Frequently Asked Questions

Question:

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Answer:

A. A valid passport without visa for a stay of up to 90 days is required for all bona fide tourists nationals of: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea (South), Romania, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. All other countries require a valid passport with visa.

Further to the above citizens from counties of the European Union and Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway may enter Cyprus with their national identity card provided there is a photo.

B: Other countries

Valid passports with VISA
Note 1: Collective passports admitted. Visas required except if the holder belongs to a country mentioned in the first paragraph above.
Note 2: Transit visas for a stay of up to 5 days in Cyprus not required if the holder is a citizen of a country mentioned in the first paragraph above. Citizens of other countries, except Turkey and Iraq, may obtain transit visas for a stay of up to 5 days upon arrival provided their case is considered bona fide and they are in possession of onward tickets and visas for their country of destination where such visas are required. Citizens of Turkey and Iraq require prior visas issued by the Migration Officer, Ministry of the Interior, CY 1457 Lefkosia.
Note 3: Applications for visa should be made to Diplomatic Missions of the Republic or if none, to the nearest British Consulate.
Note 4: Free visa for nationals of Bulgaria, Arab Republic of Egypt, Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine.
Fee for visas: C£5,00, Transit visas: Free.
Note 5: Persons entering as visitors are not allowed to take up any form of employment or engage in business. Persons wishing to enter Cyprus for employment or business as well as for studies should be in possession of entry permits prior to their departure for Cyprus.
Note 6: For any further information regarding passports and visas please apply to the Migration Department (see above).
Note 7: Travellers arriving in Cyprus may enter the Republic only through the legal ports of entry, Larnaka and Pafos International Airports or the ports of Larnaka, Lemesos (Limassol) and Pafos.

The ports of Ammochostos (Famagusta), Kyreneia and Karavostasi, as well as the airports in the part of the Republic illegally occupied by the Turkish invasion forces, have been declared by the Cyprus government as prohibited ports of entry and exit and no passenger should enter or leave the Republic through these ports.

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