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For all the people visiting the island of Cyprus for traveling, studying, residing or working, a Cyprus visa is a chief requirement. Information and the application forms for Cyprus can be obtained from the Cyprus embassy located in the country of the individual who is applying for the Cyprus visa.
Cyprus visas are required by everybody except for the nationals of a few selected countries including Britain, Australia, Canada, USA, Iceland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Korea, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland, Vatican City etc. Also the nationals of several South American Countries like Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Chile etc are exempted from carrying a visa for Cyprus.
For getting a Cypriot visa the most important document required is the passport that has to be valid for 6 months. Separate visa rules are applied to the people from a selected number of countries. People holding Laissez-passers that are issued by the United Nations, travel documents issued by the Cyprus government and the refugees do not require passports.
Applications for Cyprus visas should be made in person to the Consulate or to the High Commission. The requirements for application for a Cyprus visa include the completed application form, passport, a passport size photo, return ticket, proof of hotel reservation, documents proving that the person has enough funds to cover his stay in Cyprus, a fee etc. There are varieties of Cyprus visas like the travelers visa, work permit, student visa etc. The validity for each of these types varies. A Cyprus visa thus acts as the ticket to enter the spectacular island of Cyprus.
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