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National Visa Information System-Visa to Cyprus


General Informations:

  • Visas applications are handled by the consular department of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus.
  • You need an arranged appointment prior visiting the Embassy. You can send an email to email : consulardoha@cyprusembassy.org.qa or call : 44934390/1 .
  • Payment is cash only in Qatari riyals.


Visa Application Procedure and Documents Required:

1. Applications must be submitted in PERSON. However, for those who reside more than 200 miles (300 kms) from the Consulate, the applications may be submitted by recorded delivery enclosing a registered self-addressed special delivery envelope for the safe return of the passport the and documents.
2. One completed application form signed by the applicant (or the legal guardian in the case of minors) with 2 passport sized photographs attached. - in case of a minor : the appearance of both parents ( Guardians )at the embassy is requested. - in case of a minor travelling alone to Cyprus, the appearance of both parents ( Guardians ) with a letter addressed to the Cyprus Embassy signed from both parents.
3. A full national passport valid for at least six months longer than the validity of the visa being applied for. Visitors wishing to obtain a visa are advised to be in possession of a passport valid at least for 6 months beyond the period of intended stay.
4. The residence visa for the return country must be valid for at least three months beyond the period of intended stay.
5. Provisional Bookings or Itinerary of travel arrangements (Round trip ticket with fixed dates) is a must. Ticket should not be purchased before the visa is issued.
6. Prior Hotel Reservation showing the duration of stay at the hotel.
7. If visiting for business, an official letter of invitation from a Cypriot company must be presented.
8. If visiting friends or family, a letter of invitation from them with their full address, phone number and occupation in Cyprus (along with a certified Assumption of Responsibility form, duly completed and signed by the host) must be presented.
9. Solid evidence that there are sufficient funds to cover the cost of the intended stay in Cyprus, e.g. a bank statement for the past three months (credit cards can be accepted only in addition to bank statements and only with recent statement confirming credit limit. Please note that cash is not an acceptable proof). bank statements in EURO, US DOLLAR AND QATARI RIYAL ONLY are accepted.
10. A recent (less than one month old) official letter from the employer addressed to the Cyprus Consulate with proof of the applicants wages / salary. If self-employed, a letter from the solicitor, the accountant or the bank manager of the applicant. If a student in the country of the Consulate, an original letter from the school or University addressed to the Cyprus Consulate confirming the status / attendance and the duration of the course.
11. The Consulate may also ask for a copy of a Bank Guarantee Letter from the host, throughout a visitor’s stay in Cyprus, so as to cover the possible cost of repatriation. Bank Guarantee Letters are issued for the amount of:
  • €854,30 for visitors from Sri Lanka, the Philippines, China, and other Asian countries
  • €512,60 for visitors from the CIS, and other Eastern Europe countries.
  • €341,72 for visitors from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and other Middle East countries.
12. Qatari Nationals are required to submit ONLY; Application form signed, 2 recent photos, original passport.

Applications / Forms:

In order to download the relevant forms please use the links at the end of the page.




National Visa Information System (N-VIS)

Technology can play a key role in improving and reinforcing external borders. Over the past years, Cyprus has been operating a large-scale IT system (N.VIS) for collecting and processing visa applications.

What is VIS?

The National Visa Information System (N.VIS) allows the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. to processes data and make decisions relating to applications for short-stay visas to visit, or to transit through, the Republic of Cyprus. For this purpose, the N.VIS is connected to the stop-list of the police. At this stage 38 Embassies and Consulates use the N.VIS.

What is the purpose of VIS?

(a) The N.VIS enables the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to check if a visa applicant is filed as a forbidden immigrant in the national stop-list.
(b) It enables border guards to verify that a person presenting a visa is its rightful holder.

(c) It assists in preventing, detecting and investigating terrorist offences and other serious criminal offences.

How does it work in practice?

Visa applications are submitted in paper form. In some countries, visa applications are submitted to External Service Providers (ESPs) who then forward them to the contracted local Cypriot Embassy/ Consulate. Once the applicant’s details are entered in the N.VIS, a number of checks are run including for determining if the applicant is filed in the national stop-list as an illegal immigrant. Clear of all checks, the visa is issued to the applicant.

Who can access VIS?

