Passports and Visas
Valid Passport without visa, for bona fide tourists is required for a stay of up to 90 days for nationals of: ANDORRA,AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, ANTIGUA
BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL,
CANADA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA,COSTA RICA, DENMARK
EL SALVADOR, ECUADOR, ESTONIA
FINLAND, FRANCE,
GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, GUYANA
HUNGARY
ICELAND, INDIA, IRELAND, ITALY,
JAMAICA, JAPAN,
KENYA,KUWAIT,
LATVIA, LIECHTENSTEIN,LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG,
MALAWI, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MAURITANIA
NAMBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY,
OMAN,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA,POLAND, PORTUGAL,
QATAR, ROMANIA,RUSSIA
SAUDI ARABIA, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SOUTH AFRICA (for a stay of 30 days), SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND,
TANZANIA,
UGANDA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
F.R.YUGOSLAVIA,
ZAMBIA and ZIMBABWE.
OTHER COUNTRIES
Valid passport with visa.
Note 1: Collective passports admitted. Visas required except if the holder belongs to a country mentioned above.
Note 2: Transit visas for a stay of up to 5 days in Cyprus are required if the holder is a citizen of a country mentioned above. Citizens of other countries, except Iraq and Turkey, may obtain transit visas for a stay of up to5 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 Iraq and Turkey require prior visas issued by the Migration Officer, Ministry of Interior, CY 1457 Lefkosia (Nicosia).
Note 3: Application for visa should be made to a Consulate of the Republic or if none, to the nearest British Consulate.
Note 4: Free visa for natlonals of BULGARIA, ISRAEL, ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, and UKRAINE.
Fee for visas: CY£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 wishlng to enter Cyprus for employment or business as well as for studies should be ln 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,Lefkosia. Tel: 22804420,Telefax: 22676944.
Note 7: Travellers arriving in the Republic of 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 Government as prohibited ports of entry and exit and no passenger should enter or leave the Republic through these ports.