Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens

Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Cyprus.

As of 2026, Cypriot citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 174 countries and territories, ranking the Cypriot passport 13th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees) 30 days 90 days ID card valid ID card valid 30 days 3 months 90 days 180 days 90 days 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted. Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days 3 months 14 days Visa is also obtainable online. 30 days 3 months Visa-free until 31 December 2026. Freedom of movement ID card valid 1 month 30 days Visitors must complete an online application form, but still need to visit an embassy in order to receive a sticker visa. 90 days90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid 90 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 1 month 30 days Visa is also obtainable online. 6 months eTA required if arriving by air. 30 days 90 days 90 days 30 daysVisa-free from October 15, 2024 to December 31, 2026.2024年9月30日外交部发言人林剑主持例行记者会 180 days 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period 90 days 3 months eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport. Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement (DK) ID card valid 31 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days 90 days 30 days 3 months Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days up to 90 dayseVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport 4 months Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement (in Regions of France) ID card valid 90 days Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. 90 days 365 days ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 3 months 90 days 90 days 90 days 90 days 3 months Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 60 days 30 days 30 days Iraq eVisa portal 60 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 3 months Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days Conditions apply 30 days 3 months 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 30 daysK-ETA exemption until the end of 2026. Cypriot citizens can enter South Korea as a short term visit (e.g., tours, visiting relatives or friends, attending simple meetings) up to 90 days without a visa, though you should remain aware of the quarantine requirements. You must also have an onward or return ticket. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright. 3 months 60 days 30 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 1 month 1 month extendable for 2 additional months Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. 90 days 30 days Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days 90 days 30 days 30 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 30 days Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. 90 days 180 days 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period ID card valid ID card valid 30 days Visa not required for tourism purposes until the end of 2026. Visa may be obtained on arrival only at Ulaanbaatar Airport. 90 days ID card valid for 30 days 90 days 30 days 28 days 90 days Can be obtained online or on arrival for a fee of N$1,600 (approximately €82 / US$88). 90 days Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) ID card valid 3 monthsInternational Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. 90 days 90 days ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 14 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 180 days eVisa, Papua New Guinea (PNG) Immigration and Citizenship Authority (ICA) 60 days 90 days 90 days 90 days within any 6-month period 30 days Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days e-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints 30 days 3 months 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period ID card valid 15 days 90 days 90 days 90 days90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid 3 months 90 days Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 30 days 30 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days 30 days Visa also available online.Tajikistan e-Visa 90 days 60 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 15 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 1 month 90 days90 days within any 180 day period days 3 months 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period 6 months eTA required from 2nd of April 2025 90 days Visa regulations for some countries , Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 30 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period ID card valid 90 days Vietnam eVisa, Vietnam Immigration Department 90 days No pre-arranged visa required if arriving at Phu Quoc (PQC) for a maximum stay of 30 days, or arriving at Hanoi (HAN) or Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) with onward tickets to Phu Quoc (PQC) on the same day. Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.). 90 days 3 months

Territories and disputed areas Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Africa (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). (Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months. — Visa issued on arrival (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival). — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. Darfur — Separate travel permit is required.

Asia — Visa not required for 90 days. — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year. — eVisa and Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports. — Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty. Kish Island — Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa. — Visa not required for 90 days. Sabah and Sarawak — These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies. Maldives — With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives. outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. — Visa not required for 90 days. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez. — A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat. Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars). Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone. UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones. Phú Quốc — can visit without a visa for up to 30 days. — Special permission needed for travel outside Sanaa or Aden.

Caribbean and North Atlantic — Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa not required for 30 days. Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa not required for 21 days (extendable). — Visa not required for 1 month (extendable). — Visa not required for 6 months. — Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival. — Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa not required for 6 months. — Visa not required. Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted. — Visa required. — Visa not required. — Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa not required for 90 days. — Visa required.

Europe — Visa required. Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed. Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 10 days. Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.Foreigners Now Need Russian Visa to Visit Crimea — Visa not required. — Visa not required. – Visa not required. – Visa not required. – Visa not required. — Visa not required. Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. – Visa not required. — visa free for 90 days. Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required. — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

Oceania — Visa required (entry permit). Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required. Clipperton Island — special permit required. — Visa free access for 31 days. Lau Province — Special permission required. — Visa not required. — Visa required. — Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge. — Visa not required. — 14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore. United States Minor Outlying Islands — special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island. — Visa not required.

South Atlantic and Antarctica — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arrival.

— eVisa for 3 months within any year period. — Entry Permit (£25) for 183 days is issued on arrival. — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands. — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling). Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for , , Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.