Access to VIS data has only authorized personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the purpose of visa application management. Competent visa authorities (the Police) may use the VIS for the purpose of examining applications at the points of entry and/ or for Visa extension at District Police Immigration Offices.
The authorities responsible for carrying out checks at external borders and within the national territories have access to query the VIS for the purpose of verifying the authenticity of the visa.

Legal Background

The main acts constituting the N.VIS legal framework are:
· Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the VIS and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation), OJUE L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60.

· Council Decision 2008/633/JHA of 23 June 2008 concerning access for consultation of the VIS by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offence, OJUE L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 129.

How is my data in VIS protected?

All personal data processed in relation to visa application management are protected by the European Union data protection legislation (The General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR) and the implementing national data protection legislation. Access to N.VIS data is limited to authorized staff in the performance of their tasks. They must ensure that the use of N.VIS data is limited to that which is strictly necessary, appropriate and proportionate for carrying out their tasks.
Although VIS is not accessible from the internet, any person has the right to be informed about his/her data in the VIS. Any person may request that inaccurate data about him/her is corrected and unlawfully recorded data is deleted.

The lawfulness of processing N.VIS personal data is supervised by the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection who is the National Supervisory Authority.

What are my rights?

Each individual has the following rights regarding the processing of their personal data in the N.VIS:
· the right to ask about the data relating to them in the VIS,
· the right to request that inaccurate data relating to them in the VIS be corrected,
· The right to submit a complaint to the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection.

Whom can I contact for more information?

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who can advise data subjects in relation to the exercise of their rights. The DPO can be contacted at dpo@mfa.gov.cy.







Entry Regulations for Cyprus


The current section includes information on the following:
· Admission and transit restrictions
· Categories of visas
· TABLE I: List of Third Countries, whose citizens are required to have a visa to enter the Republic of Cyprus
· TABLE II: List of Third Countries whose nationals do NOT require a visa for a stay of up to 90 days, provided they are bona fide visitors
· Where Visas are being issued
· Visa Fees
· Visa Application Procedure and Documents Required
· Applications / Forms



Admission and transit restrictions:

Entry regulations apply only to the areas controlled by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.

Passport: Required, except for holders of:
· Laissez-Passer issued by the United Nations.
· Document issued to stateless persons and recognised refugees.
· Further to the above, citizens of the European Union countries, as well as of Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway may enter Cyprus with their national identity card provided there is a photograph.

The Government of the Republic of Cyprus refuses admission to:

1. Holders of “passports” issued illegally by the secessionist entity, the so-called “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC) ·
Note:
· The Government of the Republic of Cyprus is the only recognised Government on the island - member of the EU since 1.5.2004, as well as member of the UN and other International Organisations. As a result of the Turkish military presence and occupation, the Government of the Republic of Cyprus is not in a position to exercise control over the occupied areas of the Republic. The so-called "TRNC" has been condemned and declared as both illegal and invalid by the whole of the International Community through Security Council Resolutions 541/83 and 550/84. With the sole exception of Turkey, no state in the world or International Organisation recognises the secessionist entity.
· Presently, it is possible for foreign tourists who visit the government-controlled area of the Republic of Cyprus, to cross to the occupied areas.
· Staying in Greek Cypriot owned hotels in the occupied areas, which are being illegally exploited, would put you at great risk of possible legal action on the part of the owners.
· Travellers entering the Republic of Cyprus via the illegal / closed airports and ports (i.e. all the airports and ports in the occupied areas), may still face the consequences of the Laws of the Republic. Therefore, you are urged to travel via the recognised ports of entry, so as to avoid any possible problems (provided that a visa has been granted to you). The legal ports of entry into the Republic of Cyprus are the airports of Larnaca and Paphos and the ports of Larnaca, Limassol, Latsi and Paphos, which are situated in the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus. Any entry into the territory of the Republic of Cyprus via any other port or airport in the area of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic does not exercise effective control (Turkish occupied area) is illegal”.

2. For those intending to be employed in Cyprus, the issue of an employment permit by the Civil Archive and Migration Office is required and no visa is required in order to travel to Cyprus.

Categories of visas

1. Short-stay or travel visas: multiple-entry visas:

This visa entitles aliens who seek to enter the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, for reasons other than immigration, to pay a continuous visit or several visits, the duration of which does not exceed three months in any half-year from the date of first entry. As a general rule, this visa may be issued for one or several entries.

