Do São Tomé & Príncipe citizens need a visa for Cyprus?

Visa required: São Tomé & Príncipe passport holders need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Cyprus.

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Cyprus visa requirements for São Tomé & Príncipe citizens

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

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Visa required

Yes — São Tomé & Príncipe citizens need a visa for Cyprus.

🔓 Skip the visa with a third-country document

Cyprus admits São Tomé & Príncipe citizens on better terms if they already hold certain visas or residence permits of other countries:

Visa-free · 90 days

🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe 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

Travelling to Cyprus on a São Tomé & Príncipe passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The São Tomé & Príncipe passport currently ranks #142 of 199 worldwide, with 61 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

Cyprus is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #40 with 158 open destinations. Interestingly Cyprus citizens have the better deal, facing only visa-free in the opposite direction.

In the opposite direction, Cyprus citizens travelling to São Tomé & Príncipe face: visa-free for up to 15 days.