REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
CIVIL REGISTRY AND
MIGRATION DEPARTMENT
NICOSIA 1457
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Civil Registry and Migration Department (CRMD) announces that on Monday, 29.9.2014,
article 18ΦΖ(7) of the Aliens and Immigration Law (Cap.105) as well as article 4 of the Aliens
and Immigration (Amending) (No.2) Law [Ν129(Ι)/2014, O.G. Annex.Ι(Ι) No. 4456] are set into
force, for the following categories of third country nationals:
a)
b)
who reside or who will enter the Republic for employment purposes, and
who reside or who will enter the Republic for visiting purposes
[Κ.Δ.Π. 428/2014, O.G. Annex ΙΙΙ(Ι) Αρ. 4820, 12.9.2014, Number 428].
In view of the enforcement of the above legislation, the Civil Registry and Migration Department
has reviewed the procedure for the issuance of residence permits for the above mentioned
categories:
Α. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
Α.1
The following new application forms for each category are put into force:
CATEGORY
Single Permit - Remunerated Employment
APPLICATION FORM
MGEN2
Single Permit - Domestic Employment
MDW2
Other Employment (e.g. self-employment and seasonal
employment)
MNSP2
Family Members of a Cypriot (employment)
Family Members of a Cypriot (visitors)
MCYE2
MCYV2
Visitors
MVIS2
A.2
The above application forms will be used in the following cases:
1
Issue of an Entry Permit, Registration and Issue of a Temporary Residence Permit
2
3
Issue of an Entry Permit and a Temporary Residence Permit
Issue of a Temporary Residence Permit and Registration
4
Issue of a Temporary Residence Permit
5
Renewal of a Temporary Residence Permit
6
Renewal of a Residence Permit due to Change of Employer (not applicable for the form
MVIS2)
Α.3
All the aforementioned application forms must be accompanied, at their submission, by
the documents stated in the relevant List of Accompanying Documents:
CATEGORY
Single Permit - Remunerated
Employment
Single Permit - Domestic
Employment
APPLICATION
FORM
MGEN2
LIST OF ACCOMPANYING
DOCUMENTS
GEN LIST OF ACCOMPANYING
DOCUMENTS
MDW2
DW LIST OF ACCOMPANYING
DOCUMENTS
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CATEGORY
APPLICATION
FORM
MNSP2
LIST OF ACCOMPANYING
DOCUMENTS
NSP LIST OF ACCOMPANYING
DOCUMENTS
Family Members of a Cypriot
(employment)
MCYE2
CYE LIST OF ACCOMPANYING
DOCUMENTS
Family Members of a Cypriot
(visitors)
MCYV2
CYV LIST OF ACCOMPANYING
DOCUMENTS
Visitors
MVIS2
VIS LIST OF ACCOMPANYING
DOCUMENTS
Other Employment (e.g. selfemployment and seasonal
employment)
Α.4
In cases 1 and 2 of par. A.2 above, after the arrival of the third country national in the
Republic, the submission of a new application will not be necessary. What will be necessary are
the following:


The submission of the additional accompanying documents, according to the relevant
List of Accompanying Documents, and
The presence of the third country national, in order to receive his/ her biometric features
as well as his/ her signature.
Β. FEES
Β.1
For the submission of the above application forms, regarding any of the above cases,
the fees foreseen in the relevant Legislation must be paid. These fees are described in the
following documents:
CATEGORY
APPLICATION
FORM
MGEN2
FEES DOCUMNET
Single Permit - Domestic
Employment
Other Employment (e.g. selfemployment and seasonal
employment)
MDW2
ΤΕΛΗ-FEES DW
MNSP2
ΤΕΛΗ-FEES NSP
Family Members of a Cypriot
(employment)
MCYE2
ΤΕΛΗ-FEES CYE
Family Members of a Cypriot
(visitors)
MCYV2
ΤΕΛΗ-FEES CYV
Visitors
MVIS2
ΤΕΛΗ-FEES VIS
Single Permit - Remunerated
Employment
ΤΕΛΗ-FEES GEN
Β.3
For the categories of Single Permit, fees depend on the required duration of stay (i.e.
Different fees apply for a required duration of stay of up to 1 year than the fees for a required
duration of stay of up to 2 years etc).
Β.2
It is noted that all required fees are paid in advance, with the submission of the
application. These fees relate to the submission and examination as well as the
issuance of the residence permit, if the application is approved.
C. RECEIVING BIOMETRIC FEATURES
C.1
According to article 18ΦΖ(7) of the Aliens and Immigration Law (Cap.105), the
temporary residence and employment permits that will be issued to third country nationals of
the above category will be of a uniform format (card) and must include the biometric features of
their holder (fingerprints and photograph) as well as his/her signature.
C.2
In view of this, when submitting an application, the physical presence of the third
country national is required, in order to receive his/her biometric features (fingerprints and
photograph) and his/her signature. If the application is submitted for an entry permit, after the
granting of the entry permit and the arrival of the third country national in the Republic, he/she
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must register at the CRMD or at the Aliens’ and Immigration Units of the Police of the District
he/she resides within seven (7) days of his/her arrival and provide his/her biometric features
(photo and fingerprint) and signature.
C.3
The captured fingerprints cannot be used for any purpose other than the issuance of the
residence permit and its review for person identification purposes by the Cypriot or other foreign
authorities, authorised by the Director. The captured fingerprints are deleted from the Aliens’
Register 48 hours after the issuance of the residence permit.
D. ISSUANCE AND RECEPTION OF RESIDENCE PERMIT
D.1
For the issuance and reception of the residence permit, please see the Information for
the Submission of the Application listed in the application forms.
Ε. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS – ARTICLE 4 [Ν129(Ι)/2014]:
Ε.1
A third country national that has submitted an application for obtaining or renewing a
residence permit, the examination of which is still pending, must, within 60 days, submit one
of the following Additional Applications depending on the category:
CATEGORY
Single Permit - Remunerated Employment
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION
FORM
M+GEN
Single Permit - Domestic Employment
M+DW
Other Employment (e.g. self-employment and seasonal
employment)
M+NSP
Family Members of a Cypriot (employment)
M+CYE
Family Members of a Cypriot (visitors)
Visitors
M+CYV
M+VIS
Ε.2
At the submission of the Additional Application, an additional fee of ten euro
(€10,00) must be paid, for obtaining the necessary uniform format residence permit
(card).
Ε.3
Furthermore, during the submission of the Additional Application, the third country
national must be present, in order to capture his/her biometric features as well as his/her
signature.
Ε.4
In case of noncompliance with the above obligations, the pending application will be
rejected, according to the aforementioned article of the legislation.
Ε.5
In view of this, a third country national that has submitted an application for
obtaining or renewing a residence permit, the examination of which is pending on
29.9.2014, must, before 29.11.2014, submit the abovementioned Additional Application
and must pay the additional ten euro (€10,00) fee. Otherwise, the pending application will
be rejected.
Ε.6
It is provided that the residence permits issued under the existing legislation are valid
until their expiry.
22 SEPTEMBER 2014
File No.: 13.25.002.03.01/18Ε,
13.25.002.03.03/2
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Χίλωνος, 1457 Λευκωσία
Τηλ.: 22804405 / Φαξ: 22804507 / e-mail: migration@crmd.moi.gov.cy / Ιστοσελίδα: www.moi.gov.cy/crmd