No visa needed

Do citizens of Cyprus need a visa for North Macedonia?

Citizens of Cyprus don’t need a visa for North Macedonia and can stay up to 90 days. 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 Cyprus: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Nicosia — Skopje: ≈ 1,280 km, about 2 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to North Macedonia without a visa on a Cyprus passport?

Yes, citizens of Cyprus don’t need a visa for North Macedonia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

North Macedonia visa rules at a glance

With a Cyprus passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 17 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cyprus passport ranks 14th of 199.
Cyprus passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; North Macedonia passport: 80.
Citizens of Cyprus and North Macedonia can travel together visa-free to 76 countries, for example: Palestine, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kosovo, Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta, Ukraine, Hungary, and Croatia.
Citizens of North Macedonia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Cyprus. Cyprus visa for citizens of North Macedonia

Travelling to North Macedonia: good to know

Nicosia — Skopje: about 1,280 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Nicosia 12:00 — Skopje 11:00.
Local currency: Macedonian Denar.
Languages: Macedonian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MKD 54.
North Macedonia is the 14th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cyprus.