Cyprus
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Apply for a visa for France
Visa applications submitted in Cyprus are processed by the Visa Office of the Embassy of France in Cyprus, the only authority empowered to take visa decisions.
The Embassy of France in Cyprus receives applicants by appointment only. For information regarding the location of submission of your application and to book an appointment, please refer to the section « Whom should I contact ? ».
You can apply only if you are a legal resident of Cyprus and holder of a valid residence permit.
Non-EU citizens must be in possession of a visa to enter France, regardless of the length of their stay and whatever travel document they hold.
For visa applications, it is advisable to plan to submit your application form 40 days before your expected departure date to France.
The day of the appointment, you need to come with your printed appointment confirmation email and to arrive 10 to 15 minutes before your appointment time to carry out the access checks.
For all special cases (residents in the occupied part of Cyprus, holders of service or diplomatic passports, visa application for studies, family members of an EU national), please refer to the « Particular situations » section.
Payment is only accepted by credit or debit card (Mastercard or Visa).
A receipt for the amount paid will be given to the visa applicant. No refund will be given in the event of visa refusal.
While your application is being processed, your passport will be kept at the consulate.
Every document you submit that is written in a language other than the French or English language must be translated from a sworn translator into French or English. Please contact the Press and Information Office.
Whom should I contact?
The reception of visa applicants residing in Cyprus as well as the reception of the documents are assured by the consular section of the Embassy of France in Cyprus.
What are the application fees?
A visa application file can only be examined after paying the fees (pdf). Payment is only accepted by credit or debit card (Visa or Mastercard), in euros (EUR).
Payment by check is not accepted. This right does not correspond to the cost of the visa but to the cost of examining the file. A receipt for the amount paid will be given to the visa applicant.
No refund will be given in the event of visa refusal.
Book an appointment
The visa department is doing its best to process visa applications within an estimated 15-20 working days period, but this deadline can be increased due to additional checking, growing number of visa applications or technical problems.
Once your visa application is complete, you may book an appointment with the visa section of the Embassy of France in Cyprus by clicking on this link. If you don't have an account already created, you must go to the following page to do so.
You will then be asked to fill in a brief questionnaire about the type of visa you are applying for and to validate it. Then, if your application is deemed admissible, an agent from the visa section will contact you by e-mail to inform you of your appointment date. You need to reply to it in order to confirm your appointment.
Appointments can only be made online via this channel, at no cost to the applicant, and without any other intervention. Any request for an appointment made by an intermediary with no connection to the applicant will not be accepted.
At the end of the appointment booking process, you should print out the appointment confirmation email you have received from the visa section and bring it with you on the day of the appointment, as well as your complete file.
For an appointment request, please click here
- For short stay visa applications, it is advisable to plan to submit your application form 20 days before your expected departure date to France.
- For long stay visa applications, you should plan a 40-day timeframe between the filing of your visa application and your expected departure date to France.
We advise you to make an appointment with sufficient time before your expected date of departure in order to avoid any inconvenience.
A visa application can be deposited up to 6 months before the date of departure.
To collect your visa, you need to book an appointment online. To do so, please click here
Anyone coming to the embassy without an appointment to collect their visa will not be received.
Embassy of France in Nicosia
34 Demostheni Severi av.,
2ème Étage,
Agioi Omologitai,
1080 Nicosie
visas.nicosie-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
(+ 357) 22 58 53 00
Submitting applications (by appointment online only)
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Pratical information
Weekly closing on Saturdays and Sundays.
Public holidays in 2025 :
- Wednesday, 1 January
- Monday, 6 January
- Monday, 3 March
- Tuesday, 25 March
- Tuesday, 1 April
- Friday, 18 April
- Monday, 21 April
- Thursday, 1 May
- Thursday, 8 May
- Thursday, 29 May
- Monday, 9 June
- Friday, 15 August
- Wednesday, 1 October
- Tuesday, 28 October
- Wednesday, 24 December
- Thursday, 25 December
- Friday, 26 December
Personal appearance
Visa applicants must appear in person for the submission of their applications at the Embassy.
