Birthactive
Citizenship at birth through a Cape Verdean parent
Birth to a Cape Verdean parent creates nationality. Additional birth-in-territory choice rules exist for some long-resident foreign-parent cases.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Ancestryactive
Cape Verdean nationality through a Cape Verdean parent
A child of a Cape Verdean parent is Cape Verdean. Choice and diaspora routes also cover some grandchildren.
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization after five years residence
Adults who habitually reside in Cape Verde for at least five years, with moral fitness and capacity to support themselves, may seek naturalization. Dual nationality is generally allowed. Grant is discretionary.