Do Burkina Faso citizens need a visa for Cyprus?

Visa required: Burkina Faso passport holders need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Cyprus.

Cyprus visa requirements for Burkina Faso citizens

Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset

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Visa required

Yes — Burkina Faso citizens need a visa for Cyprus.

🔓 Skip the visa with a third-country document

Cyprus admits Burkina Faso citizens on better terms if they already hold certain visas or residence permits of other countries:

Visa-free · 90 days

🇧🇫 Burkina Faso passport＋🇪🇺 Schengen visa (multiple-entry) or 1 more→🇨🇾 Cyprus: visa-free · 90d

Cyprus (not yet in Schengen; accession expected in 2026): unilaterally recognizes double/multiple-entry Schengen visas and Schengen residence permits as equivalent to a national visa.

Qualifying documents: Schengen visa (multiple-entry), EU residence permit

Conditions: double- or multiple-entry Schengen visa, or a Schengen national visa/residence permit; up to 90 days per 180

Source: gov.cy · verified 2026-07-04

Entry details

Holders of a Burkina Faso passport need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Cyprus. The Burkina Faso passport currently ranks #150 of 199 worldwide, with 56 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

Cyprus is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #40 with 158 open destinations. Access is actually lopsided the other way — Cyprus citizens enter Burkina Faso more easily (e-visa required).

In the opposite direction, Cyprus citizens travelling to Burkina Faso face: e-visa required.