Cyprus is part of the European Union, therefore Cypriot citizen enjoy freedom of movement to European countries. According to the Henley Passport Index and visalogy, Cypriot nationals enjoyed visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 176 countries and territories, putting the Cypriot passport 13th in terms of travel freedom.
Visa-free countries for Cyprus passport
Visa requirements for Cypriot people are administrative entrance limitations imposed on citizens of Cyprus by the authorities of other countries.
Freedom of Travel
Cypriot passport holders are permitted to travel to these countries without obtaining a visa. It’s possible that identification cards or passports may be needed.
The following countries welcome Cyprus passport and recognise freedom of travel to Cypriot people:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (European France), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands (European Netherlands), Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Visa not needed
Cypriot people can travel to these countries without needing a visa.
Albania
Visa-free for 90 days with just a valid identification card.
Andorra
Visa-free with just a valid ID card.
Antigua and Barbuda
Visa-free for 3 months
Argentina
Visa-free for 90 days.
Armenia
Visa-free for 180 days
Bahamas
Visa-free for 3 months
Barbados
Visa-free for 3 months
Belarus
Visa-free for 30 days, but you need to arrive and return via Minsk International Airport.
Belize
Visa-free for one month.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visa-free for 90 days within any 6 month period. You can enter with just a valid ID card.
Botswana
Visa-free for 90 days
Brazil
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
Brunei
Visa-free for 90 days
Canada
Visa-free for 6 months, Canadian Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) is required if you are arriving by air.
Cape Verde
Visa-free for 30 days, you must register online at least five days prior to arrival.
Chile
Visa-free for 90 days
Colombia
Visa-free for 180 days. You can get a 90 days that is extendable to up to a 180 days stay within a one year period.
Costa Rica
Visa-free for 90 days
Dominica
Visa-free for 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Dominican Republic
Visa-free for 90 days
Ecuador
Visa-free for 90 days
El Salvador
Visa-free for 3 months
Eswatini
Visa-free for 30 days
Fiji
Visa-free for 4 months
Gambia
Visa-free for 90 days
Georgia
Visa-free for 1 year. You just need a valid ID card.
Grenada
Visa-free for 3 months
Guatemala
Visa-free for 90 days
Haiti
Visa-free for 90 days
Honduras
Visa-free for 3 months
Indonesia
Visa-free for 30 days
Israel
Visa-free for 3 months
Jamaica
Visa-free for 90 days
Japan
Visa-free for 90 days
Kazakhstan
Visa-free for 30 days
Kenya
Visa-free for 3 months
Kiribati
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
Lesotho
Visa-free for 14 days
Macedonia
Visa-free for 90 days with just a valid ID card.
Malaysia
Visa-free for 30 days
Marshall Islands
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
Mauritius
Visa-free for 90 days
Mexico
Visa-Free180 days
Micronesia
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
Moldova
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period. You just need a valid identification card.
Monaco
Visa-free with just a valid identification card.
Montenegro
Visa-free for 90 days, you just need a valid identification card.
Morocco
Visa-free for 90 days
Nicaragua
Visa-free for 90 days
Palau
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
Panama
Visa-free for 180 days
Paraguay
Visa-free for 90 days
Peru
Visa-free for 90 days within any 6 month period
Philippines
Visa-free for 30 days
Qatar
Visa-free for 90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Visa-free for 3 months
Saint Lucia
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
Samoa
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
San Marino
Visa-free with just a valid identification card.
Senegal
Visa-free for 90 days
Serbia
Visa-free for 90 days within any 6 month period. You just need a valid identification card.
Seychelles
Visa-free for 3 months
Singapore
Visa-free for 90 days
Solomon Islands
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
South Africa
Visa-free for 30 days
South Korea
Visa-free for 30 days
São Tome and Príncipe
Visa-Free for 15 days
Tanzania
Visa-free for 90 days
Timor-Leste
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
Tonga
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
Trinidad and Tobago
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
Tuvalu
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period days
Uganda
Visa-free for 3 months
Ukraine
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
United Arab Emirates
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
United Kingdom
Visa-free for 6 months
Uruguay
Visa-free for 90 days
Uzbekistan
Visa-free for 30 days
Vanuatu
Visa-free for 90 days within any 180 day period
Vatican
Visa-Free with just a valid ID card.
