Like Other African Countries, Cape Verde Also Offers Residency by Investment with Fast Process

Cape Verde is among the African countries that offer investment residency opportunities, increasingly attracting the interest of foreigners with high purchasing power. The Atlantic archipelago offers a permanent residency program - known as the Green Card - accessible to those who invest at least €80,000 (approximately US$94,000) in real estate in the country.

While the program does not grant immediate citizenship, it does allow you to obtain Cape Verdean nationality after five years of habitual residence. The process is considered to be agile, with an average approval time ranging from two to four weeks, which places Cape Verde among the African countries with the fastest regularization processes for foreign investors.

While countries like Egypt, Mauritius, Seychelles and Namibia already offer citizenship or residency programs with varying entry fees - some exceeding US$250,000 - Cape Verde stands out for combining accessibility, administrative simplicity and a strategic location close to Europe, the Americas and the African continent.

In addition, investing in Cape Verde opens doors to opportunities in a growing tourism market, benefiting from a stable economy, a welcoming population and a safe environment in which to live or undertake business. Although the Cape Verdean model does not yet offer citizenship by donation or through direct investment, as is the case in other regions, it is attractive due to its combination of cost-effectiveness and reduced processing time.

The Cape Verdean model is attractive due to its combination of cost-effectiveness and reduced processing time.

With the growing global attention to African economic mobility programs, Cape Verde strengthens its position as one of the continent's most viable and promising options.