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What are the current travel restrictions for Cyprus?

Entry restrictions

Cyprus has changed the way it categorizes countries, and will instead be following a color-coded system harmonized with ECDC evaluation standards. Therefore, only countries not included on ECDC lists, will be evaluated separately by the Cyprus government. Cyprus has begun to reopen its borders, and prerequisites are in place for travelers to enter the country. To facilitate travel arrangements, the government of Cyprus has created CyprusFlightPass, an online portal where travelers can submit the necessary details to receive authorization to fly.

All travelers must obtain a Cyprus Flight Pass. All passengers traveling to the Cyprus need to fill in and submit in advance, all required information and documents. Any travelers arriving to Cyprus without a Cyprus Flight Pass, will be subject to a fine of 300 Euros. Travelers entering Cyprus from green countries will not need to demonstrate a negative PCR test for COVID-19 when traveling to Cyprus; they only need to provide certain information and solemn declarations. From March 1 to March 31, persons arriving from countries, which have been classified in the green category, will undergo a PCR laboratory test, the cost of which will be covered by the Republic of Cyprus. Travelers entering Cyprus from orange countries must have a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued at a certified lab, taken within 72 hours prior to departure and upload it on the Cyprus Flight Pass Platform. Children under the age of 12 are exempt from this requirement. All travelers will also need to provide certain information and solemn declarations. Travelers entering Cyprus from red countries must have a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued at a certified lab, taken within 72 hours prior to departure and upload it on the Cyprus Flight Pass Platform. They will also need to pay for and undergo a molecular PCR test upon arrival to Cyprus, the cost of which is 30 Euros at Larnaca airport and 32 Euros at Paphos airport; results of the test will be available within 3 hours, and will be shared with the traveler by SMS after their departure from the airport. Children under the age of 12 are exempt from this requirement. All travelers will also need to provide certain information and solemn declarations. Travelers arriving from gray countries (any countries not defined as green, orange or red) must have a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued at a certified lab, taken within 72 hours prior to departure and upload it on the Cyprus Flight Pass Platform. All travelers will also need to provide certain information and solemn declarations. Travelers, with nationality of third countries, traveling to Cyprus from a country not included in Categories green, orange, red are required to obtain beforehand a special permit as defined by the Infectious Diseases (Determination of Measures to Prevent the Spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus) Decree (No. 9) of 2021, as amended for the time being. Cypriot citizens and their immediate family, legal residents, persons entitled to enter Cyprus under the Vienna Convention and European citizens, citizens of the European Economic Area (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein) and Switzerland are exempt from this obligation. For further information check here.

Travelers arriving from gray countries (any countries not defined as green, orange or red) will remain in a status of obligatory self-isolation/quarantine for 14 days or a status of obligatory self-isolation/quarantine for 10 days, provided they undergo another PCR test for Covid-19 on the 10th day, at their own expense. The result of the lab test must be submitted to the electronic address monada@mphs.moh.gov.cy.