Cyprus visa requirements by nationality
Whether you need a visa for Cyprus depends on the passport you hold. Of the 12 most-checked passports, 3 enter visa-free and 2 need to apply for something in advance. Visa-free stays run to 90 days depending on nationality. Find your passport in the table below for the exact rule, the stay length, the passport validity required, and any arrival registration you have to complete separately.
Cyprus is a member of the European Union but not part of the Schengen Area, so it runs its own border checks and issues its own short-stay permissions. A Schengen visa is not automatically valid for Cyprus.
Entry rules by passport
Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.
| Passport | What you need | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | UnconfirmedNo stated limit | — | |
| Germany | UnconfirmedNo stated limit | — | |
| United Kingdom | Visa-freeUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| United States | Visa-freeUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| France | UnconfirmedNo stated limit | — | |
| Poland | UnconfirmedNo stated limit | — | |
| Netherlands | UnconfirmedNo stated limit | — | |
| Spain | UnconfirmedNo stated limit | — | |
| Italy | UnconfirmedNo stated limit | — | |
| Brazil | Visa-freeUp to 90 days | 90 days | |
| India | Visa requiredNo stated limit | — | |
| China | Visa requiredNo stated limit | — |
Where to stay in Cyprus
Featured stays on trip1. Book once you know what you need to get in.
What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of Cyprus can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Passport validity required: 3 months longer than the duration of stay. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
Check the rule for your own passport
What Cyprus asks for depends on the passport you travel on, and the table above differs from row to row. Open your nationality for the stay length, the validity required and whether anything has to be applied for.
Good to know about Cyprus
Cyprus counts separately. Days spent here do not use up the 90 in any 180 that apply across the Schengen Area, and Schengen days do not reduce what you may spend in Cyprus.
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Once you are in Cyprus
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