Right to apply
It can be submitted by persons  who were born abroad after the 16th of August 1960 and whose at least one parent at the time of their birth was a Cypriot citizen, or was entitled to acquire the Cypriot citizenship by registration due to Cypriot origin.

Submission of application

• You can find the submission offices here.
• This application should be accompanied by the necessary documents mentioned in the list of accompanying documents. These documents should be officially translated and duly certified/authenticated.
• For the submission of the application an amount of fees mentioned below should be paid.
• The application should be signed by a Registrar of Court in Cyprus or by a Consular officer from an Embassy/Consulate abroad or other authorized person.

Fees and stamps

• For the submission of the application a fee of €20 should be paid.
• A stamp of €8.54 should be affixed to the application.

Examination of the application and subsequent actions

• To avoid unnecessary delay of the examination of your application, all applications should be fully and correctly completed and accompanied by all the necessary documents, which should be officially translated and duly certified/authenticated.
• Subsequent the approval of the application, a citizenship certificate will be issued.
• After acquiring the Cypriot citizenship an application for identity card and passport can be submitted.
• In case of rejection of the application, the applicant will receive a letter stating the reasons of rejection.