Do Canadian passport holders need a visa for Cyprus?
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How we checkNo visa. Canadian passport holders do not need a tourist visa for stays up to 90 days.
Travel.gc.ca lists a tourist visa and a business visa as not required for stays up to 90 days, and a student visa as required. Enter through the government-controlled south: Canada says it is illegal to enter the island through the north, and officers may not let you through a UN buffer zone checkpoint if you arrived through Ercan Airport or the Port of Famagusta. Cross the buffer zone only at designated crossing points.
Source: Government of Canada, travel.gc.ca. Checked Oct 4, 2026See the source
- Tourist visa
- Not required up to 90 days
- Business visas are also not required for stays up to 90 days.
- Passport validity
- 6 months after you leave
- Canada's page asks for at least 6 months beyond your departure date; the UK government quotes 3 months, so check with your airline.
- Northern Cyprus
- Enter through the south
- Entering the Republic through the north, such as via Ercan Airport, is treated as illegal entry; cross the Green Line only at official points.
- Green Line
- Official crossings only
- Crossing the UN buffer zone elsewhere is illegal.