We have compiled visa requirements for countries and territories accessible to cypriot passport holders. As of 2024, Cyprus passport has 182 visa free destinations becoming 12th powerful passport in the world according to Henley passport index.
Visa Free Countries
| Afghanistan | Visa required | |
| Albania | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Algeria | Visa required | |
| Andorra |
Visa not required
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| Angola | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Argentina | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Armenia | Visa not required | 180 days |
| Australia | eVisitor | 90 days |
| Austria | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Azerbaijan | eVisa | 30 days |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 14 days |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Belarus | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Belgium | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Belize | Visa not required | 1 month |
| Benin | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days / 8 days |
| Bhutan | Visa required | |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Botswana | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Burkina Faso | Visa required | |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | 1 month |
| Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Cameroon | Visa required | |
| Canada | Visa not required | 6 months |
| Cape Verde | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | |
| Chad | Visa required | |
| Chile | Visa not required | 90 days |
| China | Visa required | |
| Colombia | Visa not required | 180 days |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required | |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Côte d’Ivoire | eVisa | 3 months |
| Croatia | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Cuba |
Tourist Card required
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| Czech Republic | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Denmark | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement (DK) ID card valid
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| Djibouti | eVisa | 31 days |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Dominican Republic | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| El Salvador | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | |
| Eritrea | Visa required | |
| Estonia | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Eswatini | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Ethiopia | eVisa | up to 90 days |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months |
| Finland | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| France | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement (in Regions of France) ID card valid
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| Gabon | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Gambia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Georgia | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Germany | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Ghana | Visa required | |
| Greece | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Grenada | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Guatemala | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Guinea | eVisa | 90 days |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Guyana | Visa required | |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Honduras | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Hungary | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Iceland | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| India | e-Visa | 60 days |
| Indonesia | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Iran | eVisa | 30 days |
| Iraq | Visa required | 15 days |
| Ireland | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Israel | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Italy | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Jamaica |
Visa not required
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| Japan | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Jordan |
Free visa on arrival
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| Kazakhstan | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation | 3 months |
| Kiribati | Visa not required | 90 days |
| North Korea | Visa required | |
| South Korea | K-ETA required | 30 days |
| Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required | 60 days |
| Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Latvia | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Lebanon | Visa on arrival | 1 month |
| Lesotho |
Visa not required
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| Liberia | Visa required | |
| Libya | Visa required | |
| Liechtenstein | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Lithuania | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Luxembourg | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Mali | Visa required | |
| Malta | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Marshall Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | |
| Mauritius | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa not required | 180 days |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Moldova | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Monaco |
Visa not required
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| Mongolia | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Montenegro | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Morocco | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Myanmar | eVisa | 28 days |
| Namibia | Visa required | |
| Nauru | Visa required | |
| Nepal | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Netherlands | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) ID card valid
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| New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority | 3 months |
| Nicaragua | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Niger | Visa required | |
| Nigeria | Visa required | |
| North Macedonia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Norway | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Oman | eVisa | 30 days |
| Pakistan | Online Visa | |
| Palau | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Panama | Visa not required | 180 days |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa | 60 days |
| Paraguay | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Poland | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Portugal | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Qatar | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Romania | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Russia | eVisa | 16 days |
| Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Saint Lucia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 90 days |
| San Marino |
Visa not required
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| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required | 15 days |
| Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Senegal | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Serbia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Seychelles | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival | |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Slovakia | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Slovenia | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Solomon Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | |
| South Africa | Visa not required | 30 days |
| South Sudan | Electronic Visa | |
| Spain | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Sudan | Visa required | |
| Suriname | eVisa | |
| Sweden | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Switzerland | Visa not required |
Freedom of movement ID card valid
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| Syria | Visa required | |
| Tajikistan | eVisa | 45 days |
| Tanzania | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | 15 days |
| Timor-Leste | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | 7 days |
| Tonga | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Tunisia | Visa required | |
| Turkey | eVisa | 1 month |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | |
| Tuvalu | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Uganda | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Ukraine | Visa not required | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa not required | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa not required | 6 months |
| United States | Visa required | |
| Uruguay | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Uzbekistan | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Vatican City |
Visa not required
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| Venezuela | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Vietnam | eVisa | 30 days |
| Yemen | Visa required | |
| Zambia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Zimbabwe | Visa not required | 3 months |
Source: Wikipedia
Territories
Africa
• Eritrea (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
• Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months.
• Somaliland — Visa issued on arrival (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).
• Sudan — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
• Darfur — Separate travel permit is required.
Asia
• Hong Kong — Visa not required for 90 days.
• India — 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.
• Iraqi Kurdistan — Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
• Kazakhstan — 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.
• Macao — 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.
• North Korea 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)
• Palestine — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
• Taiwan — 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.
• Turkmenistan — 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.
• Yemen — Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.
Caribbean and North Atlantic
• Anguilla — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Aruba — Visa not required for 30 days.
• Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Bermuda — Visa not required for 21 days (extendable).
• British Virgin Islands — Visa not required for 1 month (extendable).
• Cayman Islands — Visa not required for 6 months.
• Colombia — Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival.
• Curacao — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Montserrat — Visa not required for 6 months.
• Greenland — Visa not required.
• Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted.
• Puerto Rico — Visa required.
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon — Visa not required.
• Sint Maarten — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa not required for 90 days.
• U.S. Virgin Islands — Visa required.
Europe
• Abkhazia — 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.
• Faroe Islands — Visa not required.
• Gibraltar — Visa not required.
• Guernsey – Visa not required.
• Alderney – Visa not required.
• Sark – Visa not required.
• Isle of Man — 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.
• Jersey – Visa not required.
• Kosovo — visa free for 90 days.
• Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required.
• South Ossetia — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
• Transnistria — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.
Oceania
• American Samoa — Visa required (entry permit).
• Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
• Clipperton Island — special permit required.
• Cook Islands — Visa free access for 31 days.
• Lau Province — Special permission required.
• French Polynesia — Visa not required.
• Guam — Visa required.
• New Caledonia — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Niue — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
• Northern Mariana Islands — Visa not required.
• Pitcairn Islands — 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.
• Wallis and Futuna — Visa not required.
South Atlantic and Antarctica
• Falkland Islands — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arrival.
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
◦ Ascension Island — eVisa for 3 months within any year period.
◦ Saint Helena — Entry Permit (£25) for 183 days is issued on arrival.
◦ Tristan da Cunha — 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.
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich 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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.
References
Ministry of Foreign Affairs – https://mfa.gov.cy/