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@CVAngelo聽 please send me your WhatsApp number so that I can contact you

@alfredrobinson please send me your WhatsApp number I want to contact you

Hello osayicaleb2018,

Welcome to 禁漫天堂

Could you please tell us why exactly you need the person's contact details? Do you have some information to share?

Information should be posted on the forum itself.

Thank you,

Cheryl

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@CVAngelo please send me your WhatsApp number so that I can contact you
-@osayicaleb2018

Contact me about what??? Unfortunately, I don't share my contact details with strangers whom I know nothing about.

Regards,

Angelo

@alfredrobinson

hi Alfred I have a question moving too Cape Verde as a young struggling聽 single mother do you think it鈥檚 advisable I have never been there in my life but I鈥檓 thinking of moving somewhere different and starting life over again how Is the standard of living there as an average person .

@alfredrobinson
hi Alfred I have a question moving too Cape Verde as a young struggling single mother do you think it鈥檚 advisable I have never been there in my life but I鈥檓 thinking of moving somewhere different and starting life over again how Is the standard of living there as an average person .
-@xabathandeka200

Hi there,

As a young, struggling, single, English-speaking mother, moving to Cape Verde to try to "start over" will likely be a complete disaster.

First of all, Cape Verde is a Portuguese-speaking country and you will need to learn Portuguese or the local language, Kriolu, otherwise the most basic communication will be very difficult for you and for your child/children.

Next, Cape Verde is a very tiny country with widespread poverty and very few jobs. It is difficult to find good jobs here even for the locals. Sadly, many Cape Verdeans are themselves trying to leave the country for Europe and America.

I personally have met many people who have come here from West Africa with the same idea as you. The vast majority that I have known (including Alfred) has either left the country, or has remained here in extreme poverty and experiencing great difficulties.

The only ones that have had any success here are the ones who have learned the language and started a micro-businesses to either walk the streets to sell cheap products to the locals, or they engage in a trade which they learned before arriving (such as sewing, fixing shoes, fixing phones, etc). In a few cases, some of them have found work as manual laborers in construction, or have found their way to Sal and Boa Vista to work in the tourism industry where speaking English is actually required.

So unless you have existing ties to other Nigerians already in CV who can provide you with a strong community support network so you can survive while you learn the language and start a small business, I would strongly advise you not to take the risk of coming here and ending up in a worse situation than you might hope for.

Finally, everyone coming to Cape Verde from other West African countries needs to be aware that if you cannot prove or do not have sufficient funds to support your purpose in coming to Cape Verde, the immigration officers will immediately repatriate you back to the last airport you left prior to arriving in Cape Verde. So for example, if you say that you are here to find work, you must show that you have a job offer from a registered local company. If you say that you are here on business, you will be asked to show an invitation letter from the local business that you will be dealing with. If you say that you are taking a vacation, you will be asked for hotel reservations and proof of sufficient money to pay for meals and lodgings. If you say that you will be staying with a friend, that person will have to request authorization for you to enter the country and prove that they have the conditions to house and support you during your stay.

This may not be what you wanted to hear, but it is better to know this now than attempt to come here and be unpleasantly surprised at the airport or after entering the country.

Best of luck,

Angelo

So, how long does it take to learn European Portuguese? will help anyone get a better understanding of what it takes in practice. Realistically, to just achieve basic conversation levels, it takes about 18 months. Fluency is another challenging job. The younger you are, the faster you can do it.

For me, it took 5 years to master kriolu to the point I was able to have complex conversations. Even so, after 16 years, I am now fluent. But there are different accents and terminology on each island. So, I'm still learning.

Portuguese is not an easy language for English-speakers. But if you speak Spanish or Italian, it will be much easier because of the similarities.

Regards to all l,

Angelo

@bhara I need a phone contact numberd

@Ifogbe You can call Mr Eric on ***

@CVAngelo pls assit me am coming this week send me your contact number.

@CVAngelo pls assit me am coming this week send me your contact number.
-@Ifogbe

Apologies. I do not share my contact info with strangers unless there is a specific reason to do so. And I do not share personal information on the public forum as it is not allowed. You will need to send me a private message to explain why you need my contact details.

