A Cabo Verdean passport needs a visa approved in advance for Dubai, while a Portuguese passport held by the same person does not. That split shapes the Dubai visa for Cabo Verde citizens more than anything else, because many families from the islands carry both nationalities, and the passport you show at check-in in Praia, Sal or Lisbon decides the rest of the trip.
Dubai Visa for Cape Verde Citizens on a Cabo Verdean Passport
Cabo Verde and Cape Verde are the same country, and the Dubai visa for Cape Verde citizens works the same way under either name: an e-visa filed online before departure. For a holiday, the Dubai 30 days visa through our single entry tourist permit is the usual choice. Your passport needs six months of validity on arrival, and late plans can use our urgent filing option.
Dubai Visa for Portuguese Citizens: Using Your Second Passport
If you also hold Portuguese nationality, the Dubai visa for Portuguese citizens applies instead: a free stamp at the airport, valid for six months, allowing several entries, with a limit on total days. Use the Portuguese passport from the moment you book until you leave Dubai. Our Portuguese passport entry rules cover that route in detail.
Dubai Visa for Cabo Verdean Passport Holders Flying Through Lisbon
Most journeys from Praia or Sal head first to Lisbon on TAP, where Emirates connects to Dubai, so check that both legs sit on one booking before paying. On one through ticket you stay airside in Lisbon and need no Schengen visa, so the Dubai visa for Cabo Verdean passport holders is the only approval to arrange. If the Lisbon and Dubai flights are on separate bookings, collecting bags means entering Portugal, which requires a Schengen visa on a Cabo Verdean passport.
Dubai Transit Visa Options for a Stopover
When Dubai is a stop rather than the destination, a Dubai transit visa lets a Cabo Verdean passport holder leave the airport between flights. Keep everything on one booking with luggage tagged to the end, and you can wait airside with no visa at all.
Why a 96 Hour Dubai Transit Visa Suits Long Trips East
Journeys from the islands to Asia are long, and the 96-hour Dubai transit visa lets you break them with up to four days in the city. Apply through our four-day transit e-visa after the onward flight is booked; the permit runs against that booking and has no extension option.
Preparing Your Dubai Visa Documents
The Dubai visa documents are a passport scan showing the whole photo page, a recent photo on a white background, the onward ticket and a hotel booking. Our transit document checklist covers each part of a Dubai transit visa application in more detail. Names must match the passport exactly, including every surname, since Cabo Verdean names often combine both parents' family names.
Apply now if you are travelling on your Cabo Verdean passport, or contact us to check which of your passports makes the journey simpler.
