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Cabo Verde Resident Spouse Residence

Cabo Verde Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

If you are abroad and your spouse holds valid residence permission in Cabo Verde, you may be able to apply to join them. The family-reunification rules cover qualifying shared-household or support relationships. Your marriage may have started before or after your spouse moved to Cabo Verde.

Who you are joining
A spouse with valid residence permission in Cabo Verde
Where you apply from
This route covers a spouse abroad
Family evidence
Marriage and the applicable shared-household, previous cohabitation, or dependency connection

Summary

Cabo Verde’s family-reunification category lets an eligible spouse abroad join a resident when the relationship meets the rules on previous cohabitation, dependency, or the shared household. The marriage can predate or follow the resident's arrival. Each spouse still needs a residence decision; the relationship alone does not issue permission.

Could this pathway work for you?

Eligibility

Your spouse must hold valid residence permission. You need to prove the marriage and the relevant family connection: that you previously lived together, depend on your spouse, or form part of their household.

Ask for the spouse-specific checklist before booking travel. Prepare the marriage, household, financial-support, and accommodation records required for your circumstances.

Applying to join your spouse in Cabo Verde
  1. Check your spouse’s residence and family eligibility Confirm which shared-household or support evidence is needed.
  2. Gather the marriage and supporting records Prepare household, accommodation, financial, and personal documents.
  3. Arrange entry and apply to join your spouse Check the approved residence conditions and renewal date.

Marriage is part of the evidence; you still need the entry and residence process.

What This Route Allows

If approved, you can live in Cabo Verde through family reunification, the process for joining a resident family member. Temporary residence lasts two years and can be renewed for further two-year periods, subject to the requirements.

What This Route Is Not

Marriage alone does not issue a residence permit. This spouse route does not itself establish an independent right to work or grant citizenship. Other relatives need to check the requirements that apply to their own relationship.

Next Steps

  1. Confirm your spouse’s valid residence status and the family conditions that apply.
  2. Gather the requested marriage, household, support, accommodation, and personal records.
  3. Arrange the appropriate entry permission and residence application.
  4. Check the approved card’s conditions, renewal requirements, and any separate permission needed for work.

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