Application and Residence Category | Examination Time |
For issuing a Registration Certificate to an EU citizen | Immediately |
For issuing a Residence Card to a family member of an EU citizen | Within six (6) months from the submission of the application |
For issuing a temporary residence permit for employment purposes
(general employment, domestic employment, employment at a foreign company, employment of a Cypriot citizen family member) | Within four (4) months from the submission of the application
For Specialists employed in companies of foreign interests, applications are examined within a period of 4-6 weeks. |
For issuing a family reunification permit | Within nine (9) months from the submission of the application
Within 90 days from the submission of the application when the sponsor is an intra-corporate transferee or a holder of long-term mobility permit, in the frame of an intra-corporate transfer |
For issuing a residence permit to a long term resident | Within twelve (12) months from the submission of the application |
For issuing a temporary residence permit for studying purposes | Within three (3) months from the submission of the application |
For issuing an intra-corporate transferee permit or a long-term mobility permit in the frame of an intra-corporate transfer | Within 90 days from the submission of the application |
For the examination of a notification for a short-term mobility in the frame of an intra-corporate transfer | Within 20 days from the submission of the notification |