Autonomous Visitor Temporary Residence Permit

According to Aliens and Immigration Regulation 14, a visitor’s permit is issued to a third-country national for the purpose of (a) entering the Republic for short or long-term holidays, (b) touring or (c) investigating the possibility of residing in the Republic.

Visitor- Autonomous visitor permit

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.

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 €10,000 is also accepted.

showing the foreign remittances in the name of the applicant which in total should not it is less than €2,000 per month or €24,000 per year for one person. This amount increases by 20% for the spouse and by 15% for each child.

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 €6,000, which corresponds to three months' income, regardless of the size of the family.

According to the same Regulation, the holders of a visitor’s permit cannot carry out an economic activity in the Republic.

Visitor – Dependent Spouse Visitor

Visitor – Dependent Minor Child of Visitor

Visitors are granted a first temporary residence permit of one (1) year

If the passport expires sooner, the residence permit is issued with a validity of three months before the expiry of the applicant’s passport.

These permits are renewable, provided that the relevant criteria are met.

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

For wives and children or direct ascendants, where applicable, who reside with a visitor’s residence permit, a residence permit is issued up to the validity of the dependent’s residence permit

Usually before the completion of four (4) months