Regards,

Angelo

@Cheryl聽 Hello dear Cheryl, trust you're doing great. Please, do you live in Cape Verde. I want to come for Tourism but I don't have enough to fund ticket and accommodation.

Kindly, assist me for accommodation for 2 weeks馃檹聽 Thanks for your understanding 馃槏

Vivian Ijeoma

@CVAngelo聽 Hello dear Angelo, trust you're good.

I was planning to relocate to Carpe Verde but with this exclusive explaination of the country; I'm kinda discouraged.

Please, can you suggest any other free visa country for a Nigerian to relocate and survive with good Job ( English speaking Country)

Anyways, I prefer Europe or American but I haven't succeeded in the Visa processing.

I have tried Online/ travel agent it seems am wasting money.

Thanks for sharing the above information.

Best wishes!

Vivian Ijeoma

Nigeria

@CVAngelo Hello dear Angelo, trust you're good.
I was planning to relocate to Carpe Verde but with this exclusive explaination of the country; I'm kinda discouraged.

Please, can you suggest any other free visa country for a Nigerian to relocate and survive with good Job ( English speaking Country)

Anyways, I prefer Europe or American but I haven't succeeded in the Visa processing.
I have tried Online/ travel agent it seems am wasting money.

Thanks for sharing the above information.
Best wishes!

Vivian Ijeoma
Nigeria
-@ijeomav9

Hi Vivian,

You haven't said why you want to relocate except indirectly (to survive with good job). There's not much I can suggest to help you as I am an expert on Cape Verde, USA and Europe. You will need to do your own and better research ... not sure how you even came up with Cape Verde which is not a fit for your apparent goals (to survive with good job).

You might find this helpful for starting your research. You could find lots of onlineinformation about each one ... Google is your friend. Find out which are English speaking and reserach the economic conditions and levels of unemployment in each. You may also be able to find job serach boards in some of those countries including the qualifications you will need for the specific jobs.

Finally, if you visit the forums for some of these countries here on Expat, you may be able to get more specific guidance from expats on those forums who actually live in those countries.

Best of luck,

Angelo

@alfredrobinson

Nice one.

Do you still live in CV?

What has changed so far?

聽 聽 @alfredrobinson
Nice one.
Do you still live in CV?

What has changed so far?
聽 聽

聽 聽 -@ayomidekellybalogun

Alfred left Cape Verde many years ago. I knew Alfred personally. He was not able to survive here. He didn't speak Portuguese. He was never able to find a job in the years he lived here. He went to the Gambia where English is spoken. He got a job there.

Cheers,

Angelo

@CVAngelo wow. Thanks very kindly. But just being curious pls is Portuguese that difficult to learn there?

In my case, I am a pastor, I own my small ministry. I have a little business too that I can set up there as if the requirements aren't cumbersome.

My greatest concern is if I can get a state in Cape Verde to relocate there with my household? If yes, how and where should I start from?

I don't speak either I believe I can learn,probably attain the school.

Please kindly advise me on this.

Thanks.

聽 聽 @CVAngelo wow. Thanks very kindly. But just being curious pls is Portuguese that difficult to learn there?In my case, I am a pastor, I own my small ministry. I have a little business too that I can set up there as if the requirements aren't cumbersome.My greatest concern is if I can get a state in Cape Verde to relocate there with my household? If yes, how and where should I start from?I don't speak either I believe I can learn,probably attain the school.Please kindly advise me on this.Thanks.聽 聽 聽 聽 -@ayomidekellybalogun

Hi,

That's no surprise. Like Alfred, most Nigerians who come to Cape Verde do not remain here for long due to the language obstacles and the extremely high unemployment rate among English-speakers.

Portuguese and kriolu are difficult to master. They require intensive, structured study. Took me 5 years to learn kriolu and much longer to master Portuguese.

