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🇨🇾 Cyprus: visa questions, answered
What other travellers asked about getting into Cyprus, and what Visafar's checked rules say. Traveller answers are their own experience and are reviewed before they appear; answers marked Visafar cite the official source. The official source and the border officer decide.
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VisafarCan I visit Cyprus with a Schengen visa?
Yes, if your passport alone would need a visa, Cyprus lets you in visa-free for up to 90 days when you hold a Schengen visa.
- Under EU Decision 565/2014 Cyprus unilaterally recognises a Schengen category C visa issued for TWO OR MORE entries as equivalent to its own national visa.
- A single-entry Schengen visa does not qualify. The visa must be valid on arrival.
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
- Days spent in Cyprus do NOT count against your Schengen 90/180 allowance — the two are tracked separately.
- Cyprus is in the EU but not in the Schengen area: it accepts the visa, it does not issue it.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Indian passport holders visit Cyprus with a Schengen visa?
Yes. With a valid Schengen visa, Indian passport holders can enter Cyprus visa-free for up to 90 days. Without it, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs a visa.
- Under EU Decision 565/2014 Cyprus unilaterally recognises a Schengen category C visa issued for TWO OR MORE entries as equivalent to its own national visa.
- A single-entry Schengen visa does not qualify. The visa must be valid on arrival.
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
- Days spent in Cyprus do NOT count against your Schengen 90/180 allowance — the two are tracked separately.
- Cyprus is in the EU but not in the Schengen area: it accepts the visa, it does not issue it.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Pakistani passport holders visit Cyprus with a Schengen visa?
Yes. With a valid Schengen visa, Pakistani passport holders can enter Cyprus visa-free for up to 90 days. Without it, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs a visa.
- Under EU Decision 565/2014 Cyprus unilaterally recognises a Schengen category C visa issued for TWO OR MORE entries as equivalent to its own national visa.
- A single-entry Schengen visa does not qualify. The visa must be valid on arrival.
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
- Days spent in Cyprus do NOT count against your Schengen 90/180 allowance — the two are tracked separately.
- Cyprus is in the EU but not in the Schengen area: it accepts the visa, it does not issue it.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Philippine passport holders visit Cyprus with a Schengen visa?
Yes. With a valid Schengen visa, Philippine passport holders can enter Cyprus visa-free for up to 90 days. Without it, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs a visa.
- Under EU Decision 565/2014 Cyprus unilaterally recognises a Schengen category C visa issued for TWO OR MORE entries as equivalent to its own national visa.
- A single-entry Schengen visa does not qualify. The visa must be valid on arrival.
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
- Days spent in Cyprus do NOT count against your Schengen 90/180 allowance — the two are tracked separately.
- Cyprus is in the EU but not in the Schengen area: it accepts the visa, it does not issue it.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Nigerian passport holders visit Cyprus with a Schengen visa?
Yes. With a valid Schengen visa, Nigerian passport holders can enter Cyprus visa-free for up to 90 days. Without it, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs a visa.
- Under EU Decision 565/2014 Cyprus unilaterally recognises a Schengen category C visa issued for TWO OR MORE entries as equivalent to its own national visa.
- A single-entry Schengen visa does not qualify. The visa must be valid on arrival.
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
- Days spent in Cyprus do NOT count against your Schengen 90/180 allowance — the two are tracked separately.
- Cyprus is in the EU but not in the Schengen area: it accepts the visa, it does not issue it.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Egyptian passport holders visit Cyprus with a Schengen visa?
Yes. With a valid Schengen visa, Egyptian passport holders can enter Cyprus visa-free for up to 90 days. Without it, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs a visa.
- Under EU Decision 565/2014 Cyprus unilaterally recognises a Schengen category C visa issued for TWO OR MORE entries as equivalent to its own national visa.
- A single-entry Schengen visa does not qualify. The visa must be valid on arrival.
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
- Days spent in Cyprus do NOT count against your Schengen 90/180 allowance — the two are tracked separately.
- Cyprus is in the EU but not in the Schengen area: it accepts the visa, it does not issue it.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Bangladeshi passport holders visit Cyprus with a Schengen visa?
Yes. With a valid Schengen visa, Bangladeshi passport holders can enter Cyprus visa-free for up to 90 days. Without it, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs a visa.
- Under EU Decision 565/2014 Cyprus unilaterally recognises a Schengen category C visa issued for TWO OR MORE entries as equivalent to its own national visa.
- A single-entry Schengen visa does not qualify. The visa must be valid on arrival.
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
- Days spent in Cyprus do NOT count against your Schengen 90/180 allowance — the two are tracked separately.
- Cyprus is in the EU but not in the Schengen area: it accepts the visa, it does not issue it.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Sri Lankan passport holders visit Cyprus with a Schengen visa?
Yes. With a valid Schengen visa, Sri Lankan passport holders can enter Cyprus visa-free for up to 90 days. Without it, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs a visa.
- Under EU Decision 565/2014 Cyprus unilaterally recognises a Schengen category C visa issued for TWO OR MORE entries as equivalent to its own national visa.
- A single-entry Schengen visa does not qualify. The visa must be valid on arrival.
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
- Days spent in Cyprus do NOT count against your Schengen 90/180 allowance — the two are tracked separately.
- Cyprus is in the EU but not in the Schengen area: it accepts the visa, it does not issue it.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Nepali passport holders visit Cyprus with a Schengen visa?
Yes. With a valid Schengen visa, Nepali passport holders can enter Cyprus visa-free for up to 90 days. Without it, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs a visa.
- Under EU Decision 565/2014 Cyprus unilaterally recognises a Schengen category C visa issued for TWO OR MORE entries as equivalent to its own national visa.
- A single-entry Schengen visa does not qualify. The visa must be valid on arrival.
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
- Days spent in Cyprus do NOT count against your Schengen 90/180 allowance — the two are tracked separately.
- Cyprus is in the EU but not in the Schengen area: it accepts the visa, it does not issue it.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
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