Cabo Verde Remote Working
Cabo Verde
Residency
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See if you're a match →Cabo Verde's Remote Working Program is a temporary remote-work stay for self-employed workers and digital nomads who can work online without a fixed office. It generally requires a passport valid for at least six months, travel and health insurance, accommodation, and proof of recent bank balance.
- Type
- Remote-work stay
- Work setup
- Remote work using internet and communication tools
- Core requirements
- Recent bank balance, insurance, accommodation, and valid passport
- Local work
- Built for remote work rather than local employment
- Duration
- 6 months.
- Renewal / pathway
- Renewable for another 6 months; not a PR pathway.
Summary
Cabo Verde's Remote Working Program is a temporary remote-work and tourism stay for self-employed workers and digital nomads who can work online without needing a fixed office. The official program page says the initial stay lasts six months and can be renewed for another six months.
The financial test is framed as a bank-balance requirement rather than a fixed monthly income threshold: individual applicants need a minimum average balance of €1,500 over the last six months, while families need €2,700.
Eligibility
You generally qualify if all of the following are true:
- You can work remotely using internet and communication tools.
- Your passport is valid for at least six months.
- You can show the required recent bank balance: €1,500 for an individual or €2,700 for a family.
- You have travel and health insurance covering evacuation and related risks.
- You have accommodation evidence.
- You can pay the airport tax and individual visa fee after approval.
Duration
The program is valid for six months and can be renewed for another six months.
What this pathway allows
This pathway can let you live temporarily in Cabo Verde while continuing remote work online.
What this pathway is not
This is not a local employment pathway or a permanent-residence pathway.
Next Steps
- Confirm that your work is portable and can be done online.
- Gather bank evidence showing the required average balance over the last six months.
- Prepare travel and health insurance, accommodation evidence, and passport documents.
- Apply through the official Remote Working Program process.