Global rank
#13
Cyprus • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free123 · 62%
Visa on arrival26 · 13%
eTA9 · 5%
Visa required42 · 21%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
Language required
B1 Greek
Years to citizenship
7 yr
Dual citizenship
Yes
Inheritable generations
2 gen
World reach
88%
Renounce required
No
About the Cyprus passport
Ranked #6 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Cyprus passport offers more travel freedom than 97% of passports worldwide. Alongside British Overseas Territories and Lithuania, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Cyprus citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Cyprus citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Cyprus is 35%, with capital gains taxed at 20%. The country operates a standard high tax regime.
Cyprus is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where Cyprus passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTürkiyeTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlgeriaAzerbaijanBeninBhutanBoliviaBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicChadCongoCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaGabonGhanaGuineaGuyanaIndiaIraqLiberiaLibyaMaliMauritaniaMyanmarNauruNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaPakistanRussiaSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTogoTunisiaTurkmenistanUnited StatesVietnamYemen
How Cyprus compares regionally
Among EU member states, the Cyprus passport ranks 26th of 27 by mobility. The average passport rank across EU member states is #4.