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Dual citizenship in Cabo Verde: navigating the legal requirements
How Cabo Verde treats dual nationality: what the Nationality Law and its regulation say about keeping another citizenship, the loss rules, and the documents involved.
Cabo Verde admits dual citizenship within the terms of the law. Questions about holding another nationality alongside a Cabo Verdean one are governed by the Nationality Law (Law No. 33/X/2023 of 22 August) and its implementing regulation (Decree-Law No. 29/2024), within the framework of the Constitution of the Republic of Cabo Verde.
What the law says, broadly
- acquiring or keeping another nationality does not automatically cause loss of Cabo Verdean nationality;
- the 2023 amendment reinforced the loss provisions, notably for fraud or serious crimes in the nationality process;
- nationality by origin and nationality by acquisition each follow the rules set out in the Nationality Law and its regulation.
Documents and procedure
- documentation from abroad may need legalisation/apostille;
- applications run through the competent ministries and consular channels;
- requirements and forms change; confirm the current procedure with the official channels.
The other country’s rules also matter
As a general, non-legal observation: dual nationality is not decided by Cabo Verde alone. The other country involved may restrict, tolerate, or ignore multiple nationalities under its own law, so its rules should be checked as well before relying on dual citizenship.
When to speak with a lawyer
Dual-citizenship situations (keeping Cabo Verdean nationality while naturalising elsewhere, loss or reacquisition questions, and refusals) benefit from legal review. The directory lists lawyers in this field.
This page is general information, not legal advice.