{"id":"cape-verde-rbi","name":"Cape Verde Residence by Investment","type":"RBI","status":"emerging","country":"Cape Verde","country_code":"CV","url":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/immigration/cape-verde-residence-by-investment","min_investment":{"amount":80000,"currency":"EUR","route":"Real-estate residence (Green Card)"},"qualification_basis":"investment","investment_routes":[{"name":"Real Estate — Lower-GDP Municipality","type":"real_estate","min":94000,"currency":"USD","amount_local":80000,"local_amount":80000,"amount_usd":94000},{"name":"Real Estate — Higher-GDP Municipality","type":"real_estate","min":142000,"currency":"USD","amount_local":120000,"local_amount":120000,"amount_usd":142000}],"family_pricing":{"included_members":"Family reunification for a Green Card holder covers: the spouse; a de facto partner judicially recognised in the country of origin; and a minor under 14 and/or a dependant in the holder's charge under parental authority, guardianship or curatorship. The holder must have accommodation and means of subsistence for the family; reunification with a child of only one spouse needs the other parent's consent or a court order. Source: Decreto-Regulamentar n.º 1/2020 (B.O. I Série n.º 2, 7 Jan 2020), art. 15, https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/3062, verified 2026-10-13.","additional_member_cost_usd":null,"notes":"No per-member cost is published on the official DEF portal. Family scope is set by Decreto-Regulamentar n.º 1/2020 art. 15 (family reunification for Green Card holders; application at the Balcão Único Green Card, documents under art. 16), https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/3062, verified 2026-10-13."},"processing_time":"DEF does not publish a processing time for the Green Card; timing depends mainly on completing the property purchase and the document file.","visa_free_count":63,"passport_index_rank":null,"key_destinations":null,"travel_access":null,"minimum_stay":"None set by the government. Neither DEF nor the Ministry of Finance attaches a minimum-stay condition to holding the Green Card, which the government describes as permanent and for an indefinite period. Naturalisation separately requires five years of legal residence in Cabo Verde.","tax_note":"CGT: No capital gains tax on the sale of real estate held for more than two years (per advisory sources).; tax residency: Residents are taxed on worldwide income (Código do IRPS art. 20(1), original 2014 text, boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/1952, read 2026-10-11); no remittance basis was found in the text read, so unremitted foreign income is NOT generally untaxed. Tax residence: more than 183 days in any 12-month period, or a home held on 31 December that is the habitual residence (CIRPS art. 21(a),(b)). The only retiree-specific relief found is the Green Card retiree exemption (Lei 30/IX/2018 art. 6(2)-(3)), which requires the property purchase; the ordinary residence permit (Lei 66/VIII/2014, pensions accepted as means of subsistence under art. 47(4)(c)) carries no tax benefit. (unverified)","path_to_citizenship":"Not directly. The Green Card is permanent residence, not citizenship. Under the nationality reform enacted as Law No. 33/X/2023, naturalisation requires at least five years of habitual residence that is also legal residence in Cabo Verde, and is discretionary. Holding the Green Card while living abroad does not by itself meet that test. Nationality by investment under the same reform is a separate route, not part of the Green Card.","highlights":["From EUR 80,000 in qualifying real estate, among the most cost-effective RBI routes","Permanent residence for an indefinite period, with no minimum stay set by the government"],"atomic_answer":"Cape Verde’s Green Card (Law 30/IX/2018) grants permanent residence for an indefinite period to foreign nationals buying qualifying real estate from EUR 80,000 (municipalities below the national GDP per capita) or EUR 120,000 (at or above it), paid with funds from abroad. The government sets no minimum stay. Naturalisation is separate and needs five years of legal residence. Not an EU/Schengen route.","fees":{"due_diligence":null,"processing":null,"interview":null,"certificate":null,"application_main":null,"application_dependent":null,"notes":"No official government/application fee schedule was published on the DEF portal at time of research. Buyers separately bear standard Cabo Verde property-transaction costs (property transfer/registration, notary, legal). (unverified)","other":{"notes":"No official government/application fee schedule was published on the DEF portal at time of research. Buyers separately bear standard Cabo Verde property-transaction costs (property