Cyprus Cyprus — entry & visa requirements
Many visitors do not need a visa: nationals of the countries on Cyprus's exemption list can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period, and holders of a valid Schengen visa or permit qualify too. Everyone else applies at a Cyprus embassy or the visa centre it directs them to, where fingerprints and a photo are taken. Fees are quoted in the archived official sources at 35 EUR under EU facilitation agreements and 90 EUR for a standard short-stay visa. Travel medical insurance of at least 30,000 EUR is required.
Who can enter visa-free
Cyprus publishes a list of countries whose nationals do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days, provided they are bona fide visitors. Certain groups holding specific travel documents or passport types also enter without a visa.
- Nationals of the countries on Cyprus's published exemption list do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days if they are genuine visitors.[1]
- Holders of travel documents issued to recognised refugees under the 1951 Convention do not need a visa if the document was issued by a Schengen state or a state listed in Annex II to Regulation 539/2001.[1]
- Holders of 1954 Convention travel documents for stateless persons do not need a visa if the document was issued by a Schengen state and they reside there.[1]
- Foreign pupils who live in a visa-exempt country and travel on a school trip in a group accompanied by a teacher from that school are exempt from the visa requirement.[2]
- Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports from listed countries including India, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Panama, Peru, the United Arab Emirates, Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago are exempt.[1]
How long you can stay
Short stays in Cyprus are capped at 90 days in any 180-day period, and holders of Schengen visas or permits benefit from the same short-stay exemption. A Cyprus visa currently covers only Cyprus, not the wider Schengen area.
- Holders of a valid double or multiple-entry Schengen visa, a Bulgarian, Croatian or Romanian national visa, or a residence permit from those states do not need a Cyprus short-stay visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.[1][2]
- Airport transit visa exemption applies to holders of a valid uniform visa, national long-stay visa or residence permit from a Schengen state, and to holders of valid residence permits from Andorra, Canada, Japan, San Marino and the United Kingdom, among others.[2]
- Visas and residence permits issued by Cyprus are currently valid only for Cyprus; Schengen-wide free movement of up to 90 days in any 180-day period would follow full Schengen integration.[2]
- Passports must be valid for at least three months beyond the intended departure from Cyprus, contain at least two blank pages, and have been issued within the previous 10 years.[2]
General information
EU visa facilitation agreements give nationals of certain countries a lower fee, and the file must normally include travel and accommodation evidence. The archived material on general rules is limited.
- Under EU visa facilitation agreements, nationals of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine pay 35 euros.[2]
- Round-trip flight pre-bookings and a hotel reservation or other accommodation receipt are part of the application, and applicants are advised not to buy tickets until the visa has been issued.[2]
Documents you need
The file must be certified and in Greek or English, and must show employment or income, accommodation, insurance and legal residence. Consulates can ask for more documents or an interview, and the exact list varies by nationality.
- All accompanying documents must be duly certified or authenticated, and any document not in Greek or English needs an official translation from a sworn translator or a consular authority.[3]
- Travel medical insurance covering the whole stay is required, with minimum coverage of 30,000 euros per applicant, including repatriation for medical reasons, emergency care and hospital treatment.[2]
- Applicants must provide proof of employment or professional status, such as the most recent income tax return, an employment certificate or company registration, and proof of legal residence in the country of application of at least three months.[2]
- The Cyprus mission or consulate may request additional documents and invite the applicant for an interview, and the required document lists differ by third country.[2]
- Applications concerning minors must include a letter signed by both parents or legal guardians and proof of the relationship, such as identity or passport copies and a birth certificate.[2]
What it costs
The fee depends on nationality and any facilitation agreement. Some applicants, notably family members of EU citizens covered by free movement rules, pay nothing, and the consul can waive or reduce the fee in individual cases.
