Policies and Institutions

The main migration policy instruments in Cabo Verde:

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents in the area of migration:

• 1982: the ECOWAS Protocols relating to the Free Movement of Persons, the Right of Residence and Establishment signed in Dakar in 1979 and validated by the law nº 18/II/82 in Cabo Verde.
• 1987: ratification of the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees of 1967.
• 1989: ratification of the 1969 AU Convention Governing Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.
• 1997: ratification of the 1990 Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
• 2004: ratification of the 2000 Protocols on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants.
• 2012: adoption of the National Strategy on Immigration.
• 2013: adoption of the National Strategy on Emigration for Development.
• 2014: Law 66/VIII/2014 on the Entry, Stay, Exit and Removal of Foreigners in Cabo Verde.

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs in Cabo Verde:

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Communities and Defense: is in charge of the general protection of nationals abroad; of diaspora relations; of assistance to migrants and returned migrants.
• Ministry of Internal Administration: is in charge of immigration management and border management.

Sources:

• Cabo Verde (2018): Ninth periodic report submitted by Cabo Verde to CEDAW.
• ICMPD et OIM (2016): Enquête sur les politiques migratoires en Afrique de l’Ouest. Deuxième édition.
• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles - Common Set of Indicators.

Last updated: September 2018