transfer/registration, notary, legal). (unverified)"}},"last_updated":"2026-10-11","data_freshness":{"verification_confidence":87,"last_verified":"2026-10-11","last_corroborated":"2026-10-01","fields_tracked":6,"stale_fields":0},"mirabello_index":{"composite":56.9,"rank_overall":69,"rank_in_type":54,"scores":{"cost":80,"mobility":39,"tax":70,"stability":43},"confidence":0.57},"regulatory_status":{"fatf_list":null,"eu_tax_list":null,"us_sanctions":null,"oecd_crs_high_risk_scheme":false,"as_of":"2026-06","status":"not listed on FATF, EU tax, US OFAC, or OECD CRS-risk lists"},"processing_stages":["Identify and purchase qualifying real estate (built/under construction) at the applicable municipal threshold, with funds from abroad.","Compile application file (proof of property purchase, source of funds from abroad, passport, criminal-record clearance, family documents).","Submit Green Card application via DEF / Casa do Cidadão.","Receive Green Card (permanent residence)."],"required_documents":null,"biometric_enrolment":null,"dependant_additions":null,"nationality_naturalisation":null,"retirement":{"route_name":"Cape Verde Green Card with retiree income tax exemption (no stand-alone retiree permit)","region":"Africa","tags":["retirement","passive-income"],"income_requirement":null,"net_worth_or_deposit_option":{"amount":80000,"currency":"EUR","kind":"property_purchase","required":true,"note":"Required for the Green Card that carries the retiree exemption: purchase of built or under-construction real estate worth at least EUR 80,000 in a municipality with GDP per capita below the national average, or EUR 120,000 in a municipality at or above it (Lei 30/IX/2018 arts. 3 and 7; DEF Green Card page), paid with funds transferred from abroad through a Cape Verde bank (art. 7(2)(a)), with unencumbered title. Not refundable: the price buys real estate. The Green Card is lost if the property is sold (art. 9(2)(c)) and renewal needs proof of continued ownership (art. 8).","source":"https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/2506"},"stay_requirement":{"days_per_year":null,"max_continuous_absence_days":null,"stated_by_official_source":false,"rule":"No minimum stay is set by Lei 30/IX/2018, which loses the Green Card only on the art. 9 grounds, including sale of the property. Whether Lei 66/VIII/2014 art. 63(2) also applies to Green Card holders was not resolved.","note":"Tax residence is a separate test: more than 183 days in any 12-month period, or a home held on 31 December that is the habitual residence (CIRPS art. 21)."},"foreign_income_tax":{"treatment":"partial","label":"Partial: some foreign income is taxed and some is not; read the note.","note":"Partial. Residents are taxed on worldwide income (CIRPS art. 20(1), original 2014 text) and no remittance basis was found. A Green Card holder who is retired and whose retirement income was not generated in Cape Verde is exempt on that income, and exempt income does not count for rate selection (Lei 30/IX/2018 art. 6(2)-(3)). Other residents' pensions are Category A income (CIRPS art. 4) with the first CVE 960,000 a year exempt (2014 text) and the balance taxed. The exemption belongs to the Green Card, which needs the property purchase; the ordinary residence permit carries no tax benefit. Rates for dividends, interest, rent and gains were not read from an official source and are withheld. (unverified)","source":"https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/2506","tax_residence_caveat":"Tax follows tax residence, not the permit: the treatment applies once you are tax-resident there. Information, not tax advice."},"path_to_pr":"Permanent residence from grant (Lei 30/IX/2018 art. 5(2)); the card is renewed every 5 years, and for 10 years from the second renewal, on proof of retained ownership of the property (arts. 5(2) and 8).","path_to_citizenship":"Not stated in the Green Card law. Naturalisation is a separate matter: the nationality reform (Lei 33/X/2023) requires five years of habitual residence that is also legal residence, which holding the Green Card while living abroad does not by itself provide.","processing_note":"DEF publishes no processing time for the Green Card. The online apply and track functions on the DEF page were still marked 'Brevemente' (coming soon) when read on 2026-10-11. Fees and the documents beyond those on the DEF page were not read. (unverified)","official_source":"https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/2506","legal_basis":"Lei n.º 30/IX/2018 of 23 April 2018 (Green Card), arts. 3, 5, 6(2), 7, 8 and 9, in force from 23 May 2018; Lei n.º 66/VIII/2014 of 17 July 2014 (entry, stay and exit of foreigners) arts. 39(2), 47(4)(c), 62 and 63(2); Codigo do IRPS annexed to Lei n.