Health insurance
Health insurance in Cabo Verde
Comprehensive medical cover for people who live or stay long-term in Cabo Verde, with proper inpatient/outpatient benefits, not just emergency travel cover.
Cabo Verde runs a Remote Working Program that lets you live on the islands for six months, renewable once, and unusually it spells out the insurance rule: you must hold travel and health cover that includes medical evacuation and repatriation. That rule exists for a reason. On an Atlantic archipelago where serious cases are flown to Europe and two islands have no working airport at all, evacuation cover is the part that actually matters.
What health insurance covers in Cabo Verde
Health insurance is built for long-term residents, slow travelers spending 6+ months in one place, expats. The lines below are the base. Exact terms are carrier-specific, so always check the policy document for the Cabo Verde situation you care about.
What you get
- Inpatient hospitalisation, surgery, and ICU
- Outpatient GP visits, specialists, scans, labs
- Prescription drugs
- Maternity and chronic-condition cover (on better plans)
- Mental-health and preventive care (plan-dependent)
What it won't do
- Routine cover in your home country (usually excluded if you're a tax resident)
- Cosmetic procedures
- Pre-existing conditions on day-one of most plans (medical underwriting)
What care costs in Cabo Verde
A taste of what health insurance protects you from. The full local cost breakdown lives in the Cabo Verde guide.
| Private clinic consultation (Sal) | around 20 euros |
|---|---|
| Emergency or after-hours call-out (private) | around 70 euros |
| Public health centre emergency visit, tourist rate | around 25 euros |
Health insurance in Cabo Verde: FAQ
In most cases Cabo Verde expects long-stay residents and visa applicants to show proof of health coverage. The specific bar (carrier, sum insured, residency-vs-travel cover) depends on your visa class; the Cabo Verde guide covers the country's current visa-and-residency stance.
Premiums vary by age, plan and deductible far more than by country; the underwriting risk is priced, not the postal code. The Cabo Verde guide breaks down local treatment costs so you can see what your insurance protects you from, then run a real quote for your own number.
It depends on your situation: how long you're staying, your visa class, your age and health, and whether you want cashless treatment or are fine with reimbursement. Rather than push one plan, we match you against the options that actually fit a stay in Cabo Verde: answer a few honest questions and see only what's relevant.
Other insurance for Cabo Verde
Different stages of nomad life need different cover. Here's the full set we've mapped for Cabo Verde.
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