In the case of aliens who need to travel frequently to Cyprus, for example on business, short-stay visas may be issued for several visits, provided that the total length of these visits does not exceed three months in any half-year. This multiple entry visa may be valid for one year, and in exceptional cases, for more than a year but for no more than five years for certain categories of persons.

2. Airport Transit Visa (ATV)

This visa entitles aliens who are required to have such a visa to pass through the international transit area of Cypriot airports without actually entering the national territory of Cyprus, during a stop-over or transfer between two stages of an international flight. The requirement to have this visa is an exception to the general right to transit without a visa through Cyprus.

Nationals from the countries listed in the Table below and persons who are not necessarily nationals of those countries, but who possess travel documents issued by their authorities are required to possess this type of visa.
List of Third Countries whose nationals are subject to the airport transit visa (ATV) requirement, where holders of travel documents issued by these Third Countries are also subject to this visa requirement (Note: Flight crew who are nationals of a Contracting Party to the Chicago Convention shall be exempt from the ATV requirement).
1. AFGHANISTAN
2. BANGLADESH
3. CONGO (Democratic Republic of)
4. ERITREA
5. ETHIOPIA
6. GHANA
7. IRAN (Note: Holders of Diplomatic and Service passports shall be exempt from the ATV requirement)
8. IRAQ
9. NIGERIA
10. PAKISTAN
11. SOMALIA
12. SRI LANKA
13. TURKEY



3. Transit visas

This visa entitles aliens who are travelling from a Third State to another Third State, to pass through the territory of the Republic of Cyprus. This visa may be issued for one, or exceptionally several transits, provided that the duration in each case does not exceed five days and provided that the entry of the alien into the territory of the destination Third State is guaranteed and that the route taken normally requires transit through Cyprus.


4. Group Visas

This is a transit visa or a visa limited to a maximum of thirty days, which may be affixed to a group passport - except where national legislation provides otherwise - issued to a group of aliens formed prior to the decision to travel, provided that the members of the group enter the territory, stay there and leave it as a group.
Group visas may be issued to groups of between 5 and 50 people. The person in charge of the group shall possess an individual passport and, where necessary, an individual visa.


5. Long-stay visas

Visas for visits exceeding three months for the following categories:
a. Employment
b. Study
c. Business
These Visas are issued by the immigration department in Cyprus.

TABLE I: List of Third Countries, whose citizens are required to have a visa to enter the Republic of Cyprus:


Holders of passport of the following countries are required to hold a visa to enter the Republic of Cyprus:

1. AFGHANISTAN
2. ALBANIA*
3. ALGERIA
4. ANGOLA
5. ARMENIA
6. AZERBAIJAN
7. BAHRAIN
8. BANGLADESH
9. BELARUS
10. BELIZE
11. BENIN
12. BHUTAN
13. BOLIVIA
14. BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA*
15. BOTSWANA
16. BURKINA FASO
17. BURMA/MYANMAR
18. BURUNDI
19. CAMBODIA
20. CAMEROON
21. CAPE VERDE
22. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
23. CHAD
24. CHINA
25. COMOROS
26. CONGO
27. COTE D’ IVOIRE
28. CUBA
29. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
30. DJIBOUTI
31. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
32. ECUADOR
33. EGYPT
34. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
35. ERITREA
36. ETHIOPIA
37. FIJI
38. GABON
39. GAMBIA
40. GEORGIA
41. GHANA
42. GUINEA
43. GUINEA-BISSAU
44. GUYANA
45. HAITI
46. INDIA
47. INDONESIA
48. IRAN
49. IRAQ
50. JAMAICA
51. JORDAN
52. KAZAKHSTAN
53. KENYA
54. KUWAIT
55. KYRGYZSTAN
56. LAOS
57. LEBANON
58. LESOTHO
59. LIBERIA
60. LIBYA
61. MADAGASCAR
62. MALAWI
63. MALDIVES
64. MALI
65. MAURITANIA
66. MOLDOVA*
67. MONGOLIA
68. MOROCCO
69. MONTENEGRO*
70. MOZAMBIQUE
71. NAMIBIA
72. NAURU
73. NEPAL
74. NIGER
75. NIGERIA
76. NORTH KOREA
77. NORTHERN MARIANAS (ISLANDS)
78. NORTH MACEDONIA
79. OMAN
80. PAKISTAN
81. PALESTINIAN NATIONAL AUTHORITY
82. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
83. PHILIPPINES
84. QATAR
85. RUSSIA
86. RWANDA
87. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
88. SAUDI ARABIA
89. SENEGAL
90. SERBIA*
91. SIERRA LEONE
92. SOLOMON ISLANDS
93. SOMALIA
94. SOUTH AFRICA
95. SOUTH SUDAN
96. SRI LANKA
97. SUDAN
98. SURINAME
99. SWAZILAND
100. SYRIA
101. TAJIKISTAN
102. TANZANIA
103. THAILAND
104. TOGO
105. TUNISIA
106. TURKEY
107. TURKMENISTAN
108. UGANDA
109. UKRAINE*
110. UZBEKISTAN
111. VIETNAM
112. YEMEN
113. ZAMBIA
114. ZIMBABWE

