Annexes: Information for British nationals arrested or detained in Cape Verde
Updated 14 January 2025
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Annex 1: Information leaflet on how to transfer funds to UK nationals overseas via the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Please note that most prisons in Cabo Verde will allow direct bank transfers. Please contact the British Consulate for details of the relevant prison鈥檚 bank details and to enquire about any specific bank transfer requirements.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) operates a service which allows you to pay funds to us in the UK which we will then pay out in local currency to your relative or friend. The various payment methods are detailed below.
Under the Consular Fees Order of 2013/2014, we are obliged to charge for this service. The fee is dependent on the amount that you wish to transfer as follows:
| Amount being sent | Fee |
|---|---|
| One monthly payment up to 拢100 | Free |
| Each additional payment or amount of 拢 0.01 - 拢 99.99 | 拢10 |
| Each additional payment or amount of 拢 100 - 拢 499.99 | 拢30 |
| Each additional payment or amount of 拢 500 and above | 拢80 |
When forwarding funds, you should add the above fee to the amount that you wish to transfer. For example, if you want the recipient to receive 拢150, you will need to send us 拢160 (拢150 to forward plus 拢10 fee). If other friends and family also plan to transfer funds in the same month, you should consider coordinating payments so you know what FCDO fees to expect. We retain the right to further deduct any local overseas charges we may incur in passing the fees to the recipient.
Should we be unable to pay the funds locally to the recipient, our policy is to refund amounts above 拢5 to the depositor by bank transfer. In this case, we would contact you for your bank details. Refunds may take several weeks as our internal processes can only start once all relevant costs have been cleared with local authorities.
I hope this clarifies our service for you, but should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Please note that our office in Milton Keynes is only responsible for payments. All correspondence concerning your relative/friend in prison should continue to be addressed to the Consulate.
Options to transfer funds to UK nationals overseas via the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Please note that we can only advance funds to the person overseas once your payment has cleared in our account.
Electronic bank transfers
Payment by electronic/internet bank transfer can be made either using online or telephone banking, or at your local bank or building society.
For all bank transfers, you will need to include the following details:
Bank: National Westminster Bank
Account Name: FCO Multi Vote
Sort Code: 60-70-80
Account Number: 10012362
Reference: FCDO case reference number (if known), surname and first name of the person you are sending the funds for, plus country name if possible, e.g. SMITH JOE-CABO VERDE
IBAN: GB56NWBK60708010012362
SWIFT/BIC: NWBKGB2L
You may also need our bank address which is: London Corporate Service Centre, CPB Services, 2nd Floor, 280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4RB.
By post
Payments by Postal Order, Bankers Draft, Building Society Cheque or personal cheque should be crossed and made payable to 鈥淭he Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office鈥�. They should be sent to:
Accounts Receivable
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Corporate Service Centre
PO Box 6108
Milton Keynes
MK10 1PX
We recommend that you use Special Delivery.
Please ensure that you include a note briefly explaining who the money is for, why you are sending these funds and quoting the FCDO case reference number. You may wish to use the payment slip on the next page.
If you would like a receipt, please include a stamped addressed envelope.
Please note that it can take approximately 15 days for personal cheques to clear and for payment to be received. Please write the cheque guarantee number and expiry date, and the FCDO case reference number, on the back of the cheque.
We are unable to receive payment by credit or debit card, or by cash.
