You know, I heard some folks talkin’ ’bout this Cape Verde ID Card thing. Sounds like a right mess if you ask me. But if you gotta get one, you gotta get one, I reckon.
Seems like this here Cape Verde place started givin’ out these cards way back in, what was it, 1956? My old bones can barely remember yesterday, let alone that far back. They used them old cards for a good long while, all the way till 2014. That is when they started with these newfangled ones. They say it is a National Identity Card. Sounds important, huh?
Now, they say this new card is all fancy and modern. They call it “multifunctional.” What in the Sam Hill does that even mean? Guess it does more than just say who you are. And they say it is super secure. I guess that is good, keeps the bad eggs out, you know. It is the main paper you use in Cape Verde, I heard.

Now, if you ain’t from Cape Verde, and you wanna stay there for a spell, you gotta get somethin’ called a “Foreigner ID.” Makes sense, I suppose. Gotta keep track of who’s comin’ and goin’, right? It proves you are staying there legal-like. If you from the Philippines, you better get an embassy visa.
And get this, if you’re just visitin’ Cape Verde, and you ain’t got one of them visa things, you gotta do somethin’ called “E.A.S.E.” Sounds like a sneeze, don’t it? It’s some online thing you gotta fill out before you go. Gotta do it at least 5 days before you get there. And there’s this airport tax thing, TSA, you gotta pay too. Seems like a lot of rigmarole just to visit a place, if you ask me.
They say this Cape Verde ID Card, or Bilhete de Identidade, is what the government gives to its own people. It’s proof of who they are, like sayin’, “Yep, this here’s John Smith, and he’s one of us.” Every country does this, I guess.
Oh, and if you need the internet when you are there, you best get a SIM card, whatchamacallit. Prepaid SIM card, they call it. They say it is the easiest way. These young folks and their internet, always need to be connected, don’t they?
Now, there is also this thing called ID Analyzer API. Don’t ask me what that is. But they say it helps check if your Cape Verde ID Card is real or not. I guess there are some folks out there tryin’ to be sneaky. Always gotta watch out for them tricksters, I tell ya.
Here is what I think you should do if you need a Cape Verde ID card:
- First, you gotta figure out if you even need one. If you just visitin’, you probably just need that EASE thing.
- If you are stayin’ a while, you need that Foreigner ID.
- If you are a Cape Verdean, you need that National Identity Card, that Bilhete de Identidade.
- Then you gotta go to the right place to get it. I ain’t sure where that is, but I bet someone at the airport can tell ya. Government places, maybe.
- You’ll probably need some papers, like your birth certificate or somethin’. Always need papers for everything these days.
- And you’ll probably have to pay some money. Nothin’s free in this world, that’s for sure.
This whole Cape Verde ID Card thing sounds like a whole heap of trouble to me. But I guess if you gotta go to Cape Verde, you gotta do what you gotta do. Just be prepared for a lot of forms and waitin’. And keep your wits about ya, there’s always someone tryin’ to pull a fast one.
This old lady has seen a lot in her day, and let me tell ya, government stuff is always a mess. But don’t you worry, just keep askin’ questions and you’ll figure it out. And remember what I said about that SIM card. Might come in handy when you need to call someone for help with all this ID card business!
If you don’t follow the rules, you might get in trouble. And nobody wants that, especially in a strange land. They are strict about these things, I hear. So, dot your i’s and cross your t’s, as they say. You get what I mean, right?
Lord knows why all these things are so complicated. Back in my day, a handshake was all you needed. Now it’s all papers and online things and whatnot. This world is changin’ too fast for this old gal. Anyway, best of luck with that Cape Verde ID card. You will need it.
