The conditions of entry to, and residence in, of third-country nationals who are admitted to Cyprus to participate in a voluntary service scheme for a period exceeding 90 days in, are based on the current legislation, i.e. the European Directive (EU) 2016/801, which was transposed in national law, the Aliens and Immigration (Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects) Law of 2019, L. 7(I)/2019.

The European Legislation has established conditions for the admission of third-country national volunteers that are common to all EU Member States. Therefore, the national legislation, which was based on the European one, determines, among other things, the general and specific conditions for the admission of volunteers, the type and the validity of their residence permit and the reasons for rejection, withdrawal or non-renewal of their permits.

The third-country national must provide an agreement with the organization responsible for the voluntary service scheme and in which the third-country national is participating. The agreement shall contain:

(i) a description of the voluntary service scheme,
(ii) the duration of the voluntary service,
(iii) the placement and supervision conditions of the voluntary service,
(iv) the volunteering hours,
(v) the resources available to cover the third-country national's subsistence and accommodation costs and a minimum sum of money as pocket money throughout the stay,
(vi) where applicable, the training the third-country national will receive to help perform the voluntary service.