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Any changes to fast track residency?

Not aware of any at this time ....

This is unnerving. Our immigration appointment (myself, finance and mother-in-law) is on January 23rd. We hired Gwenny Red Tape Services for preparing our immigration documents. I asked if we can apply for category F slow track permanent residence as we are buying an apartment in Peyia. She said that it will be difficult to get police clearance certificates (USA for me and Azerbaijan for fianc茅 and her mom) in this short time period and suggested that we apply for temporary residence permits and wait for six months so that we would be eligible for police clearance certificates in Cyprus itself. Now these rules have changed and I have to scramble to get police clearance certificates from abroad or leave on Jan 26th.

Original Clear Criminal Record Certificate from the country of origin or residence, if the applicant resides in a country other than the country of origin, with a duly certified official translation in Greek or English

Copy of valid passport or other travel document with validity of at least three (3) months from the date of the submission of the application

Copy of the passport or other travel document, indicating the last arrival in the Republic and the relevant visa (if applicable)

Original Clear Criminal Record Certificate from the country of origin or residence, if the applicant resides in a country other than the country of origin, with a duly certified official translation in Greek or English ONLY for the 1st Permit

Original medical examination certificate of blood tests, proving that the third-country national does not suffer from hepatitis B, and C, HIV, syphilis, as well as a chest X-ray for tuberculosis with a doctor's opinion, stamped by a specialist doctor from the Republic of Cyprus ONLY for the 1st Permit.

Original letter of guarantee from a banking institution the Republic of Cyprus, with a duration of ten (10) years, to cover possible repatriation expenses in the name of the applicant from his/her own bank account. The amount depends on the country of origin.

A copy must be submitted in a renewal.

Certificate of Health Insurance for medical care that covers inpatient and outpatient care and transportation of corpse (Plan A).

Title deed/purchase document deposited in the land registry or accommodation rental document (stamped, where applicable), duly certified.

At the first permit the original document is presented together with a copy.

The copy is presented at the renewal.

or

a Host Declaration for provision of suitable accommodation (where applicable).

Evidence that the applicant has sufficient and stable resources, as analyzed below, derived from a stable or satisfactory income of the applicant outside the Republic. Income includes salary, pension, deposits in a bank account abroad, rents, dividends, interest on deposits or by exception from dividends from a company in the Republic (with certification by the Company's Accountant that he does not receive any salary from his position) or rents in the Republic , or from income in his bank account in the Republic from a salary from his previous work in a company of foreign interests.

Detailed statement of bank account transactions in a financial institution in the Republic of Cyprus, for the last 12 months in case of a renewal or from the date of opening the account in the case of a first permit, showing the foreign remittances in the name of the applicant which in total should not it is less than 鈧�2,000 per month or 鈧�24,000 per year for one person. This amount increases by 20% for the spouse and by 15% for each child. For the purposes of calculating the amount, transfers abroad or to third parties will not be taken into account.

During the first permit, a cash transfer or deposit of at least 鈧�10,000 is also accepted. In the case of a cash deposit, the cash declaration at customs must be submitted.

It is noted that when submitting the application for the renewal of the visitor's permit, the balance in the account must, in any case, not be less than 鈧�6,000, which corresponds to three months' income, regardless of the size of the family.

For purposes of calculating sufficient funds, the bank statement will be accompanied by:

(a) a declaration of the number of family members that the sponsor will support in the Republic and

(b) a summarized statement of income.

Original marriage certificate duly authenticated/certified and translated into Greek or English (where applicable).

At the first permit the original document is presented together with a copy.

The copy is presented at the renewal.

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We have already got our temporary residency will this criteria be applicable when we come to renew. I have noticed that the requirements to have a criminal record certificate is for the first permit only.

Not sure about the financial side for renewal. I needed to have 鈧�30k in a Cypriot bank when I got my original residency. I now have around 鈧�3500 a month being paid into my Cypriot bank account I hope that is sufficient for renewal

@MacGeorge8035 I think you are above the threshold but it is better to check with immigration department a few months before your renewal as rules keep changing.

Detailed statement of bank account transactions in a financial institution in the Republic of Cyprus, for the last 12 months in case of a renewal or from the date of opening the account in the case of a first permit, showing the foreign remittances in the name of the applicant which in total should not it is less than 鈧�2,000 per month or 鈧�24,000 per year for one person. This amount increases by 20% for the spouse and by 15% for each child. For the purposes of calculating the amount, transfers abroad or to third parties will not be taken into account.

It is noted that when submitting the application for the renewal of the visitor's permit, the balance in the account must, in any case, not be less than 鈧�6,000, which corresponds to three months' income, regardless of the size of the family.

@Toon HiToon, I am struggling to find a fingerprint service in Paphos or anywhere in Cyprus. As I am a US citizen I need fingerprints to be taken on a specific form called FD-258 and then sent to FBI headquarters for them to do a nationwide criminal background check. Do you know any biometric or fingerprinting services in Cyprus ?

Maybe try these

@Toon thank you Toon

Cyprus: Review Of The Temporary Residence Permit- Visitor's Permit -(Pink Slip) In Cyprus-Valid From 01/01/2023

07 December 2022

by Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC

Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC

The Cyprus Migration Department revised the current regime for obtaining a visitor's permit during November 2022. The main additions are in relation to the eligibility of more dependant applicants and additional documentation to be submitted along with the application.

The new regime and/or additions that have been decided, will be enforced starting from January 1st 2023.

It is worth noting that a grace period will be imposed to allow applicants to comply with the new regime's requirements until 01/05/2023.

