Useful Information:
• Apply for a visa as early as possible but not more than six months before the start of the intended visit to Cyprus, and AT LEAST 15 days before your intended trip. The visa application, valid travel document, photograph and all supportive documents must be submitted in person at the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Vienna and after the arrangement of an appointment.
• Please be informed that, as of June 11, 2024, the application fee for an entry visa to the Republic of Cyprus is €90 (ninety euros). This fee is applicable for both types of entry visas (single entry, multiple entry). For children between 6 and 12 years of age, the fee is €45 (forty-five euros). For children below the age of 6 years, the visa application is free of charge.
• As of January 26, 2023, having medical travel insurance is a prerequisite when applying for a visa. The medical travel insurance should cover any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgent medical attention and/or emergency hospital treatment or death, during their stay(s) on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus. The minimum coverage shall be 30.000 euros.
• In case an application is declined, the visa application fee will not be reimbursed. Applicants who have been refused a visa have the right to appeal. When receiving the refusal notification, complete information regarding the appeal procedure will be provided by the Embassy.
Please note that in order to start the process of examining the visa application, the applicant needs to submit all necessary documents in person and pay the visa fee.
Important information concerning travel to the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus
Since the illegal Turkish invasion of July 1974, 36% of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus remails unlawfully occupied by the Turkish army (you may read more about it here if you are interested). As a result of this, the government of the Republic of Cyprus which is the sole legal and internationally recognized government on the island, is not in a position to exercise effective control over the occupied areas of its territory.
If you intend to travel to Cyprus, you should be aware that the so-called "trnc", the secessionist entity unilaterally declared by the occupation regime, has been condemned and declared illegal and invalid by the International Community through United Nations Security Council Resolutions 541/83 and 550/84.
Currently, and subject to any temporary COVID-related restrictions, it is possible for foreign visitors who visit the government-controlled areas of the Republic of Cyprus, to cross to the occupied areas.
You should be aware, however, that staying in properties owned by Greek Cypriot refugees who have been foreced by the occupation army to flee, including hotels in the occupied area which are being illegally exploited, would put you at risk of possible legal action on the part of the owners.
Travelers entering the Republic of Cyprus via any illegally operating airport or port in the occupied area that has been declared closed in accordance with International Law, will be in breach of national legislation of the Republic of Cyprus. You are therefore urged to travel via the legal points of entry to the Republic of Cyprus, so as to avoid the risk of facing the consequences of the law.
The legal points of entry to the Republic of Cyprus are the intenational 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. Entry to 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.