Payment slip
To: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
FCDO case reference number:
Date:
Please find enclosed funds for:
Full name:
Country/place the above is in:
Amount enclosed:
Fee to be deducted:
Payment method:
My name is:
My address is:
Annex 2: Glossary of terms
| English | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Access to file (by Lawyer) | Acesso ao processo (pelo advogado) |
| Acquitted | Absolvido |
| Adjudication | Julgar, decidir |
| Administration of justice | Administra莽茫o da justi莽a |
| Appeal | Recurso |
| Appeal or complaint | Recurso / Reclama莽茫o |
| Application | Requerimento / Pedido |
| Application forms (prison) | Formul谩rios da pris茫o (admiss茫o) |
| Bar Association | Ordem dos Advogados |
| Blood test | An谩lise de sangue |
| Charge | 础肠耻蝉补莽茫辞 |
| Police Officer | 笔辞濒铆肠颈补 |
| Attorney-General鈥檚 Office | Procuradoria Geral da Rep煤blica |
| Code of criminal procedure | C贸digo de Processo Penal |
| Complaints system | Procedimento de reclama莽玫es |
| Conjugal Visit | Visita 铆ntima |
| Court file reference | N煤mero de Processo |
| Criminal code | C贸digo Penal |
| Criminal Court | Vara Criminal |
| Custody hearing | 础耻诲颈锚苍肠颈补 |
| Custody order | Mandado de Condu莽茫o 脿 笔谤颈蝉茫辞 |
| Danger of interfering with the course of justice | Perigo em interferir com o curso da justi莽a (ou da investiga莽茫o). |
| Deportation order | Ordem de Expuls茫o |
| Duty of obedience | Dever de Obedi锚ncia / Respeito |
| Evaluation of evidence | Avalia莽茫o de Provas |
| Expert Witness | Perito |
| Extradition | 贰虫迟谤补诲颈莽茫辞 |
| Immigration Police | Servi莽o de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras |
| Police (for Public Safety) | 笔辞濒铆肠颈补 de 厂别驳耻谤补苍莽补 P煤blica |
| Police (Judiciary) | 笔辞濒铆肠颈补 Judici谩ria |
| File | Processo/Arquivo |
| Final public trial | Julgamento |
| Guilty | Culpado |
| High Court | Tribunal da Rela莽茫o |
| Lower Court | Tribunal de Primeira Inst芒ncia |
| Supreme Court | Supremo Tribunal de Justi莽a |
| Interpreter | 滨苍迟茅谤辫谤别迟别 |
| Investigating Judge | Juiz de Instru莽茫o |
| Judge | Juiz/Juiza |
| Judgement | 础肠贸谤诲茫辞 |
| Jurisdiction | 闯耻谤颈蝉诲颈莽茫辞 |
| Lawyer | Advogado |
| Legal Aid Lawyer | Advogado Oficioso |
| Trainee Lawyer | Advogado Estagi谩rio |
| Prison rules | Regulamento Geral |
| Offence | Delito |
| Minister of Justice | Ministro da Justi莽a |
| Minor offence | 颁辞苍迟谤补惫别苍莽补辞 |
| Notary | 狈辞迟谩谤颈辞 |
| Officer of the Court | T茅cnico de Justi莽a |
| Criminal proceeding | Procedimento Penal |
| Permit, entitlement | 础耻迟辞谤颈锄补莽茫辞 |
| Physical examination | Exame f铆sico |
| Plaintiff | Autor |
| Police Chief Inspector | Inspector Chefe |
| Police Commissariat | Comiss谩rio de 笔辞濒铆肠颈补 |
| Police station | Esquadra de 笔辞濒铆肠颈补 |
| Police Inspector | Inspector de 笔辞濒铆肠颈补 |
| Power of Attorney | 笔谤辞肠耻谤补莽茫辞 |
| Preliminary detention / remanded in custody | Prisao Preventiva |
| Prison | 笔谤颈蝉茫辞 |
| Prison Director | Director do Estabelecimento Prisional |
| Prison house rules | Regras internas da pris茫o |
| Prison newspaper | Jornal da pris茫o |
| Prison rule book | Livro ou manual de regras prisionais |
| Prison rules regarding supervised visit | Regras prisionais relativas a visitas supervisionadas |
| Prison Warder | Guarda Prisional |
| Prisoners | Reclusos |
| Private prosecution | Ac莽茫o Penal Privada |
| Procedural complaint against official | Representa莽茫o contra autoridade |
| Proof of evidence | Prova |
| Proportionality | Proporcionalidade |
| Public Prosecutor | Procurador do Minist茅rio P煤blico |
| Public Prosecutor鈥檚 Office | Minist茅rio p煤blico |
| Punishment cell | 厂辞濒颈迟谩谤颈补 |
| Rehabilitation | 搁别补产颈濒颈迟补莽茫辞 |
| Release | Colocar em liberdade |
| Release order | Ordem de liberdade |
| Remand rules | Regras para pris茫o preventiva |
| Representative of the Local Authority | Representante de Autoridade Local |
| Riot squad | 笔辞濒铆肠颈补 de choque |
| Security | 厂别驳耻谤补苍莽补 |
| Social Worker | Assistente social |
| Suspended sentence | Pena suspensa |
| Temporary detention | Deten莽茫o tempor谩ria |
| The accused | O acusado |
| To buy | Comprar |
| To change money | Trocar dinheiro |
| To deport | Deportar |
| To file an application | Submeter um requerimento |
| Transfer to another prison | Transferir para outro Estabelecimento Prisional |
| Treason | 罢谤补颈莽茫辞 |
| Valid or legal | V谩lido ou legal |
| Visit | Visita |
| Visiting permit | 础耻迟辞谤颈锄补莽茫辞 de Visita |
| Warder | Guarda Prisional |