VISA/ TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR NON-EU RESEARCHERS

Within 7 days from the date of entry into the Republic of Cyprus, the non-EU Researcher should submit the Application Form MEDU1/MEDUM1 to the Civil Registry and Migration Department for the issue of Visa/Temporary Residence Permit. 

VERY IMPORTANT

  1. You must visit the International Students and Staff Office (ISSO) to receive the original Blue slip/Visa and to get informed of the Residence Permit Card procedure. 
  2. Once the requested documents are ready, you should visit again the International Students and Staff Office to confirm the documents, and arrange for you an appointment with the Migration Department. 
  3. The Migration Department will notify us when your application will be evaluated, in order for you to pay and provide them with your biometrics. You can visit the Migration Department only after an appointment, arranged between the University of Cyprus and the Migration Department. You will be informed of the date/time. 

Within 7 days from the date of entry into the Republic of Cyprus, you should submit the following required documents in order to get your Cyprus Residence Permit card: 

  1. Application Form MEDU1/MEDUM1, duly completed and signed (please fill in only your personal details in Part I – page 2 and sign at PART IV – page 3 the last part where it says “Official Declaration of the Third Country National”). 
  2.  Copy of passport’s or other travel document’s page with a stamp that shows the last arrival in Cyprus.
  3.  Original Entry Permit (blue slip). 
  4.  Original medical examinations for hepatitis B and C, HIV and Syphilis as well as Chest X-Ray (testing for Tuberculosis). Upon arrival in Cyprus, each Researcher must undergo these medical examinations at a public or private hospital stamped and signed by a doctor.

Important Notes: 

  • You must visit the Social Insurance District Office in Nicosia in order to apply for a Social Security Number. Please ensure that you have all the necessary documents with you, which have been provided by the Human Resources Department of the University.
  • You should visit the Social Insurance District Office no earlier than the day of commencement of your employment and no later than one or two days after the date of commencement. The Social Security Department software system cannot issue a Social Security Number for an earlier date.  
  • If you do not have a personal bank account in Cyprus you must open one at a local bank.   
  • Finally, you must return to the Human Resources Department to submit your bank account number (IBAN), Social Security Number, and a copy of your Alien Registration Certificate.  
  • The International Students and Staff Office will inform you when your Pink slip will be ready (the procedure takes approximately 3 months).   
  • Your Pink Slip will be automatically cancelled if you stay abroad for a period of more than three months. The International Students and Staff Office must be informed in order to apply for your Return Visa. 
  • Please do not make any money transactions in the northern occupied part of Cyprus. This is considered illegal practice and the Migration Department will reject your application. You should also avoid using the airport in the northern part of Cyprus as it is an illegal point of entry. 
  • Please provide the International Students and Staff Office with all your contact details in Cyprus (telephone, address and email). 

RENEWAL OF VISA/TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR NON-EU RESEARCHERS  

The Temporary Residence Permit lasts for one year, so it is very important to renew the temporary residence permit every year until the end of your employment. 

Please see below the required documents in order to get your Renewal Temporary Residence Permit: 

  1. Application Form MEDU1/MEDUM1, duly completed and signed. 
  2.  Copy of valid passport or other travel document, with a validity that covers at least the duration of the intended stay.
  3. Copy of the valid residence permit.
  4. Hosting Agreement signed between the third country national and the Research Organization. The hosting agreement shall contain, among other information, the title or purpose of the research activity or the research area, the start and end date or the estimated duration of the research activity, information on the working conditions of the researcher as well as information on the intended mobility in one or several second Member States if the mobility is known at the time of application.
  5. A written undertaking from the research organization that, in the event that a researcher remains illegally in the territory of Cyprus, that research organization is responsible for reimbursing the costs related to the stay and return incurred by public funds, according to Article 10 of the law. (L.7(I)2019)
  6.  €55 fee for the application form.