Entry rules · United Kingdom passport
No visa needed for a short visit. United Kingdom passport holders can stay in Cyprus visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
Checked against official sources on 2 Nov 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
You can travel without a visa to Cyprus for up to 90 days.
List of countries whose nationals do NOT require a visa for a stay up to 90 days, provided they are bona fide visitors:
UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
B) List of third countries whose nationals are exempted from holding a visa when crossing the external borders 1. States ALBANIA2 ANDORRA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BAHAMAS BARBADOS BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA3 BRAZIL BRUNEI DARUSSALAM CANADA CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA DOMINICA EL SALVADOR NORTH MACEDONIA3 GEORGIA3 GRENADA GUATEMALA HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) HONDURAS ISRAEL JAPAN KIRIBATI 1 The exemption from the visa requirement for all nationals of Vanuatu is suspended from 4 February 2023 to 3 August 2024. 2 The visa exemption applies only to holders of biometric passports. MALAYSIA MARSHALL ISLANDS MAURITIUS MEXICO MICRONESIA MOLDOVA3 MONACO MONTENEGRO3 NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA PALAU PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU SAMOA SAN MARINO SERBIA3 3 SEYCHELLES SINGAPORE SOLOMON ISLANDS SOUTH KOREA ST KITTS AND NEVIS ST LUCIA ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES TIMOR-LESTE TONGA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TUVALU UKRAINE2 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY VENEZUELA 2. Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China HONG KONG S.A.R.4 MACAO S.A.R. 5 3. British citizens who are not nationals of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the purposes of Union law: 2 The visa exemption applies only to holders of biometric passports. 3 Excluding holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (in Serbian: Koordinaciona uprava). 4 The visa exemption applies only to holders of a "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" passport. 5 The visa exemption applies only to holders of a "Região Administrativa Especial de Macau" passport. British nationals (Overseas) British overseas territories citizens (BOTC) British overseas citizens (BOC) British protected persons (BPP) British subjects (BS) 4. Entities and territorial authorities not recognised as States by at least one Member State KOSOVO 6 TAIWAN7 6 As defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999. The exemption from the visa requirement shall only apply to holders of biometric passports issued by Kosovo in line with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). 7 The exemption from the visa requirement applies only to holders of passports issued by Taiwan which include an identity card number.
Categories of persons who are not required to hold a visa in order to enter the Republic of Cyprus Citizens of all EU Member States, as well as of Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, can enter Cyprus with their identity card, as long as it bears their photo. Holders of entry permits (national visas) and residence permits including temporary residence permits issued by the Department of Migration here Moreover, the following categories of third-country nationals, outside the EU/EEA, as well as passport holders of the countries listed separately below, are NOT required to hold a visa to enter the Republic of Cyprus as follows: For holders of ordinary passports according to Part Β «List of third countries whose nationals are exempted from holding a visa when crossing the external borders» of the attached document.
ANNEX II LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A VISA WHEN CROSSING THE EXTERNAL BORDERS OF THE MEMBER STATES FOR STAYS OF NO MORE THAN 90 DAYS IN ANY 180-DAY PERIOD 1. STATES former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ( 6 ) Andorra United Arab Emirates ( 7 ) Antigua and Barbuda Albania (6) Argentina Australia Bosnia and Herzegovina (6) Barbados Brunei Brazil Bahamas Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica (7) Micronesia (7) Grenada (7) Georgia ( 8 ) Guatemala Honduras Israel Japan Kiribati (7) Saint Kitts and Nevis South Korea Saint Lucia (7) Monaco Moldova ( 9 ) Montenegro ( 10 ) Marshall Islands ( 11 ) Mauritius Mexico Malaysia Nicaragua Nauru (11) New Zealand Panama Peru (11) Palau (11) Paraguay ▼M5 Serbia (including holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (in Serbian: Koordinaciona uprava ( 12 ) ▼B Solomon Islands Seychelles Singapore San Marino El Salvador Timor-Leste (11) Tonga (11) Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu (11) Ukraine ( 13 ) ▼M1 United Kingdom (excluding British nationals as referred to in Part 3) ▼B United States Uruguay Holy See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (11) Venezuela ▼M6 ————— ▼B Samoa 2. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Hong Kong SAR ( 14 ) Macao SAR ( 15 ) 3. ►M1 BRITISH NATIONALS WHO ARE NOT BRITISH CITIZENS ◄ British nationals (Overseas) British overseas territories citizens (BOTC) ►M1 Those territories include Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar ( 16 ), Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands. ◄ British overseas citizens (BOC) British protected persons (BPP) British subjects (BS) 4. ENTITIES AND TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES THAT ARE NOT RECOGNISED AS STATES BY AT LEAST ONE MEMBER STATE Taiwan ( 17 ) ▼M3 Kosovo ( 18 ) ( 19 ) ( 20 ) ▼B
Nationals of third countries listed in Annex II shall be exempt from the requirement set out in Article 3(1) for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point. The European Union will inform about the specific date for the start of ETIAS several months prior to its launch.
Staying longer than 90 days in a 180-day period
Nationals of third countries listed in Annex II shall be exempt from the requirement set out in Article 3(1) for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
ANNEX II LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A VISA WHEN CROSSING THE EXTERNAL BORDERS OF THE MEMBER STATES FOR STAYS OF NO MORE THAN 90 DAYS IN ANY 180-DAY PERIOD 1. STATES former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ( 6 ) Andorra United Arab Emirates ( 7 ) Antigua and Barbuda Albania (6) Argentina Australia Bosnia and Herzegovina (6) Barbados Brunei Brazil Bahamas Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica (7) Micronesia (7) Grenada (7) Georgia ( 8 ) Guatemala Honduras Israel Japan Kiribati (7) Saint Kitts and Nevis South Korea Saint Lucia (7) Monaco Moldova ( 9 ) Montenegro ( 10 ) Marshall Islands ( 11 ) Mauritius Mexico Malaysia Nicaragua Nauru (11) New Zealand Panama Peru (11) Palau (11) Paraguay ▼M5 Serbia (including holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (in Serbian: Koordinaciona uprava ( 12 ) ▼B Solomon Islands Seychelles Singapore San Marino El Salvador Timor-Leste (11) Tonga (11) Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu (11) Ukraine ( 13 ) ▼M1 United Kingdom (excluding British nationals as referred to in Part 3) ▼B United States Uruguay Holy See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (11) Venezuela ▼M6 ————— ▼B Samoa 2. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Hong Kong SAR ( 14 ) Macao SAR ( 15 ) 3. ►M1 BRITISH NATIONALS WHO ARE NOT BRITISH CITIZENS ◄ British nationals (Overseas) British overseas territories citizens (BOTC) ►M1 Those territories include Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar ( 16 ), Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands. ◄ British overseas citizens (BOC) British protected persons (BPP) British subjects (BS) 4. ENTITIES AND TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES THAT ARE NOT RECOGNISED AS STATES BY AT LEAST ONE MEMBER STATE Taiwan ( 17 ) ▼M3 Kosovo ( 18 ) ( 19 ) ( 20 ) ▼B
On 2 Nov 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Cyprus, chiefly UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.
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What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Cyprus as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Not in operation yet, and no start date has been confirmed.
There is nothing to apply for yet.
Some travellers are exempt, including family members of EU citizens who hold a residence card and holders of a long-stay visa issued by a country that uses ETIAS.
The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is currently not in operation and no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point.
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Cyprus.