Portuguese Embassy in Nicosia

As Cyprus and Portugal both belong to the European free movement area, Cypriot citizens need only a valid ID card or passport for Portugal.

In 2025, Portugal’s embassy in Nicosia received 204 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 173. 31 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 15.2%. In 2024 it had been 0.0%: the rate rose by 15.2 points, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 31% compared with 2024 (156).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.0% (2024) to 15.2% (2025).

Across all Schengen consulates in Cyprus, 5.1% of applications were refused in 2025; Portugal’s rate worldwide was 23.3%. Portugal received the 13th largest number of applications of the 13 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 12.7% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Cyprus.

The Portuguese embassy in Nicosia is the only mission of Portugal in Cyprus on record. Cyprus in turn has an embassy in Lisbon.

About the Portuguese embassy in Nicosia

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Portugal in Nicosia.

Address and contact

Address: Λεωφόρος Αρχιεπισκόπου Μακαρίου Γ' 9, 1065 Λευκωσία. The record for the Portuguese embassy in Nicosia includes a phone number and an e-mail address.

When the Portuguese embassy in Nicosia is closed

Expect the Portuguese embassy in Nicosia to be shut on Christmas Eve on Thursday 24 December 2026 and Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, and often on Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência) on Tuesday 1 December 2026, a holiday in Portugal.

Before visiting the Portuguese embassy in Nicosia

Call the Portuguese embassy in Nicosia before you go to confirm the hours and whether an appointment is needed.

Near the Portuguese embassy in Nicosia

The Portuguese embassy in Nicosia has 12 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.