British Embassy / Consulate in Cape Verde FCO Information & Travel Advice

 

Consular Assistance

There is no British Embassy in Cape Verde.  The British Ambassador to Cape Verde resides at Dakar.  Mr Antonio Canuto, the British Honorary Consul in Mindelo, Sao Vicente island, can provide limited assistance in an emergency;
Mr Canuto (tel: (+238) 2322830),
or ask for Mr Canuto's assistant,
Isabel Spencer (tel: (+238) 2323512 / 2323123; fax: (+238) 2321284).

 

Entry requirements - Cape Verde Visas

British nationals require a visa to enter Cape Verde. Cape Verde's Ambassador to the UK is Fernando Wahnon Ferreira, based in Brussels.
His address is:
Ambassade du Cap-Vert, Avenue Jeanne 29, 1000 Bruxelles,
tel. +32 2 6469025 / 2 6436270; fax +32 2 6463385,
email: emb.caboverde@skynet.be

 

For those travelling via Senegal there is a Cape Verde Embassy in Dakar. Specialist travel agents dealing with Cape Verde can also arrange visas.

 

Senegal, Dakar, British Embassy

Address:
British Embassy, 20 Rue du Docteur Guillet, Boite Postale 6025, Dakar

Telephone:
(+221) 33 823 7392
(+221) 33 823 9971

Fax:
(+221) 33 823 2766

Email: britembe@orange.sn

Email: dakar.visaenquiries@fco.gov.uk

Office hours:
GMT: (Local Time=GMT)
Mon-Thurs: 0800-1630
Fri: 0800-1230

Website: http://ukinsenegal.fco.gov.uk - click here

Website: British Government FCO Cape Verde Travel Advice and Updates - click here