Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport. It must not expire within 6 months and must have at least one blank visa page. If you do not have any blank visa pages in your passport, TDS can assist you in applying for additional pages If your passport expires within 6 months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.

 

Please send 1 recent professional passport-type photograph.
Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.

 

 

Please send a copy of your round trip airline tickets, or itinerary or e-ticket, or letter of confirmation from a travel agent. The itinerary must show the applicant's name, date of arrival and departure from the country, and flight information. The Embassy does not recommend purchasing your ticket prior to a visa being issued.

 

 

A business letter of responsibility (sample) is required, to be typewritten on your company letterhead and addressed to:
Embassy of Cape Verde, Visa Section, Washington DC
The letter must explain all of the following:
Nature of business to be performed
Name and address of reference to be visited
This letter should request Multiple Entries visa if required
Guarantee of return transportation and sufficient funds for the visit
The letter should be signed by an officer of the company other than the applicant.

 

 

Price	Processing Time
$50.00	3 Business Days

 

Entry	Price	Period of stay	Validity	Processing Time
Single	$59.15	Up to 30 Days	3 Months	3 Business Days
Multiple	$113.76	Up to 30/60/90 Days	5 Years	3 Business Days

Please Send One Completed and Signed Application Form

 

Please forward the completed requirements detailed above to:
TRAVEL DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.,
925 Fifteenth Street N.W. Suite 300
Washington D.C. 20005

URGENT APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SHIPPED TO TDS USING ONLY THE FEDEX COMPANY

 

FedEx Return Shipping
Continental USA Only	Price
Next Business Day - up to 3 passports	$23.00
Next Business Day - 4 or more passports	$26.00
Saturday Delivery	$39.00
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI	Price
Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery)	$39.00
International	Price
Call for a quote.	Call.

 

The Cape Verde business visa is usually valid for 3 months or for multiple entries for up to five years after the first entry, provided the first entry is within three months of date of issue.

Period of stay is determined by immigration officers on arrival.

International Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever must be presented on entry if arriving from an infected area.

Passport must have at least six months remaining validity and contain at least one blank visa page for visa to be issued. TDS can assist with obtaining U.S. Passports, whether new issue, renewal, or obtaining additional visa pages for a valid passport.

Your application will be hand carried to the Embassy, and normal processing time is approximately 3 business days.

 

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