What the Spain visa rules mean for Cyprus travellers
Cyprus citizens can enter Spain without a visa and live there under freedom of movement. You only need a valid Cyprus passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Spain applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK government says British visitors' passports must have been issued less than 10 years before arrival and expire at least 3 months after the day they plan to leave the Schengen Area.
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Travel insurance: The EU Visa Code requires Schengen visa applicants to hold travel medical insurance with minimum cover of EUR 30,000, valid throughout the Schengen states for the whole stay.
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required to enter Spain. The Schengen Borders Code (Annex I) lists a return or round-trip ticket among the supporting documents that may be used …
Spain entry rules compared
Spain lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Cyprus citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Overall the Cyprus passport ranks #17 in the world with 122 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Cyprus passport you can also visit 44 countries in the region without a visa, including Andorra, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria and Belarus.
In the other direction, Spain citizens can visit Cyprus visa-free.