1. It is informed that visas will not be granted to applicants with itineraries regarding illegal entries from ports and airports situated in the part of the Republic of Cyprus, which is occupied by the Turkish troops since 1974.
2. Travelers entering the Republic of Cyprus via the illegal / closed airports and ports (i.e. all the airports and ports in the occupied areas), are in breach of the national law of the Republic of Cyprus and subject to sanctions. Therefore, you are urged to travel via the recognized 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.
3. Any entry into the territory of the Republic of Cyprus via any other port or airport in the area of Cyprus, where the Government of the Republic does not exercise effective control (Turkish occupied area) is illegal”.
4. It is also informed that the Government of the Republic of Cyprus is the only recognized Government on the island (a member of the EU since 1.5.2004, as well as member of the UN and other International organizations). As a result of the Turkish military occupation in 1974, the Government of the Republic of Cyprus is not in a position to exercise effective control over the occupied areas of the Republic. The so-called "trnc" has been condemned and declared illegal and invalid by the whole International Community through Security Council Resolutions 541/83 and 550/84. With the sole exception of Turkey, no state in the world or International Organization recognizes this illegal secessionist entity.
5. Presently, it is possible for foreign tourists who visit the government controlled area of the Republic of Cyprus, to cross to the occupied areas through 7 crossing points, at their own risk as the area is not under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus. In case of any eventuality, the government of the Republic of Cyprus and the diplomatic missions of your respective countries accredited to Cyprus will not be in a position to help you while you are in the occupied part.
6. The premises of the most of the "hotels" in the occupied part of the Republic of Cyprus either belong to the Greek Cypriot refugees or they have been illegally built on their (Greek Cypriot Refugees) usurped properties. Therefore, staying in Greek Cypriot owned hotels and having any kind of in the occupied part, would put you at great risk of possible legal action on the part of the owners. List of ownership status of hotels and other accommodation facilities in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus, can be found here.
7. The same applies to the illegal "educational institutions" operating in the occupied part of the Republic of Cyprus. It is informed that the so-called “educational institutions” in the said part of the Republic of Cyprus operate under the purported “law” of the secessionist entity, which as per the international law constitute invalid entities, recognized only by Turkey. The majority of these illegal institutions, much like the majority of hotels in the occupied part of the Republic of Cyprus, unlawfully use properties belonging to Greek Cypriot refugees. It is also pertinent to note that these so-called educational institutions are neither recognized nor accredited by the Competent Authority of the Republic of Cyprus, the Council of Educational Evaluation –Accreditation (CEEA), the only one, officially operating in the Republic of Cyprus.
List of countries, whose citizens are required to have a visa to enter the Republic of Cyprus
| 1. AFGHANISTAN |
| 2. ALGERIA |
| 3. ANGOLA |
| 4. ARMENIA |
| 5. AZERBAIJAN |
| 6. BAHRAIN |
| 7. BANGLADESH |
| 8. BELARUS |
| 9. BELIZE |
| 10. BENIN |
| 11. BHUTAN |
| 12. BOLIVIA |
| 13. BOTSWANA |
| 14. BURKINA FASO |
| 15. BURMA/MYANMAR |
| 16. BURUNDI |
| 17. CAMBODIA |
| 18. CAMEROON |
| 19. CAPE VERDE |
| 20. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
| 21. CHAD |
| 22. CHINA |
| 23. COLOMBIA |
| 24. COMOROS |
| 25. CONGO |
| 26. COTE D’ IVOIRE |
| 27. CUBA |
| 28. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO |
| 29. DJIBOUTI |
| 30. DOMINICA |
| 31. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| 32. ECUADOR |
| 33. EGYPT |
| 34. EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
| 35. ERITREA |
| 36. ETHIOPIA |
| 37. FIJI |
| 38. FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA* |
| 39. GABON |
| 40. GAMBIA |
| 41. GEORGIA |
| 42. GHANA |
| 43. GRENADA |
| 44. GUINEA |
| 45. GUINEA-BISSAU |
| 46. GUYANA |
| 47. HAITI |
| 48. INDIA |
| 49. INDONESIA |
| 50. IRAN |
| 51. IRAQ |
| 52. JAMAICA |
| 53. JORDAN |
| 54. KAZAKHSTAN |
| 55. KENYA |
| 56. KIRIBATI |
| 57. KUWAIT |
| 58. KYRGYZSTAN |
| 59. LAOS |
| 60. LEBANON |
| 61. LESOTHO |
| 62. LIBERIA |
| 63. LIBYA |
| 64. MADAGASCAR |
| 65. MALAWI |
| 66. MALDIVES |
| 67. MALI |
| 68. MARSHALL ISLANDS |
| 69. MAURITANIA |
| 70. MICRONESIA |
| 71. MOLDOVA* |
| 72. MONGOLIA |
| 73. MONTENEGRO* |
| 74. MOROCCO |
| 75. MOZAMBIQUE |
| 76. NAMIBIA |
| 77. NAURU |
| 78. NEPAL |
| 79. NIGER |
| 80. NIGERIA |
| 81. NORTH KOREA |
| 82. NORTHERN MARIANAS (ISLANDS) |
| 83. OMAN |
| 84. PAKISTAN |
| 85. PALAU |
| 86. PALAISTINIAN NATIONAL AUTHORITY |
| 87. PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| 88. PERU |
| 89. PHILIPPINES |
| 90. QATAR |
| 91. RUSSIA |
| 92. RWANDA |
| 93. SAINT LUCIA |
| 94. SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES |
