No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for Cyprus?

Citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Cyprus. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Nicosia: ≈ 2,520 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Cyprus without a visa on a Latvia passport?

Yes, citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Cyprus. A valid passport is enough.

Cyprus visa rules at a glance

With a Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Cyprus passport: 121.
Citizens of Latvia and Cyprus can travel together visa-free to 114 countries, for example: Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Belarus, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Ukraine, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, and Moldova.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of Cyprus, in turn, don’t need a visa for Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Cyprus

Travelling to Cyprus: good to know

Riga — Nicosia: about 2,520 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Greek and Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Cyprus is the 46th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.