Do I need a visa for Cyprus from United Arab Emirates?
No visa required
Travelling to Cyprus on a United Arab Emirates passport, you do not need a visa for a short stay.
Once admitted, the permitted stay in Cyprus is 90 days.
| Requirement | Visa-free |
|---|---|
| Permitted stay once admitted | 90 days |
Cyprus sits in the EU but outside the Schengen area, so a UAE passport gets its own separate 90 day stamp here rather than one that counts against time already spent in France, Germany, or anywhere else in the Schengen zone. Larnaca (LCA) is the main airport for most arrivals, with Paphos handling a smaller share, mostly tied to the resort areas along the southwest coast.
That separate clock is the detail worth knowing before combining Cyprus with a wider European trip, since a traveler who's already used up most of a Schengen 90-day window elsewhere can still enter Cyprus with a fresh count rather than running out of days.
All passports for Cyprus·All destinations for a United Arab Emirates passport
Data last verified: 2026-03-01
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