You say that you have a ministry and small business. I'm curious though. How will you practice either your ministry or a small business if English is not spoken here??? How will you communicate unless they are Nigerian or other English-speakers? Also, unless you are planning to invest $15-20,000 in your business, how will you earn a living?

In addition, if you will bring your family here, there are no educational options for the children (unless they are very young as they pick up new languages quickly at the day care). Older children will need to speak Portuguese to register in the schools.

If you believe it is a good idea to relocate to a small, poor non-English-speaking country (with family members), I surely wish you the best of luck.

Please be aware that there is no way to ship your household items from Nigeria to Cape Verde, except through Europe. So it is an extremely expensive undertaking. It would be better to sell your belongings and replace them here.

Finally, once you arrive here, you can apply for residency at any time.

Good luck,

Angelo

@CVAngelo Superb response, thanks a bunch. Those concerns you raised I really need to sit and digest them, then make a decision.

Thanks very kindly Angelo.

@alfredrobinson

Good morning

Thanks for sharing

What mistakes did you make at the beginning?

Many thanks

Leigh

聽 聽 @alfredrobinson
Good morning
Thanks for sharing


What mistakes did you make at the beginning?

Many thanks

Leigh
聽 聽

聽 聽 -@webberleigh

Welcome Leigh,

You won't receive a reply from Alfred. He left Cape Verde many years ago and has not participated on this forum for almost a decade.

What specifically do you want to know about Cape Verde? Perhaps I may be able to help.

Cheers,

Angelo

Hi

Wow, OK.

I just wanted general.advice with up-to-date information on anyones experience of what issues they found d out fhere and and tips and advice.

I am thinking of making it a holiday home for me.

Many thanks

Leigh

聽 聽 Hi
Wow, OK.

I just wanted general.advice with up-to-date information on anyones experience of what issues they found d out fhere and and tips and advice.

I am thinking of making it a holiday home for me.

Many thanks

Leigh
聽 聽

聽 聽 -@webberleigh

Hi Leigh,

On which island are you planning to make a holiday home? Sal, Boavista, Santiago, S茫o Vicente, other? Each choice has massively different implications in terms of pros and cons.

Angelo

I'm looking at 3 .

Voa vista, Sal and Santo antao

Many thanks

Leigh

聽 聽 I'm looking at 3 .
Voa vista, Sal and Santo antao

Many thanks

Leigh
聽 聽

聽 聽 -@webberleigh

Hi Leigh,

Sal and Boavista are the tourism islands. 85% of the nearly one million tourist coming to CV, go to these two islands, with Sal having about double the number of tourists headed to BV. Because they are touristic islands, the prices of everything there are almost double the prices in other islands...so cost of living is high. But there may be great opportunities for investments focused on tourism and tourists.

Santo Ant茫o supplies food and labor to S茫o Vicente. It's a quiet, mountainous island. Very scenic. Very rustic/rural. Seriously lacking in infrastructure. Extremely high levels of alcoholism, especially among the jobless youth (highest levels in CV).

Cheers,

Angelo

Hi Angelo

Thank you for your time. I didn't realise Santo Antao had this problem.聽 I shall consider this when I visit.

Kind regards

Leigh

聽 聽 Hi Angelo
Thank you for your time. I didn't realise Santo Antao had this problem.聽 I shall consider this when I visit.


Kind regards

Leigh
聽 聽

聽 聽 -@webberleigh

Yes, that麓s exactly the way to approach you should take...simply visit the islands you are considering and look into the issues that are important for your objectives there. It麓s important that聽 you not evaluate from the perspective of tourism because every island comes out roses for a brief tourism stay. But living, working or investing there for the long term is a completely different matter.

Angelo

@alfredrobinson

Hello brother, I will appreciate to have your contact pls....am ready to make movement to CV.

聽 聽 @alfredrobinson
Hello brother, I will appreciate to have your contact pls....am ready to make movement to CV.
聽 聽

聽 聽 -@Eric-Moore

Hi Eric,

Alfred no longer lives in Cape Verde. He left about 10 years ago.

Angelo

@CVAngelo

hello Angelo,

you still need to show a return ticket when arriving in Cabo Verde ?

overstaying your VISA, I remember , is not really a problem..

regards.

