Do Germany passport holders need a visa to visit CY?

German citizens travel to Cyprus visa-free under EU free movement. You need only a valid German passport or national ID card, with no visa, ETIAS, or entry fee. Stay is unlimited. Both Germany and Cyprus are EU member states, so a German citizen exercises EU free-movement rights when visiting Cyprus. No visa is required, and there is no limit on the length of a tourist stay. You may travel using either a valid German passport or a valid German national identity card (Personalausweis); the document must be valid on the day of travel. Because Cyprus is an EU member but is NOT yet a full member of the Schengen Area as of 2026 (its accession is targeted but not yet completed), internal border controls have not been abolished. This means you will still pass a document check on entry to and exit from Cyprus, even though no visa is needed. ETIAS does not apply to EU citizens at all - it is a travel authorisation only for visa-exempt non-EU nationals, so a German passport holder never needs it. Note a practical 2026 detail: older German ID cards that lack a machine-readable zone or that have expired must be replaced with current European-standard cards by 3 August 2026, so confirm your document is current before travelling. For stays beyond three months for work, study or residence, registration formalities apply, but short tourist visits require nothing beyond a valid travel document.