76](https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/3855) **Processing: Up to 60 days** The CPLP agreement requires a decision on the residence visa within 60 days, and on the residence authorisation within 60 days of applying. [Boletim Oficial da Republica de Cabo Verde, I Serie, no. 76](https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/3855) **Where to apply: From abroad** You first get a CPLP residence visa, then request the residence authorisation in Cabo Verde within 90 days of first entry. [Boletim Oficial da Republica de Cabo Verde, I Serie, no. 76](https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/3855) ## Why this route may not fit Check this before you apply. - Applications are made from outside Cabo Verde, not after arriving - Only for passports from 8 countries ### What you'll need #### Who can apply - The applicant is a citizen of Angola, Brazil, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe or Timor-Leste. - The applicant has no entry ban and is not a threat to public order, security or health. #### What you must show - CPLP citizens living in another member state pay no fees to issue or renew the residence authorisation, except document costs. #### Steps 1. Apply for the CPLP residence visa; it is decided within 60 days and is granted unless the applicant is flagged for return or refusal of entry. 2. The visa is valid for 120 days and lets the holder enter to obtain the residence authorisation. 3. Request the residence authorisation within 90 days of first entry; it is decided within 60 days. #### After you arrive - The residence authorisation is valid for one year and renewable for successive two-year periods. ## What happens at day 183 How Cabo Verde decides tax residence and treats foreign-source income, from its tax records. - **Stay on this route:** **1 year at first, renewable** - **Tax residence:** - **More than 183 days in any twelve-month period** A person present in Cabo Verde for more than 183 days, consecutive or interrupted, in any twelve-month period of the year is resident. - **Foreign-source income:** Residents are taxed on worldwide income and non-residents on Cabo Verde income. [All tax rules for Cabo Verde](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/cabo-verde/tax/) Tax records checked 12 Oct 2026 **Full official text** Residence visa and then a residence authorisation for citizens of Portuguese-speaking (CPLP) countries who want to live in Cabo Verde. (source 1) #### Requirements - The applicant is a citizen of Angola, Brazil, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe or Timor-Leste. (sources 1, 2, 3) - The applicant has no entry ban and is not a threat to public order, security or health. (sources 1, 2) - CPLP citizens living in another member state pay no fees to issue or renew the residence authorisation, except document costs. (source 2) - Apply for the CPLP residence visa; it is decided within 60 days and is granted unless the applicant is flagged for return or refusal of entry. (sources 1, 4) - The visa is valid for 120 days and lets the holder enter to obtain the residence authorisation. (source 1) - Request the residence authorisation within 90 days of first entry; it is decided within 60 days. (source 2) - The residence authorisation is valid for one year and renewable for successive two-year periods. (sources 1, 2) #### Stay - Residence visa valid 120 days; residence authorisation for one year, then renewable in two-year periods. - Initial permitted stay: 12 months. - Visa validity: 4 months. Validity is the window to use the visa, not the length you may stay. - Renewable, subject to the conditions in force at renewal. #### Nationality Citizens of Angola, Brazil, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste. Open to: Angola, Brazil, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, ST, East Timor. #### Work Holders have the same rights as Cabo Verdean citizens, including equal access to work, education and health care, except rights reserved to citizens. Checked 2026-10-11 · partly verified ## Official sources 1. [Lei n.º 27/X/2023 amending Law 66/VIII/2014 on entry, stay, exit and expulsion of foreigners](https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/4790) · Imprensa Nacional de Cabo Verde, Boletim Oficial I Série n.º 51 · checked 2026-10-12 · published 2023-05-08 2. [Agreement on Mobility between the Member States of the CPLP (approved by Resolution 14/X/2021)](https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/3855) · Boletim Oficial da Republica de Cabo Verde, I Serie, no. 76 · checked 2026-10-10 · published 2021-08-06 3. [CPLP member states (Estados-Membros)](https://www.cplp.org/) · Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) · checked 2026-10-10 4. [Decreto-Lei n.º 13/2025 (rules on CPLP residence visas and residence authorisation)](https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/DownloadAct?id=85465) · Boletim Oficial da Republica de Cabo Verde, I Serie, no. 38 · checked 2026-10-10 · published 2025-05-15 ## CPLP residence and its alternatives | Route | Money needed | Stay | Work | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CPLP residence | – | 1 yr, renewable | – | | [Diaspora · Professional](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/mauritius/diaspora-scheme/) Mauritius | Needs income of MUR 100k+ a month ≈ $2,100 | – | – | ## Questions people ask ### How long can I stay on the CPLP residence? Residence visa valid 120 days; residence authorisation for one year, then renewable in two-year periods. ### How long does the CPLP residence take to process? The CPLP agreement requires a decision on the residence visa within 60 days, and on the residence authorisation within 60 days of applying. ### Can I work on the CPLP residence? Holders have the same rights as Cabo Verdean citizens, including equal access to work, education and health care, except rights reserved to citizens. ### Who can apply for the CPLP residence? Citizens of Angola, Brazil, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste. Open to: Angola, Brazil, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, ST, East Timor. ### How are CPLP residence holders taxed in Cabo Verde? No special regime in our records is tied to the CPLP residence. The standard rules apply: Employee salary in Cabo Verde is taxed by final monthly withholding at source unless the employee opts for an annual return; under the annual regime the rates are 16.5% up to CVE 960,000, (≈ $9,730) 23.1% up to CVE 1,800,000 (≈ $18,200) and 27.5% above, after an exempt amount of CVE 220,000 (≈ $2,230). Residents are taxed on worldwide income and non-residents on Cabo Verde income. ## More in Cabo Verde [Green Card · €120k property](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/cabo-verde/green-card-120k/) [Green Card · €80k property](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/cabo-verde/green-card-80k/) [Investor residence](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/cabo-verde/investment-activity/) [Retiree permanent residence](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/cabo-verde/retired-permanent/) [Freelancer residence](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/cabo-verde/independent-work/) [Work residence](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/cabo-verde/employed-work/) [Highly qualified permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/cabo-verde/highly-qualified/) [Student residence](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/cabo-verde/student/) ≈ USD figures are approximate: daily reference rates from ExchangeRate-API, dated 12 Oct 2026, refreshed when the site is updated. ## How this was checked **Checked on 2026-10-11 against 4 official sources.** Status: partly verified; the page marks the facts an official source does not fully confirm. Every figure on this page comes from the official source it links to. The record was researched against these sources, then reviewed separately, with special attention to effective dates and amendments. Where a source does not state something, the page leaves it out. 1. [Lei n.º 27/X/2023 amending Law 66/VIII/2014 on entry, stay, exit and expulsion of foreigners](https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/4790) · Imprensa Nacional de Cabo Verde, Boletim Oficial I Série n.º 51 · checked 2026-10-12 2. [Agreement on Mobility between the Member States of the CPLP (approved by Resolution 14/X/2021)](https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/3855) · Boletim Oficial da Republica de Cabo Verde, I Serie, no. 76 · checked 2026-10-10 3. [CPLP member states (Estados-Membros)](https://www.cplp.org/) · Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) · checked 2026-10-10 4. [Decreto-Lei n.º 13/2025 (rules on CPLP residence visas and residence authorisation)](https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/DownloadAct?id=85465) · Boletim Oficial da Republica de Cabo Verde, I Serie, no. 38 · checked 2026-10-10 Tracked since 2026-10-10. Rule changes and corrections are listed on the [changes page](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/), and the [methodology page](https://settleanywhere.com/methodology/) explains how facts are checked. Found something out of date? Email [contact@stayglobe.app](mailto:contact@stayglobe.app?subject=Correction) with a link to the official source.