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- Minimum income
- €1,500/mo
- Proof required
- Initial duration
- 6 months
- Renewable
- Health insurance
- Required (explicit)
- Full visa period
- Tax treatment
- Foreign income exempt
- Remote Working Program tax exemption (foreign-source income)
- Path to residence
- No
- Family can join
- Government fee
- ≈ €20
- Plus processing time
All requirements in detail
- Official name
- Remote Working Cabo Verde Program
- Visa type
- Digital nomad visa
- Status
- Active
- Income basis
- Savings accepted
- Legal basis
- The official requirement is a minimum average bank balance over the last 6 months rather than a recurring monthly salary: 1,500 EUR for an individual and 2,700 EUR for a family. The figures are published directly in euros, so no currency conversion is needed. Proof is provided through bank statements covering the last 6 months. Because the threshold is a balance rather than monthly income, it is best understood as a funds or savings test.
- Proof of funds
- Required — ≈ €1,500
- Family surcharges
- Family applicants must show a minimum average bank balance of 2.700 EUR over the last 6 months (vs 1.500 EUR for a single individual). Family members can be included under one application; the visa fee of 20 EUR applies per person.
- Working for local clients
- Not allowed
- Path to citizenship
- No
- Where to apply
- Online
- Processing time
- 2 weeks
- Tax residency trigger
- 183 days
Insurance requirement, verbatim intent: The official 'Insurance' requirement (visit-caboverde.com) requires applicants to hold travel AND health insurance valid for the duration of stay, with coverage for medical evacuation and body transportation/repatriation in the case of death. No minimum coverage sum is published by the authority (field left null rather than invented). Local Cabo Verde public healthcare is not provided to short-term remote-working visa holders, so private international/travel cover with evacuation/repatriation is the practical requirement (local hospitals may lack capacity for complex cases, making evacuation to the Canaries/Portugal/mainland Africa a real scenario).
Tax notes: The official program page states that remote workers in Cabo Verde are exempt from income tax. Mechanism: a 6-month visit (renewable once to a 12-month maximum) is designed to keep the holder under the general 183-day tax-residency threshold. Remote Working visa holders are granted temporary residency but are NOT automatically treated as Cabo Verde tax residents, so only Cabo Verde-source income would be taxable. PwC confirms tax residency arises by spending more than 183 days in aggregate in a calendar year, OR by maintaining a habitual residence in Cabo Verde with reference to 31 December of a given year. The exemption applies to foreign-source remote-work income only; the program prohibits working for local Cabo Verde clients/companies, and any Cabo Verde-source income would fall outside the exemption. Not legal/tax advice — individual situations (especially anyone who renews into a second tax year or crosses 183 days) should be checked with a professional.
Insurance requirement
Insurance that meets the Cape Verde Remote Working Program requirements
Required (explicit), for: full visa period. These plans match the published requirement:
SafetyWing (underwritten by SafetyWing Insurance I.I., Puerto Rico; Complete health portion by VUMI Group I.I.) · Nomad subscription
Worldwide travel-medical cover (~USD 250k/1.5M) with medical evacuation and repatriation, sold without residency restriction and renewable to span the full stay, satisfying Cape Verde's travel-insurance-with-evacuation/repatriation requirement that has no published minimum.
- Subscription model: Essential auto-extends every 28 days (5-364 days per policy) and can be bought while already abroad; coverage in 170+ countries
- No deductible on either plan; Essential also includes travel benefits (lost checked luggage, trip interruption, evacuation from local unrest)
- Complete is full health insurance (USD 1.5M/year) including routine and preventive care, mental health, cancer treatment and limited maternity; renewable for life if enrolled before age 64
from €54.36 /mo
View plans (opens in a new tab)Genki UG (policyholder/agent); underwritten by Squarelife Insurance AG, Liechtenstein · Long-stay travel insurance
Genki Traveler is a worldwide long-stay travel policy with a EUR 1,000,000 annual limit including evacuation/repatriation, buyable globally and valid for the full stay, comfortably meeting Cape Verde's no-minimum travel-insurance requirement.
- Up to EUR 1,000,000 medical coverage valid in every country for up to 12 months, with monthly billing and cancellation possible after the first month
- Sign-up is possible while already abroad and up to age 69; insurance certificate for visa applications and border checks is issued immediately after the first payment
- 24/7 emergency assistance (MCI Assist) with direct payment for inpatient hospital stays and no deductible on inpatient treatment
from €63.90 /mo
View plans (opens in a new tab)Care Concept AG (Bonn, Germany) · Long-stay travel insurance
Care Expatriate is a worldwide long-stay travel/expat policy with outpatient, inpatient and repatriation cover marketed as authority-recognised (>EUR 30k), making it a practical accepted-type cover for a Cape Verde remote-work stay with evacuation/repatriation.
- Contract terms from 3 months up to 5 years; max entry age 74 (Care Expatriate); Germans/Austrians abroad can re-extend repeatedly until their 74th birthday
- Home-country visits insured: 30 (Basic) / 45 (Comfort) / 90 (Premium) days per insurance year
- Official insurer FAQ states products generally meet Schengen visa requirements; instant online confirmation issued at booking and products are recognized by German authorities (>EUR 30,000 coverage)
from €58 /mo
View plans (opens in a new tab)Beyond the visa
Cape Verde — the rest of the move
The visa is step one. Here is the rest of what it takes to live here — each researched and sourced.
Sources
- Government Remote Working Program in Cabo Verde — Turismo de Cabo Verde (official ITCV portal) (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- Government Remote Working Program — 'Proof of Income' requirement (Individual 1.500 EUR / Family 2.700 EUR average bank balance, last 6 months) (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- Government Remote Working Program — 'Insurance' requirement (travel + health insurance with evacuation and body-transportation cover) and 'Costs' (visa fee 20 EUR/person, airport fee 34 EUR/person) (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- International organisation Cabo Verde — Individual — Residence (>183-day aggregate rule in a calendar year and 31-December habitual-residence test), PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- Media Cabo Verde Digital Nomad Visa: Key Benefits, Tax & Income — caboverdeexpert (tax-resident carve-out, no PR/citizenship path, local clients prohibited) (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- Media Cape Verde suspends visa on arrival for citizens of 96 countries (Decree No. 244/GMAI/2025, eff. 1 Jan 2026) (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- Government EASE — Cabo Verde official traveller pre-registration & Airport Security Tax (TSA) platform (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- Media Cabo Verde Digital Nomad Visa — Remote Working Cabo Verde (consolidated requirements: 1.500/2.700 EUR balance, 6+6 month validity, 20 EUR visa fee, 34 EUR airport fee, ~2-week processing) (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- Media Health Services & Regulations in Cape Verde — overview of the public/private health system and fees for non-nationals (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15