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Nonimmigrant Visas
 

 

WHO NEEDS A VISA?

All citizens of Cyprus who wish to travel to the U.S. require a nonimmigrant visa. Click here for visa types.

NOTE: If you have a visa in an old passport, please click here.

All nonimmigrant visa applicants, except children too young to speak, must be able to conduct a meaningful interview in English, Greek or Turkish. Personal interpreters are not allowed.

The Embassy strongly encourages intending travelers to apply for visas well in advance of their desired travel date.

No assurance regarding the issuance of visas can be given in advance. We recommend that applicants do not purchase non-refundable tickets until the visa has been issued and they are in receipt of their passport and visa.

NOTICE FOR NON CYPRIOTS WHO ARE NOT RESIDENT IN CYPRUS

The appointments for July 17, 2012 will be opened on May 21, 2012 at 09:00 am in local time.
 
Visa applicants who are not Cypriot citizens or residents in Cyprus may schedule an interview appointment ONLY ON TUESDAYS. In addition when filling out the online DS-160, such applicants must select 'Nicosia, Cyprus' as the desired location for their appointment. Applicants who successfully schedule an appointment must – within one hour – send an email with the appointment confirmation number and the DS-160 barcode number in the 'subject' line and a scanned copy of the biographic page of their passport as an attachment to consularnicosia@state.gov.  Please use the same email address which you have submitted when you booked your appointment.  Any appointments scheduled on other than Tuesday will be deleted without a notice.
If a photograph was not uploaded to the DS-160 the email must also include a scanned copy of the applicant's photograph. We will send you an email notice letting you know that your biographic page has been received and confirming your appointment; please bring a copy of this email notice with you to the interview.

WHO CAN USE THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM

  • Some travelers, including British citizens, who are citizens of countries which participate in the Visa Waiver Program, may enter the United States without a visa for periods of less than 90 days for business or tourism. Visitors who wish to use the Visa Waiver Program must have machine-readable passports and register on-line in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). Click here for more information.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

  • Recent changes to passport delivery require residents of Cyprus to bring a stamped self-addressed envelope to the visa interview.

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