Division 1.3 Types of visas falling within the scope of the Agreement

Point (d) of Article 3 of the Agreement defines ‘visa’ as ‘an authorisation issued or a decision taken by a Member State or by Cape Verde which is required with a view to entering, for transit purposes or for an intended stay of no more than 90 days in total, the territory of that Member State or of several Member States or the territory of Cape Verde;’.

The facilitations provided by the Agreement apply both to uniform visas valid for the entire territory of the Member States, and to visas with limited territorial validity. They also apply to short-stay and transit visas issued by Cape Verde to Union citizens.