º 78/VIII/2014 arts. 4, 6(2), 19, 20 and 21; Codigo dos Beneficios Fiscais art. 52 (customs benefits for foreign retirees granted permanent residence under a specific government programme, not identified). The 2014 original texts of Lei 66/VIII/2014 and the CIRPS were read; later amendments (including Lei 27/X/2023) were not.","as_of":"2026-10-11"},"golden_retirement":{"standard":"Mirabello Golden Retirement Index","applies_to":"Cape Verde Green Card with retiree income tax exemption (no stand-alone retiree permit)","tier":"not_golden","tier_label":"Does not meet the Golden Retirement standard","score":54.4,"confidence_grade":"B","renewal_category":"never: permanent from grant","renewals_before_pr":0,"pillars":{"tax":13.4,"presence":8,"financial":5,"durability":12,"processing":2,"healthcare":3,"family_work_mobility":3,"pr_citizenship":8},"reasons":["Requires an investment, so it is not a golden retirement visa"],"as_of":"2026-10-11","methodology_version":"1.1.0-2026-10-11"},"region":null,"family":{"id":"cape-verde-rbi","country_code":"CV","family_model":"both","relatives":{"spouse":{"eligible":true,"unmarried_partner":true,"same_sex":null,"min_age_inclusive":null,"conditions":"Spouse; or 'unido de facto' (de facto partner) judicially recognised in the country of origin under arts 59-60 of Lei 66/VIII/2014 (Decreto-Regulamentar 1/2020 art 5(4), art 15(3)(a)-(b)). Holder must have housing and means of subsistence for the family (art 15(5))."},"children":{"eligible":true,"max_age_inclusive":13,"age_rule_text":"Art 15(3)(c): 'o menor de catorze anos e ou dependente que esteja a seu cargo no exercício do poder paternal, tutela ou curatela' (a minor under 14 and/or a dependant in the holder's parental authority, guardianship or curatorship). The 'and/or dependent' wording leaves older dependants ambiguous; art 16(3) lists documents for adult incapable children and adult children 'a cargo' enrolled in education.","age_measured_at":null,"adult_child_max_age_inclusive":null,"adult_child_conditions":"Art 16(3)(a),(c): proof of incapacity of an adult child dependent on the applicant/spouse, or of economic dependence plus school enrolment for adult children 'a cargo'. Whether these categories are eligible in their own right is not clear from art 15(3).","step_adopted":"Adoption documents contemplated (art 16(3)(b)); stepchildren not addressed.","disabled_child_any_age":true,"age_bands_for_fees":[]},"parents":{"eligible":null,"min_age_inclusive":null,"dependency_required":true,"conditions":"Art 16(3)(d) asks for proof of economic dependence 'no caso de ascendente em primeiro grau' (first-degree ascendant), but art 15(3) does not list ascendants as family members - internal ambiguity."},"grandparents":{"eligible":null},"siblings":{"eligible":null,"conditions":"Art 16(3)(e) mentions guardianship documents for minor siblings; not listed in art 15(3)."},"other":{"eligible":null}},"timing":{"together_with_main_applicant":true,"add_later":true,"add_later_conditions":"At application: the holder states in the request that the permit should extend to spouse/partner and/or minor in their care (art 5(4)). Later: holder of a valid Green Card may file a family-reunification request at the Balcao Unico Green Card (art 15(1)); a family member lawfully in the country may also file (art 15(2)). Holder needs housing and means. Family must apply for a residence visa at a Cabo Verde mission within 90 days of notification or the decision lapses (art 17).","add_later_deadline":"Family members: 90 days from notification of approval to request a residence visa (art 17(2)); no deadline for the holder to request reunification found.","after_approval_births_marriages":"Not addressed expressly; reunification is open to the holder at any time while the Green Card is valid (art 15), cancelled if the marriage/union/adoption was solely to obtain entry (art 18).","age_out_during_processing":null},"costs":{"currency":"CVE","contribution_includes_family":"Property thresholds (EUR 80,000 / EUR 120,000 by municipality, per KB) are per Green Card applicant; no dependant uplift.","per_category":{"spouse":2000,"child_under_18":2000,"child_18_plus":2000,"parent":2000},"government_fees":[{"item":"Green Card issuance fee","amount":5000,"currency":"CVE","applies_to":"principal (Portaria Conjunta 61/2021, Anexo I)"},{"item":"Family reunification fee","amount":2000,"currency":"CVE","applies_to":"family reunification (Anexo I); whether charged per family member or per request is not specified"}],"due_diligence_per_adult":null,"notes":"Fees are state fees only; the portaria says fees are payable in full when the request is filed and may be indexed to inflation. Criminal-record certificate is required for family members aged 16 and over (minors under 16 exempt). Property purchase costs excluded."},"dependants_status":{"residence_obligation":"No minimum stay set by DEF (KB).","work_rights":null,"independent_after":null,"citizenship_path":"none stated","if_principal_divorces_or_dies":"Art 15 / 18: if the Green Card grounds cease, the right of family reunification ceases (art 16(4) text); cancellation if marriage/union/adoption was sham."