Τhe acquisition of Cypriot nationality due to Cypriot origin by persons born prior to 16^th of August 1960  is determined by the Civil Registry Law.

Right to apply
It can be submitted by persons born prior to the 16th of August 1960, who are not citizens of the United Kingdom and its former colonies, who originate from Cyprus through the male line and reside permanently abroad.

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 €1.71 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, two citizenship certificates will be issued. The certificates should be signed by the applicant before a Consular officer or Registrar of Cypriot Court and a stamp of €8.54 should be affixed to the copy. The stamped copy will be returned to our Department which will then grant Cypriot Citizenship to the applicant.
• 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.