* Applies only for holders of non-biometric passports. Holders of biometric passports do not require a visa.


TABLE II: List of Third Countries whose nationals do NOT require a visa for a stay of up to 90 days, provided they are bona fide visitors


The following categories of persons, as well as holders of passports of the countries listed separately below, are NOT required to hold a visa to enter the Republic of Cyprus:
        • Holders of diplomatic passports of Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro and Qatar.
        • Holders of diplomatic and service passports of Armenia, China, Costa Rica, Georgia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Moldova, Russian Federation, Serbia, Seychelles and Ukraine.
        • Holders of diplomatic, service, and special passports of Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Syria and of the United Arab Emirates.
        • Holders of diplomatic, official and service passports of Colombia, Cuba, India, Mexico, Panama, Marshal Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Peru, United Arab Emirates, Tonga, Palau, St. Lucia, Dominica, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, Samoa and of Trinidad and Tobago.
        • Holders of diplomatic or official passports of the Republic of Korea.
        • Holders of biometric passports of Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and of Moldova.
        • All flight crew members who are holding Flight crew Member’s License or a Crew Member Certificate issued under the Chicago Convention.
        • The flight crew and attendants on emergency or rescue flights and other assistants in the event of disaster or accident.
        • The civilian crew of ships.
        • Holders of United Nations laissez-passer.
        • Holders of Council of Europe laissez-passer.
        • Holders of valid double or multiple entry Schengen visa or Bulgarian, Croatian and Romanian national visa, as well as residence permits issued by Schengen Member States or by Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania, are not required to hold a short-stay visa to enter the Republic of Cyprus for a time period that does not exceed 90 days in any 180 day period. This provision doesn’t apply to Citizens of Turkey and Azerbaijan who have to follow the regular visa issuance procedure. [The Republic of Cyprus has adopted the provisions of Decision No. 565/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 introducing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by Cyprus as well as by Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for transit through or intended stays on their territories not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period].
        • Holders of travel documents issued to recognised refugees under the Convention relating to the Status Refugees of 28 July 1951, do not require a visa to enter Cyprus, if their travel documents are issued by a member-state of Schengen or by a state listed in Annex II to the Council Regulation 539/2001 as per its amendments.
        • Holders of travel documents issued to stateless persons under the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 28 September 1954, do not require a visa if the documents are issued by a member state of Schengen and the holders of these documents are residing in this Member State.
        • All persons who are in possession of work permit or entry permit issued by the Civil Registry and Migration Department.
        • All persons who possess a permanent or a temporary residence permit issued by the Civil Registry and Migration Department.
        • Citizens of all EU Member States, as well as of Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, as per the list below (they may also enter Cyprus with their Identity Card, provided it bears the holder’s photo).
 