Venezuela
Visa-free for 90 days
Zambia
Visa-free for 90 days
Zimbabwe
Visa-free for 3 months
Visa on arrival
Cyprus passport holders can obtain a visa upon arrival at 15 countries.
Bangladesh
Visa on arrival for 30 days
Bolivia
Visa on arrival for 90 days
Comoros
Visa On Arrival
Guinea-Bissau
Visa on arrival for 90 days
Jordan
Visa On Arrival
Conditions apply
Lebanon
Visa on arrival for one 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.
Maldives
Visa on arrival for 30 days
Mauritania
Visa On Arrival
Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mongolia
Visa on arrival for 30 days
Visa may be obtained on arrival only at Ulaanbaatar Airport.
The consular department of the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia advises for visa to be applied for prior to arrival.
Mozambique
Visa on arrival for 30 days
Nepal
Visa on arrival for 90 days
Sierra Leone
Visa On Arrival
Somalia
Visa On Arrival
Available at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports.
30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
Thailand
Visa on arrival for 15 days
Togo
Visa on arrival for 7 days
eVisa
With an eVisa purchased prior to arrival, a Cypriot passport enables entrance to 18 destinations.
Angola
You can get a eVisa for 30 days. Visitors who have received an online pre-visa or who have requested a pre-visa from an Angolan consulate abroad will receive a visa when they arrive at the country’s border crossings. Within a year, a total stay of 90 days is allowed. Visitors must have a return or onward ticket as well as a confirmation of their hotel stay.
Australia
You can get a eVisa for 90 days
90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted.
Azerbaijan
You can get a eVisa for 30 days
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
You can get a eVisa for 3 months
eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Djibouti
You can get eVisa for 31 days
Ethiopia
eVisa up to 90 days
eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Guinea
You can get a eVisa for 90 days
India
You can get a eVisa for 60 days. If you have an e-Visa, you need to arrive via certain designated airports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained two times in one year.
Myanmar
You can get a eVisa for 28 days. eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes.
New Zealand
You can get a eVisa for 3 months. When requesting an Electronic Travel Authority, the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival, allowing them to stay indefinitely (under the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), provided they meet character requirements and obtain an Electronic Travel Authority before leaving.
Oman
You can get a eVisa for 30 days
Pakistan
eVisa
Russia
You can get a eVisa for 16 days
e-Visa holders must arrive and departure via specific checkpoints
South Sudan
eVisa
Obtainable online
Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Suriname
eVisa
Tajikistan
eVisa45 days
Turkey
eVisa1 month
Vietnam
You can get a eVisa for 30 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.
eVisa or visa on arrival
Cyprus passport holders can obtain an On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / authorization for 15 countries.
Bahrain
eVisa or visa on arrival for 14 days
Visa is also obtainable online.
Benin
eVisa or visa on arrival for 30 days / 8 days
Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Cambodia
eVisa or visa on arrival for 30 days
Visa is also obtainable online.
Egypt
eVisa or visa on arrival for 30 days
Gabon
eVisa or visa on arrival for 90 days
Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Iran
eVisa or visa on arrival for 30 days
Kuwait
eVisa or visa on arrival for 3 months
Kyrgyzstan
eVisa or visa on arrival for 60 days. Visa on arrival available at Manas International Airport. Electronic visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).
Laos
eVisa or visa on arrival for 30 days. A visa on arrival may be available at Luangphabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges. eVisa may be used to enter Laos through Wattay International Airport and the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge. The Lalai, Lantui, Meuang mom, Pakxan, and Phoudou border crossings are open only to visa holders. Visa on arrival is extendable up to 60 days.
Madagascar
eVisa or visa on arrival for 90 days
Malawi
eVisa or visa on arrival for 90 days
Papua New Guinea
eVisa or visa on arrival for 60 days
Rwanda
eVisa or visa on arrival for 30 days
Saudi Arabia
eVisa or visa on arrival for 90 days
Sri Lanka
eVisa or visa on arrival for 30 days
The above cover image was taken at Limassol, Cyprus. Photo by Mike Yukhtenko on Unsplash
