Embassy of France in Praia, Cape Verde
Embassy of France in Praia, Cape Verde, located at Quartier du Plateau, 28 Tenente Valadim. View a location map, get driving directions to the Embassy of France, or find information about the address, Contact forms, previous ambassadors, consular services, visa list, upcoming holidays, and head of mission (HOM).
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Embassy Address
Quartier du Plateau, 28 Tenente Valadim
Praia CP 192
Cape Verde -
Telephone
+238 260 45 35
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Emergency Phone
+238 991 2129
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Email
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Contact Form Information
Location Map
Use the map below for detailed directions and nearby points of interest.
Upcoming Holidays
Please note that the Embassy may be closed on the following holidays. We recommend contacting the Embassy directly to confirm their operating hours or availability on these dates.
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Independence Day:
July 5
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Bastille Day:
July 14
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Assumption of Mary:
August 15
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All Saints' Day:
November 1
Available Services
The following is a brief list of services offered at the Embassy of France in Praia, Cape Verde:
- Process passport applications
- Process visa applications
- Notarize certain documents
- Legalization of documents
- Issuing emergency travel documents
- Register marriages, births, and deaths
Visa Requirements
If you hold a Cape Verdean passport, you are required to apply for a paper visa to enter France.
Common Visa Types
Citizens of qualified countries may be able to travel to France without a visa. The most common types of France visas are the following.
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Short stay visas
- Airport transit visa
- Business visa
- Tourist visa
- Visitor visa
- Study visa
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Long stay visas
- Family visa
- Work visa
- Study visa
- Working holiday visa
Head of Mission
Catherine Mancip, Ambassador
Related: List of ambassadors of France to Cape Verde
Online Resources
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Additional Missions in Cape Verde
Besides Embassy of France in Praia, Cape Verde, France also has 2 representations in the following cities of Cape Verde:
- São Vicente (Honorary Consul)
- Santa Maria (Honorary Consul)
Diplomatic Missions in Neighboring Countries
Explore the diplomatic missions of France in neighboring countries or regions of Cape Verde.
- Cotonou, Benin (Embassy)
- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Embassy)
- Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (Honorary Consul)
- Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) (Embassy)
- Accra, Ghana (Embassy)
- Conakry, Guinea (Embassy)
- Bissau, Guinea Bissau (Embassy)
- Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Embassy)
- San Pedro, Ivory Coast (Honorary Consul)
- Daloa, Ivory Coast (Honorary Consul)
- Monrovia, Liberia (Embassy)
- Bamako, Mali (Embassy)
- Nouakchott, Mauritania (Embassy)
- Niamey, Niger (Embassy)
- Abuja, Nigeria (Embassy)
- Lagos, Nigeria (Consulate General)
- Dakar, Senegal (Embassy)
- Bakel, Senegal (Honorary Consul)
- Kanel, Senegal (Honorary Consul)
- Kaolack, Senegal (Honorary Consul)
- Tambacounda, Senegal (Honorary Consul)
- Saly, Senegal (Honorary Consul)
- Ziguinchor, Senegal (Honorary Consul)
- Saint-Louis, Senegal (Honorary Consul)
- Lomé, Togo (Embassy)
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