- A single or multiple-entry short-stay visa (Category C, 1 to 90 days) is quoted at 90 euros, while nationals covered by EU visa facilitation agreements pay 35 euros.[2]
- Only non-biometric passport holders need to obtain a visa, at 35 euros; biometric passport holders from countries with an EU visa waiver agreement do not need a visa to enter Cyprus.[2]
- The visa fee is non-refundable once the application is admissible and must be paid when the application is submitted, with a receipt issued to the applicant.[2]
- Family members of EU or EEA citizens covered by the Free Movement Directive may be served as a priority at the consulate, submit fewer supporting documents and pay no visa fee.[2]
- The consul may decide not to collect or to reduce the fee where this serves cultural, sporting, foreign-policy, development, humanitarian or other vital public interests, or international obligations.[2]
How to apply
You apply at a Cyprus diplomatic mission or at the visa centre it refers you to, and biometrics are archived at submission or shortly afterwards. Refusals are reasoned and can be appealed within 75 days.
- Applications are submitted to the competent Cyprus diplomatic mission, or to the visa centre (external service provider) to which the mission refers you.[2]
- If there is no Cyprus mission in your country of nationality or habitual residence, you may apply at the most accessible mission, and DHL submission is possible if agreed in advance and no fingerprints are needed, as fingerprints are archived every 59 months.[2]
- Biometric data (photo and fingerprints) and a signature are archived together with the application at the department's central offices, or afterwards at the police Aliens and Immigration Unit of your district of residence.[5]
- You can find the submission office and service hours through the online tool by selecting the type of application you wish to submit.[3]
- If the visa is refused, the consular authority must give written reasons, and the decision can be appealed within 75 days.[2]
At the border
The archived border material is thin. It confirms that a visa is not a guarantee of entry and that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handles tourist and visa-exempt entry.
- A valid visa does not give an automatic and unconditional right of entry; applicants may be asked for additional information on arrival and border authorities may check the purpose of the trip and whether entry conditions are met.[2]
- For visas for tourism, for cases where no entry visa is required, and for diplomatic and non-diplomatic cards, the competent authority is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6]
Legal basis
The only legal material archived for visitors is on personal data and EU data-protection rules. No other legal basis for the visa regime was archived.
- Under the General Data Protection Regulation, every person has the right to be informed about personal data stored in the Visa Information System (VIS) and can request access, correction of inaccurate data and deletion of unlawfully stored data.[2]
Recent changes
The archived change entry restates the 90-day-in-180 rule for holders of Schengen visas and permits and adds a carve-out whose text is cut off in the source.
- The exemption for holders of Schengen visas or residence permits does not apply to citizens of certain countries; the archived sentence names citizens of Turkey but is truncated, so the full scope is not stated in the sources.[1]
Frequently asked questions
The archived FAQ material is thin and does not contain visitor-facing answers: it is mostly a prompt to choose a question category, a contact link, and a rule on guarantees for third-country nationals.
- An applicant falls under the EU free-movement route only if an EU citizen exercises free movement, the applicant qualifies as that citizen's family member, and the applicant accompanies or travels to meet that citizen.[2]
- A personal or group bank guarantee, or a declaration by the employer on the prescribed form undertaking to bear the costs of removal of the third-country national, may be required.[3]
Official downloads
3 files as ZIP ≈585 KBThese are the Cyprus visa form, an explanation of the assumption-of-responsibility requirement, and a background annex. Only the application form is needed by a typical visitor.
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PDFEnglish-visa-application-3 11 2025The English-language Cyprus visa application form (7 pages), which you fill in and submit with your application.
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PDFAssumption-of-responsibility-FormA 3-page English document explaining the assumption-of-responsibility requirement; it contains no fields to complete and is used to understand conditions and documents rather than submitted.
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XLSXAnnex-5 12-11-2025 Information-1806-1A spreadsheet annex covering long-stay, work and study categories, which a visitor visa applicant would normally not need.
Official sources
Coverage is reasonable for who is exempt and how long you may stay, but the application, fee and FAQ material is fragmented and mixes visitor rules with residence and employment procedures.
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- 3www.gov.cy/mip-md/encited 3×
- 5www.gov.cy/mip-md/en/documents/residence-permits-documents-and-travel-documents-for-recognised-refugees
- 6www.gov.cy/mip-md/en/documents/entry-in-cyprus-carriers-responsibility
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