Cape Verdean citizens divorced before institutions in foreign countries must request transcription at one of the diplomatic missions or at the central registry office so that the divorce can be recorded in Cape Verde.

For citizens whose divorce was decreed by a final and unappealable sentence by a court of a foreign country, with which Cape Verde does not have a legal agreement, they must hire a lawyer to instruct the process of confirming the sentence with the Court in Cape Verde for transcription purposes. of divorce and the certificates requested below must be apostilled.

Necessary documents:

• Certificate of final and unappealable divorce judgment
• Divorce transcript request form signed by the interested party
• Birth certificate of the foreign spouse with divorce endorsement, when applicable.
• Identification document

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Alternatively, citizens can make an appointment for in-person assistance at one of the diplomatic missions.

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