List of countries whose nationals do NOT require a visa for a stay up to 90 days, provided they are bona fide visitors:



1. ALBANIA*
2. ANDORA
3. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
4. ARGENTINA
5. AUSTRALIA
6. AUSTRIA
7. BAHAMAS
8. BARBADOS
9. BELGIUM
10. BERMUDA
11. BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA*
12. BRAZIL
13. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
14. BULGARIA
15. CANADA
16. CHILE
17. COLOMBIA
18. COSTA RICA
19. CROATIA
20. CZECH REPUBLIC
21. DENMARK
22. DOMINICA
23. ESTONIA
24. FINLAND
25. FRANCE
26. GEORGIA*
27. GERMANY
28. GREECE
29. GRENADA
30. GUATEMALA
31. HOLY SEE
32. HUNGARY
33. ICELAND
34. IRELAND
35. ISRAEL
36. ITALY
37. JAPAN
38. KIRIBATI
39. LATVIA
40. LIECHTENSTEIN
41. LITHUANIA
42. LUXEMBOURG
43. MALAYSIA
44. MALTA
45. MARSHALL ISLANDS
46. MAURITIUS
47. MEXICO
48. MICRONESIA
49. MOLDOVA*
50. MONACO
51. MONTENEGRO*
52. NETHERLANDS
53. NEW ZEALAND
54. NICARAGUA
55. NORWAY
56. HONDURAS
57. PALAU
58. PANAMA
59. PARAGUAY
60. PERU
61. POLAND
62. PORTUGAL
63. REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA*
64. ROMANIA
65. SAMOA
66. SAINT LUCIA
67. SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
68. SAIN VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
69. SALVADOR
70. SAN MARINO
71. SERBIA*
72. SEYCHELLES
73. SINGAPORE
74. SLOVAKIA
75. SLOVENIA
76. SOUTH KOREA
77. SPAIN
78. SWEDEN
79. SWITZERLAND
80. TIMORE-LESTE
81. TONGA
82. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
83. UKRAINE *
84. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
85. UNITED KINGDOM
86. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
87. URUGUAY
88. VANUATU
89. VENEZUELA

*Only for holders of biometric passports
 

    • Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China:
      HONG KONG S.A.R.
      MACAO S.A.R
    • British citizens who are not nationals of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the purposes of Union law:
      British nationals (Overseas)
      British overseas territories citizens (BOTC)
      British overseas citizens (BOC)
      British protected
      persons (BPP)
      British subjects (BS)’.
    • Entities and territorial authorities not recognised as States by at least one Member State:
      TAIWAN
 


Where Visas are being issued:

Visas in Doha are issued by the Consular section of the Embassy. Visas in other countries can be issued by all Diplomatic Missions (Embassies and General Consulates) and of the Republic of Cyprus, and by all the Honorary Consulates of the Republic of Cyprus.

Additionally visas can also be issued by the British High Commissions / Embassies in the following countries:

1. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
2. BAHRAIN
3. HONG KONG
4. JAPAN
5. KAZAKHSTAN
6. SWITZERLAND
7. SUDAN
8. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (ABU DHABI, DUBAI)
9. UZBEKISTAN

Visa Fees:

On 28/05/2019, in accordance with the Accession Treaty of 2003, the Cyprus Republic submitted a Declaration of Readiness for a Schengen Evaluation.

After the European Commission’s Schengen Evaluation that started in November 2019 and the following relevant recommendations, in direct compliance with the Schengen acquis and Article 16 of the Visa Code, as of 01/12/2022 visa fees will be increased as follows;

Types of Visa
Fee (euro)
Airport Transit Visa (category A)
80
Short-stay Visa (1-90 days) (Category C)
80
Children between 6-12 years
40
Children under 6 years
0
Visa issued at the border (Category C)
80
Nationals of:
Albania⃰, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Georgia⃰, Moldova*, Montenegro*, North Macedonia⃰, Serbia⃰, Ukraine⃰
35

⃰Visa fee applicable only for holders of non-biometric passports.
Biometric passport holders do not need a visa.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus conveys a strong warning message to foreign citizens who wish to travel to the occupied part of Cyprus, that staying in the listed Greek Cypriot owned hotels or in hotels which have been built on Greek Cypriot property without the consent of the owners, is illegal and contributes and/or assists in the illegal exploitation/usurpation of Greek Cypriot properties contrary to domestic and/or International Law. Such foreign citizens are, therefore, advised to seek accommodation in hotels and other establishments lawfully owned by Turkish Cypriots.

Please find below the relevant list:

Ownership status of hotels and other accomodation facilities in the occupied part of the Republic of Cyprus


For any further information please contact the:

Consular Department
Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus,
Doha
Qatar

Tel: +974 44934390/1
Fax: +974 44933087
Email: consulardoha@cyprusembassy.org.qa



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