What you need to enter Haiti with a Cape Verdean passport
Cape Verdean citizens do not need a visa to travel to Haiti: a passport is enough, for stays of up to 90 days.
- Maximum stay
- 90 days
- Processing time
- Not applicable: direct entry with your passport.
- Entry fee
- 10 HTG
- Minimum passport validity
- 6 months
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 6 October 2026
Verified practical details
You don't need a visa to enter Haiti, but here are some practical details worth knowing before you travel:
Authorisation system
Tourist entry fee
Every visitor without a Haitian passport pays a tourist entry fee of 10 US dollars, 10 euros or 10 Canadian dollars on arrival, at ports, airports and land crossings; children up to 5 and official and diplomatic passports are exempt. According to the UK Government, the 55-dollar departure tax is usually included in the air fare.
Fee
10 HTG
Tourist entry fee, in US dollars, euros or Canadian dollars. Children up to 5 are exempt.
Required documents
- Passport with more than six months' validity: an identity card is not valid for entry.
- Cash for the tourist entry fee.
Transit rules
Spain's Foreign Ministry advises against public transport (tap-taps and motorbike taxis), travelling on foot and going out after dark. It recommends having someone trusted meet you at the airport, travelling by car with doors locked and with a driver, carrying a photocopy of the passport and leaving the original somewhere safe, and refilling the tank once it drops below half, because fuel is scarce.
More Haiti rules
They don't depend on your passport, so they are on the Haiti page:
Official portal: . Destination data verified on 6 October 2026. Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Haiti, updated 13 May 2026: advice against travel, tourist fee, passport, risk areas, transport, currency, border with the Dominican Republic); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/haiti (UK Government: departure tax, yellow fever). All checked on 6 October 2026.
This pair in context
In the other direction, citizens of Haiti can get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde. See the Haiti → Cape Verde page.
All 16 passports from Western Africa that VisaRadar tracks can enter Haiti visa-free. Same result as Cape Verde: Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.
With a passport from Cape Verde, in the rest of the Caribbean you can enter Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia; you need a visa for Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
A passport from Cape Verde ranks 133 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 63 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Counts from the same requirements matrix behind this page's verdict, using the UN M49 subregions.
Frequently asked questions
Do Cape Verdean citizens need a visa for Haiti?
No. You can enter Haiti with just your passport, for up to 90 days.
How long can I stay in Haiti?
Up to 90 days with no additional paperwork.
What minimum passport validity is required?
Passport with more than six months' validity: an identity card is not valid for entry.
What currency is used in Haiti?
Haitian Gourde (HTG).
What do Cape Verdean passport holders need for the countries near Haiti?
With a passport from Cape Verde, in the rest of the Caribbean you can enter Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia; you need a visa for Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
Related pages
See Haiti requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.