| 95. SAMOA |
| 96. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
| 97. SAUDI ARABIA |
| 98. SENEGAL |
| 99. SERBIA* |
| 100. SIERRA LEONE |
| 101. SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| 102. SOMALIA |
| 103. SOUTH AFRICA |
| 104. SRI LANKA |
| 105. SUDAN |
| 106. SURINAM |
| 107. SWAZILAND |
| 108. SYRIA |
| 109. TAJIKISTAN |
| 110. TANZANIA |
| 111. THAILAND |
| 112. TIMOR-LESTE |
| 113. TOGO |
| 114. TONGA |
| 115. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
| 116. TUNISIA |
| 117. TURKEY |
| 118. TURKMENISTAN |
| 119. TUVALU |
| 120. UGANDA |
| 121. UKRAINE |
| 122. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| 123. UZBEKISTAN |
| 124. VANUATU |
| 125. VIETNAM |
| 126. YEMEN |
| 127. ZAMBIA |
| 128. ZIMBABWE |
* visa is not required for holders of biometric passports
List of countries whose citizens do NOT need a visa for a stay of up to 90 days, provided they are bona fide visitors
- All members of the European Economic Area (EU states plus Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) as well as Switzerland*
- The following countries:
| 1. ANDORRA |
| 2. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
| 3. ARGENTINA |
| 4. AUSTRALIA |
| 2. BAHAMAS |
| 3. BARBADOS |
| 4. BERMUDA |
| 5. BRAZIL |
| 6. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
| 7. CANADA |
| 8. CHILE |
| 9. COSTA RICA |
| 10. CROATIA |
| 11. GUATEMALA |
| 12. HOLY SEE |
| 13. HONDURAS |
| 14. HONG KONG SAR |
| 15. ISRAEL |
| 16. JAPAN |
| 17. MACAO SAR |
| 18. MALAYSIA |
| 19. MAURITIUS |
| 20. MEXICO |
| 21. MONACO |
| 22. NEW ZEALAND |
| 23. NICARAGUA |
| 24. PANAMA |
| 25. PARAGUAY |
| 26. SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
| 27. SALVADOR EL |
| 28. SAN MARINO |
| 29. SEYCHELLES |
| 30. SINGAPORE |
| 31. SOUTH KOREA |
| 32. TAIWAN |
| 33. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| 34. URUGUAY |
| 35. VENEZUELA |
* British overseas citizens who are not nationals of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland territory citizens who own the right of abode in the United Kingdom are British subjects for community purposes and enjoy the same rights as citizens of the United Kingdom.
Additional categories of persons who DO NOT require a visa
1. Holders of diplomatic and service passports of Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, FYROM, Montenegro, Serbia, Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine. (In compliance with the Agreements between the European Community OJL 129, 17.5.2007, p.27 and OJL 334, 19.12.2007 p. 85)
2. Holders of diplomatic and service passports of Armenia, Bolivia, China, Colombia, Cuba, Georgia, India, Iran, Syria.
3. Holders of diplomatic, service, and special passports of Egypt and Lebanon
4. All flight crew member who are holding Flight crew Member’s Licence or a Crew Member Certificate issued under the Chicago Convention.
5. The flight crew and attendants on emergency or rescue flights and other helpers in the event of disaster or accident.
6. The civilian crew of ships navigating in international waters.
7. The holders of laissez-passer issued by the United Nations to their officials.
8. School pupils having the nationality of a third country listed in Annex I who reside in a Third Country listed in Annex II and are travelling in the context of a school excursion as members of a group of pupils accompanied by a teacher from school in question.
9. All persons who are in possession of work permit issued by the Civil Registry and Migration Officer.
10. All persons who possess a permanent or a temporary residence permit issued by the Civil Registry and a Migration Officer.
11. All persons who possess a study permit issued by the Civil Registry and Migration Officer.
Holders of Schengen visas:
Holders of the following documents do not need a visa, as from 17 June 2014, to enter Cyprus:
1. Schengen Visa rated for two or multiple entries. Holders of such visas may travel to Cyprus without acquiring a Cyprus national visa for a period of 90 days in any 180 days period. It is not necessary for holders of such Schengen visas to enter a Schengen territory before entering the territory of the Republic of Cyprus.
2. Schengen Long Stay Visa.
3. Residence permit issued by a Schengen Country.
4. Romanian, Croatian and Bulgarian Visa, Valid for two or multiple entries.
5. Residence permit issued by Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia.
Please note that the aforesaid Decision does not apply to holders of Turkish and Azeri passports, who need a visa to enter Cyprus.
(It should be noted that the maximum period of stay is 90 days per six months).
Russian and Ukrainian nationals may now be issued a three (3) year multiple entry visa, provided that they meet all other pertinent requirements.
Holders of the new biometric passports for Serbia, Montenegro, FYROM and Moldova do not need a visa to enter Cyprus for the period of up to three months (90 days per six months). It is noted that holders of the old (non biometric) passports for the above mentioned countries will still need to obtain a visa in order to enter Cyprus. It is further noted that holders of Serbian passports that are issued by the “Coordination Directorate” in English or “Koordinaciona Uprava” in Serbian will also still have to obtain a visa in order to enter Cyprus.