Migration Section

Legislation and Policy

The main competencies of the Immigration Sector are:
(a) Managing applications and issuing Certificates of Registration to Union citizens and Residence Cards to members of their family who are third party nationals.
(b) Managing applications and issuing entry and residence permits to third-country nationals who wish to enter or are in Cyprus.
(c) Managing the various requests related to points (a) and (b) above, etc.
(d) Other general issues concerning immigration (illegal migration, sham marriages, solidarity funds, borders, judicial applications, etc.).
Τhe Sector is divided into different Sections, each one being responsible for a number of the above competencies.

For more information on the current policies on specific matters please click the relevant link of our website below, depending on the topic that interests you.


	- BANK GUARANTEES
	- GENERAL GUIDELINES ON THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS AND GENERAL FORMS
	- TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS
	- LONG TERM RESIDENCE AND IMMIGRATION PERMITS
	- FAMILY REUNIFICATION FOR THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS
	- EUROPEAN UNION CITIZEN AND FAMILY MEMBER
	- ADMINISTRATIVE FINES
	- LABOUR DΙSPUTES
	- BENEFICIARIES OF THE WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND FROM THE EU AND THE EURATOM
	- VOLUNTARY RETURNS