聽 聽 @CVAngelo
hello Angelo,


you still need to show a return ticket when arriving in Cabo Verde ?

overstaying your VISA, I remember , is not really a problem..


regards.
聽 聽

聽 聽 -@Saxio

Yes, you ALWAYS need to be prepared to show a return ticket when you visit Cape Verde. HOWEVER, they NEVER check this if you are a citizen of Europe or America, because they want those people to stay as long as possible and never return. Why? Because they assume Europeans and Americans will spend lots more money the longer they are here. As I've explained many times - it's a very, very poor country. Tourism is the 2nd biggest contributor to the economy. They do not care about your return ticket. Europeans and Americans can just walk right in.

For those people who are from other regions of the world, simply make your confirmed return reservation on Onward Ticket or similar websites for 鈧�20 or less. You don't need a real return ticket. This one serves perfectly.

When you are inside Cape Verde, NO OFFICIAL will ever ask you to show/provr your visa status. Inside Cape Verde it is irrelevant (except if you want to obtain an import license, you will be required to prove you are a RESIDENT for that). The only time your visa status will be checked is when you are flying out of Cape Verde. If your visa has expired, they MAY issue a fine, especially if you are departing from Sal. Most people are not fined. If you are fined, you will pay about 鈧�25 for each month you overstayed. If they attempt to fine you, just say it's your first visit and you didn't know about it, but you will be back next year. They usually let you go without assessing any fine. Paying the fine is MUCH EASIER than the bureaucratic mess of trying to extend your visa or apply for a temporary residency visa. Regardless whether you are fined or not, there are NO OTHER CONSEQUENCES for overstaing. You can return at any time, and they will welcome you back with open arms and you can overstay again. They really don't care if Europeans or Americans overstay.

Cheers,

Angelo

@CVAngelo

Interesting. I'll be in Sal next week. Is there a former slave portal on Santiago island?

@CVAngelo

Hi Angelo,

I like your content and love how you have shared insights so far. I wish you could do the same for Gambia as you did for Cape Verde.

I鈥檓 looking to relocate to Gambia soon and have been doing research over the past few weeks. If you have more information, please share. I鈥檇 really appreciate it.

I'm relocating with my partner to start afresh. I鈥檓 a data analyst and a teacher, so I'm hoping to either teach in a school or work in a bank or anywhere my skills are applicable. My partner can also teach but currently works as a customer service representative. We also have a small-scale business that we can consider doing as a side hustle if we don鈥檛 quickly get a job.

Hopefully, it鈥檚 as easy as we have pictured or imagined.

Looking forward to more content.

Kind regards,

@rhayzhed

Hello, you are on the wrong forum !

CVAngelo is an expat living in Cape Verde. Should you need info about Gambia, you should refer to the Gambia forum so that members living there can help you.

Regards

Bhavna

@Bhavna

okay, thank you!

@alfredrobinson

Please brother am planning on relocating this year to cape Verde...can you please put me through

@alfredrobinson
Please brother am planning on relocating this year to cape Verde...can you please put me through - @aguephraimchukwunonso

Hi Agu. Alfred Robinson has not been active on this forum for more than 8 years. What do you mean by "put you through"?

Angelo

Please does anyone know much in Cape Verde or working in cape that can get someone more deep information about the Cape Verde

Please does anyone know much in Cape Verde or working in cape that can get someone more deep information about the Cape Verde - @Akins00969

Hi Akins,

There's no official source for such information. It's not published by the government! You will find some informal sources online, but those websites are mostly out of date and full of incorrect information.

As far as I know, I am the only reliable source of factual info about Cape Verde because I live here and I get all the official information directly from the personnel in the government agencies and departments that actually execute the procedures on the ground. These departments are all located in the capital, Praia, where I live. So I have first hand knowledge of the official information (which is sometimes not even in conformity with the law...they take years to implement the new laws!) And if I do not know something, I can easily go find out.

What is it that you would like information? Just ask.

Cheers,

Angelo