Prepare for your visit
The following documents must be gathered before your visit to the visa section:
- Your valid passport. The end of the validity date must be at least 6 months after the end of the validity of the visa requested;
- The application form, printed, dated and signed, with an ID photo less than six months, in accordance with ISO/IEC (pdf).
- The list of supporting documents;
- The supporting documents appearing on the list, must be printed and assembled in the order of the list and checked off the list.
The above mentioned documents must be provided in duplicate: a first file consisting of the originals, and the second consisting of photocopies in A4 format.
The visa fee must be paid by credit or debit card (Visa or Mastercard).
We remind you that only visa officers are entitled to request additional supporting documents and that no external intermediary is approved for visas.
Collection of biometric data
All visas issued by France are biometric visas.
All visa applicants over the age of 12 are required to appear in person at the time of their first application. The following biometric identifiers are collected on this occasion: a photo, scanned or taken at the time of the application, and 10 fingerprints, taken flat and scanned.
However, it is possible to retrieve your biometric data, if a previous biometric Schengen visa was issued to you less than 59 months ago.
Children under 12 years old are exempted from biometrics, the application must be presented by one of the child's parents or by his custodian, however the presence of the child is mandatory at the time of the submission of the application. The photo in accordance with the ISO/IEC (pdf) of the child will be scanned.
Follow the progress of your application
You can follow the progress of your request from your France-Visas account, under "My applications".
Get your passport
The withdrawal of your passport can only be done by you or by a duly authorized third party, by appointment only.
Official passports
The visa application for holders of diplomatic or service passports must be made up to one month before the desired departure date.
The withdrawal of the visa is made, depending on the case, at least 24 hours after the submission of the visa application.
Visas issued to official passport holders in the course of their duties are free of charge.
Case of nationals and residents of Northern Cyprus ("Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus")
1) Turkish passports issued by the Turkish Embassy in North Nicosia are not recognized by France. No visa can be appended. In the case of Turkish passports, we only accept those issued in Turkey or at an Embassy of Turkey in any country other than Cyprus.
2) The residents of the North who can apply at our offices are those who:
- Are married to a European national (including Cypriots, having the nationality and passport of the Republic of Cyprus)
- Have a European ascendant or descendant.
These requests must be accompanied by supporting documents (marriage certificate, proof of descent). Any other case of resident in the North must be treated by our consulates in Ankara or Istanbul.
3) If the aforementioned marriage was celebrated in the North of the island, visa applicants can submit their applications to the visa service of the French Embassy in Cyprus. However, due to the non-recognition by France of the authorities of the "TRNC", all the supporting documents are required, as well as the payment of full-rate visa fees.
Cypriot residence permit
The main types of permit issued by the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus are:
- The “Yellow Slip” for EU nationals or their family members, including non-EU nationals.
- The Pink Slip for non-EU nationals.
A yellow slip does not allow non-EU nationals to travel without a visa or travel document, even if they are accompanied by their spouse or European descendant.
As for nationals of the "TRNC", a letter from the "Moktar" of their commune is submitted instead of the residence permit.
Family members of an EU national & Free movement of persons in the EU
EXEMPTION CASE: In application of the Directive 2004/38, the family members (spouse, children aged under 21 dependent on the EU/EEA family member, direct parent dependent on the EU family member) of a European Union citizen are exempted of short stay visa.
LEGAL OBLIGATION OF A VISA: If you don't hold a Cypriot Residence Permit with the mention «Family Member EU ART 10 DIR 2004/38/EC» you will have to hold a visa in order to travel to the Schengen area. You will have to present the following documents along with your application:
- Proof of the family link with the EU/EEA national (official document);
- Proof of the nationality of the EEA/EU family member (passport, ID);
- Proof of intention to travel along with the EU national.
In case of any problem related to your visa application, the consular services are at your disposal to answer your questions by email: click here.