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Applying for Residency in Cape Verde


The following information was provided by an Expat who was in the process of applying for Residency. The Expat is living on Sal Island. However there is now other information supplied by the British Embassy. See link on home page of this website. Also there is a new guide produced by the Camara Municipal on Sal, found at bottom of page.


1. Police records from country of origin (and copied into Portuguese)

2. Police records in Cape Verde - from Praia.

3. Judicial Police Records - from the island you live on

4. Medical certificate (issued at the hospital in Espargos)

5. Residence certificate (issued by the Town Council - Sal)

6. International vaccination certificate (booklet)

7. Property registration deed (ownership deed of property)

8. If you do not own a property you must provide a copy of the rental agreement, authernticated by Finance.

9. Three passport sized photos

10. Authenticated copy of the passport, with valid visa.

11. Commercial certificate of the company (if you are a partner of the company)

12. Copy of Model 110 from Finance (for taxation purposes).

13. Emigration Department Form, dully fuilled in - Sal

14. Bank Statement in Cape Verde.

15. If you are an employee - you must provide a Contract of Employment, authenticated in the Employment Department - Sal.

Additional info to the above:


The UK police check, from the country of origin  has to be in area that you live in ie  Yorkshire.
It can be down loaded off the internet. The document then has to be sent to The Legalisation Office, of the Foreign & Commonwealth  Office, I believe the office is now based in Milton Keynes ( do not have an address) to be legalised, it is then sent to  Consular Section, at The Embassy of the Republic of Cape Verde based in Brussels where again it has to legalised, before being sent back to the person in Cape Verde (send all documents by registered post).

If you are not registered on any company documents as employed or named on the documents you will have to provide other documentation............they will not accept copies of a marriage certificate, it has to be the original.

Check out the page on Visa's, click on this link:     Visa      and the links to further info on that page. Also............

Imigration Guide to Sal Island - Cape Verde