Visa requirement
Cyprus visa for Latvian citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do Latvian citizens need a visa for Cyprus?
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Latvian citizens do not need a visa for Cyprus.
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Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
This answer is for ordinary Latvian passport holders travelling as citizens of that passport. Residence permits, long-stay visas or living in another country can change which embassy or rule applies.
Visa types at a glance
| Visa type | Availability | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist visa-free? | Yes | Stay rule is explained on this page. |
| eVisa? | No | No eVisa route is stored for this corridor. |
| Visa on arrival? | No | No visa-on-arrival route is stored for this corridor. |
- EU citizens have free-movement entry rights in Cyprus. Stays over 3 months can require meeting residence conditions and local registration rules.
- Free
- Nothing required before departure
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Nothing required before departure Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit EU citizens have free-movement entry rights in Cyprus. Stays over 3 months can require meeting residence conditions and local registration rules.
- 3 Official fee Free
- 4 Passport validity Official rule stored below. See full note
- 5 Transit airside: conditional; landside: conditional. Full note below. See full note
- 6 Freshness Checked 23 Jul 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Latvian citizens do not need a visa for Cyprus. Checked 23 Jul 2026.
Open SVG cardPassport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- EU free-movement travel to Cyprus normally requires a valid passport or national identity card. Local registration rules can apply for stays over 3 months.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: conditional; Cyprus transit and connection rules depend on the route, carrier and whether the traveller crosses border control. Entering Cyprus or collecting bags landside requires meeting the normal Cyprus entry rule.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- valid passport or national identity card for EU free-movement entry
- registration or residence formalities for stays over 3 months if required locally
Why this verdict
Latvian citizens can enter Cyprus without a visa under EU free-movement rules. Cyprus is an EU member but is not yet in the Schengen area, so this is a Cyprus/EU free-movement route rather than a Schengen short-stay calculation.
Frequently asked questions
Do Latvian citizens need a visa for Cyprus?
Latvian citizens do not need a visa for Cyprus. (Visa-free.) Verified 23 Jul 2026 against the official source.
How long can Latvian passport holders stay in Cyprus?
EU citizens have free-movement entry rights in Cyprus. Stays over 3 months can require meeting residence conditions and local registration rules.
How much does entry to Cyprus cost for Latvian citizens?
It is free. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.