The additions in regards to the eligibility group of applicants include the below:

Dependant adult children, of a person who holds a residence permit in Cyprus, up to the age of 25 or up to a year after the completion of their studies. This addition is considered to be a very valuable addition for this permit considering that the up-to-date requirements allowed only dependent minor children (under the age of 18) to apply along with their parents.

Dependant parents, of a person who holds a residence permit in Cyprus or dependant parents of their spouse. This addition is as well considered very practical as up until now a special permission from the Migration Department had to be obtained in advance in order to include dependent parents and/or parents in law in the application of the main applicant.

The additions in the required documents include the below:

Necessity to provide an original criminal record certificate from the latest place of residence and origin (if different), duly legalised with official translation either in Greek or in English, for every adult applicant (only for the first registration).

Necessity to provide original medical examination certificate of blood tests, proving that the adult applicant does not suffer from Hepatitis B or C, or HIV, or Syphilis, as well as a chest X-ray for tuberculosis with a doctor's report, stamped and/or certified by a specialist doctor from the Republic of Cyprus (only for the first registration).

In addition, there having been amendments, that were mostly applicable, thus not officially included in the lists of required documents regarding the finances and income of the applicant. Those consist of the below:

Necessity to provide detailed bank account statements from the Cyprus Bank Account of the applicant, of the last 12 months if it is a renewal while if it is a first registration, from the date of the opening of the bank account in Cyprus, showing the foreign remittances.

The monthly income of the applicant should not be less than 鈧�2,000 or 鈧�24,000 per year for one person. This amount is increased by 20% for the added spouse or for each dependent parent and by 15% for each child.

In addition, despite the fact that is a renewal or a first registration, the applicant must have in his Cyprus Bank Account the amount of not less than 鈧�6.000.

Until December 2022, it was only necessary to provide bank account statements from the Cyprus Bank account, of the last 3 months, with sufficient balance obtained from external sources.

All this information has been copied from the below link. All the credit goes to the original author.

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@dvb123 good work my friend... Thanks

Thanks for this info Too

I had a meeting on Wednesday with the immigration lawyer and his understanding of the new regs is police check not required for UK residents but blood and xray will be required. It might be just an interpretation thing as I get the impression laws are applied at the time you meet in Cyprus lol

All depends on who you see on the day and whether they are having a good or bad day. A bit like getting stopped at customs lol ..

Bottom line..... best to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it

Some clarification on new regulations..

15th December 2022

Change to immigration rules from 1st January 2023 from all 3rd country passport holders when relocating to REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS.

New Regulations come into effect as of 1st January 2023, most agents were not previously advised until it was released in the Financial Mirror newspaper of 3rdDecember2022.https://www.financialmirror.com/.../temporary-residency.../

Cyprus Container Shipping have been trying to gain some clarification directly from immigration but even immigration seem to be in the dark on this change

On reading the proposed changes, you will see under the medical Regulation that this isn鈥檛 really aimed at Brits, but because Uk are no longer in EU, we unfortunately fall in the pot.

A Criminal Records check, you can do this online, there are loads of companies that do this, but I strongly recommend you use the Gov.co.uk one, you can do this online, opt for the Basic check, it will cost you 拢18 each, and you will need a UK address to get it sent to. This document now needs to be Apostilled, the same as marriage and birth certificates.

Cyprus Container Shipping offer to assist you in obtaining your Criminal Records check, just call their office for an appointment.

When you arrive in Cyprus, you will need to have an X-Ray for TB, and blood tests for Hepatitis B & C, HIV or Syphilis. As a company Cyprus Container Shipping have found Doctors and have negotiated a price with them for these tests, the X-Ray will be 鈧�35 each and the Blood Tests will be 鈧�35 each.

They intend to keep on top of any updates which will be issued. The updates will appear on their social media pages.

NB with renewals this process at present does not apply

NB the process may be different in Scotland so best to check

A big thank you to .

Andrea Etherington

Operations & Logistics Director

Cyprus Container Shipping

Toon,am glad you keep up with all this mind boggling rules and changes and am learning just in case i have to help some one in ths part of the world. All I will say is Thank God the both of us came in when we did.

PS, will get my Biometric card in 14 days-- this must be a first.

@charles533.

We will probably take a run over sometime this week to see if our cards are there

@Toon Done, cold beers await your arrival. Just give me a heads up

When I say run over I meant to Paphos Immigration聽 dept to collect our cards ...lol

Nearly 2 years and apparently our boiler cards are still not available. If you get yours I would like to know how long it took from arrival

Boiler cards lol predictive text just done not work lol

Biometric cards 馃槵

@Toon

Better than resistance permits lol..

It's 11 weeks so far and will be going to the office tomorrow to check..will let you know

@phildraper

Ok been this morning cards not ready yet ..although they have given us our allocated聽 card numbers..

Just took our receipts to the dept .they never asked for any other document

There are 12 full boxes of cards awaiting collection on the reception desk聽 and I reckon at least a 100 in each box

@toon

I am guessing you have been in the system longer than me but will probably go and ask at reception if my cards are there. I will take this years recpts with me as you mentioned this is all they asked for

聽 聽 @toon
I am guessing you have been in the system longer than me but will probably go and ask at reception if my cards are there. I will take this years recpts with me as you mentioned this is all they asked for
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聽 聽 -@phildraper

10 years now so it was a "simple" exchange from paper to biometric card. But as so many things now and going forward depend on having it ..it should be much more efficient and聽 quicker .