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Cyprus: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Cyprus. 174 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 14 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 142Visa-free
  • 9ETA
  • 23On arrival
  • 33eVisa
  • 19Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Cyprus
Rank14
No prior visa174
CodeCYP

Passport strength

A strong passport 14

Rank 14 of 199. 174 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 18.

Schengen AreaVisa-freeUnited KingdomETA180 daysCanadaETA180 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA30 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free30 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 52

A prior visa is needed for 52 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

United StatesVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaTürkiyeeVisaIndiaeVisaVietnameVisaCubaeVisaTunisiaVisa requiredAfghanistaneVisa
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Cyprus passport gives

71of 100
rank 44 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility89174 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law70score 0.64 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life90HDI 0.913
  • Health and longevity8581.6 years life expectancy
  • Education87education index 0.87
  • Taxes45up to 35%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 142

Entry on your passport

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AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 90 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysArubaCaribbean · 30 daysAustriaEuropeBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericas · 30 daysBermudaAmericas · 21 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 30 daysBruneiAsia · 90 daysBulgariaEuropeCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 180 daysCook IslandsOceaniaCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominicaCaribbean · 90 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 90 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEuropeGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 60 daysLatviaEuropeLesothoAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsia · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 90 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceania · 90 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPalauOceania · 90 daysPanamaAmericas · 180 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEuropePortugalEuropeQatarMiddle East · 90 daysRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSan MarinoEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 90 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 30 daysSpainEuropeSt. HelenaAfricaSt. LuciaCaribbean · 90 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericasSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsia · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 90 daysTongaOceania · 90 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysTuvaluOceania · 90 daysUgandaAfrica · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 90 daysVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 90 days

ETA 9

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:United KingdomSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaCanada
CanadaAmericas · 180 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 30 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 days

On arrival 23

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaMaldivesSaudi Arabia
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfricaDjiboutiAfrica · 31 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysNiueOceaniaSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica

eVisa 33

Applied for online before travel

Popular:TürkiyeVietnamIndiaCubaAustralia
AfghanistanAsiaAustraliaOceaniaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBoliviaAmericasBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaGuyanaAmericasIndiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastLiberiaAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRussiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaTürkiyeEuropeVietnamAsia

Visa required 19

Through a consulate

Popular:United StatesTunisia
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaCentral African RepublicAfricaEritreaAfricaGhanaAfricaGuamOceaniaMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaPuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaSudanAfricaTunisiaAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaUnited StatesAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 12Iceland177
  2. 12Romania177
  3. 13Hong Kong176
  4. 13Monaco176
  5. 14Cyprus174
  6. 15Chile172
  7. 16Brazil170
  8. 17Andorra169
  9. 18Argentina168

Frequently asked questions

Cyprus: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 174 of 226 countries and territories, 142 visa-free, 9 with an ETA and 23 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 14 of 199.

Cyprus: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

Cyprus → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Cyprus → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Cyprus → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Guinea-Bissau adds 13 destinations without a prior visa, Sierra Leone adds 12. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.