},"verification":"single-authority verified","confidence":{"authority":0.85,"freshness":0.7,"textual_clarity":0.55},"evidence":[{"field":"relatives / timing","basis":"Decreto-Regulamentar n.o 1/2020 (B.O. I Serie no 2, 7 Jan 2020) arts 5(4), 15, 16, 17, 18","source_url":"https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/3062","source_tier":"A_primary_legislation","verified_date":"2026-10-09"},{"field":"costs.government_fees","basis":"Portaria Conjunta n.o 61/2021 (B.O. I Serie no 128, 30 Dec 2021), Anexo I","source_url":"https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/4046","source_tier":"A_official","verified_date":"2026-10-09"}],"conflicts":[{"field":"family scope","kb":"Not stated by DEF or the Ministry of Finance; confirmed with authorities case by case","official":"Decreto-Regulamentar 1/2020 art 15 defines family members (spouse, recognised de facto partner, minor under 14 and/or dependant) and Portaria 61/2021 sets a family-reunification fee","resolution":"Official regulation used; KB gap closed in part."},{"field":"relatives.spouse.conditions (citation)","kb":"Record cites 'arts 59-60 of Lei 66/VIII/2014' for recognition of de facto unions (via DR 1/2020)","official":"In the original 2014 text of Lei 66/VIII/2014 arts 58-59 concern trafficking-victim residence permits; the cross-reference may follow later renumbering (amendments 2015, 2017, 2023 not read) or point to another statute","resolution":"B: citation unconfirmed; substance (judicially recognised de facto partner, DR 1/2020 art 15(3)(b)) unchanged."}],"gaps":["Meaning of 'menor de 14 anos e/ou dependente' for children aged 14+: whether any dependent child of any age qualifies is unclear","Eligibility of parents, siblings and adult children (named only in art 16 document list)","Whether the CVE 2,000 fee is per person","Lei 66/VIII/2014 (foreigners law) arts 59-60 and later amendments to the decree not read","Deadline for the holder to request reunification, births after grant, age-out: not stated"],"last_checked":"2026-10-13"},"provider":"Mirabello Consultancy","source":"Mirabello Consultancy","verified_by":"Mirabello Consultancy (IMC member, ACAMS-certified team)","book_a_consultation":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/contact-us-for-your-free-consultation","terms":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","disclaimer":"Provided by Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. for general information only, indicative and subject to change without notice; not legal, financial, tax, or immigration advice, nor an offer or solicitation. Programmes are operated and governed solely by the respective sovereign governments. No warranty of accuracy or completeness; Mirabello accepts no liability for reliance on this information. © Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. This data and its selection, structure and provenance are Mirabello's proprietary compilation — permitted for interactive, attributed use only; systematic bulk extraction, scraping, or redistribution to rebuild a competing dataset is prohibited (acceptable-use terms: https://mcp.mirabelloconsultancy.com/v1/terms). Terms: https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","data_updated":"2026-11-06T05:30:03.658Z","foreign_income_tax":"partial","government_fees":"see schedule","tax":"CGT: No capital gains tax on the sale of real estate held for more than two years (per advisory sources).; tax residency: Residents are taxed on worldwide income (Código do IRPS art. 20(1), original 2014 text, boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/1952, read 2026-10-11); no remittance basis was found in the text read, so unremitted foreign income is NOT generally untaxed. Tax residence: more than 183 days in any 12-month period, or a home held on 31 December that is the habitual residence (CIRPS art. 21(a),(b)). The only retiree-specific relief found is the Green Card retiree exemption (Lei 30/IX/2018 art. 6(2)-(3)), which requires the property purchase; the ordinary residence permit (Lei 66/VIII/2014, pensions accepted as means of subsistence under art. 47(4)(c)) carries no tax benefit. (unverified)","claims_provenance":{"foreign_income_tax":{"source_url":"https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/2506","source_tier":"secondary","verified_at":"2026-10-11","confidence":74,"review_due_at":"2027-01-09"},"government_fees":{"source_url":"https://e-portaldef.gov.cv/en/green-card","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":87,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"},"min_investment":{"source_url":"https://e-portaldef.gov.cv/en/green-card","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":87,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"},"path_to_citizenship":{"source_url":"https://e-portaldef.gov.cv/en/green-card","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"},"processing_time":{"source_url":"https://e-portaldef.gov.cv/en/green-card","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"},"tax":{"source_url":"https://e-portaldef.gov.cv/en/green-card","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-26","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-25"}}}