Source document
Report on Citizenship Law: Cape Verde (RSC/GLOBALCIT-CR 2026/01)
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What the document holds
GLOBALCIT country report on Cape Verde (Jan 2026): history of the 1992 investor quasi-citizenship (Laws 41/IV/92, 64/IV/92, DL 53/93), the 2023 Nationality Act Art. 14 on citizenship by investment, Art. 60 of the 2024 Regulation on effective ties, pending investment regulation. No statistics. Rest is general nationality law, out of scope.
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Programmes (1)
Rules and prices (6)
- Entries per year to show ties to the countryapplicant: effective ties presumed (in each of the three years before the declaration)2 entries per yearSince 13 Jun 2024 · GLOBALCIT 2026Cabo Verde · Citizenship for investors (law, no price set)
- Years of legal residence to show tiesapplicant: effective ties presumed (legal residence, alternative to entries)2 yearsSince 13 Jun 2024 · GLOBALCIT 2026Cabo Verde · Citizenship for investors (law, no price set)
- Period over which entries are countedapplicant: period over which entries are counted3 yearsSince 13 Jun 2024 · GLOBALCIT 2026Cabo Verde · Citizenship for investors (law, no price set)
- Months of presence per year to show tiesapplicant: presence required in each year of legal residence6 months per yearSince 13 Jun 2024 · GLOBALCIT 2026Cabo Verde · Citizenship for investors (law, no price set)
- Time limit for the prosecutor to opposePublic Prosecutor: time to oppose an acquisition by investment (from the declaration)12 monthsSince 22 Aug 2023 · GLOBALCIT 2026Cabo Verde · Citizenship for investors (law, no price set)
- Minimum stay per entry to show tiesapplicant: effective ties presumed (minimum stay per entry)15 days per entrySince 13 Jun 2024 · GLOBALCIT 2026Cabo Verde · Citizenship for investors (law, no price set)
Timeline (5)
- Special regulation on citizenship by investment still pendingJan 2026ContextCabo Verde · Citizenship for investors (law, no price set)
- New Nationality Act ends the quasi-citizenship and sets citizenship by investment (Law 33/X/2023)22 Aug 2023LegalCabo Verde · Citizenship for investors (law, no price set)
- Nationality Regulation sets the documents for investor applications (Decree-Law 53/93)30 Aug 1993LegalCabo Verde · Citizenship for investors (law, no price set)
- Law 64/IV/92 rewords the investor status as a grant of citizenship30 Dec 1992LegalCabo Verde · Citizenship for investors (law, no price set)
- Cape Verde gives investors the rights of citizens6 Apr 1992LaunchCabo Verde · Citizenship for investors (law, no price set)
About the document
What it covers History of Cape Verde's investor citizenship: quasi-citizenship for investors from Law 41/IV/92 (1992), full citizenship wording from Law 64/IV/92, replacement by art. 14 of the 2023 Act; special regulation still pending.
Notes Academic, CC-BY 4.0; not stored. No statistics on investor naturalisations.
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