NEW REQUIRMENTS FOR VISITORS
As from 1st of January 2023 the requirements for Visitors will change and will be as follows:
As for renewal of the status of Visitor’s will be as 1st of May 2023 as the last day of complying to the new rules.
As from the above-mentioned dates, a Criminal Record will be needed for each adult person that submits a visitor application.
Additionally, medical examination will be needed for the first permit and to be more specific an 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.
Furthermore, about the financial criteria the minimum amount will increase, and the applicant must show evidence he has sufficient and stable resources, as analyzed below, derived from a stable or satisfactory income of the applicant outside the Republic of Cyprus. 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.
Moreover, 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 be 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 dependent child.
Original marriage certificate and birth certificates for children (if any) duly authenticated/certified and translated into Greek or English. (Apostilled, except from the Russian and Serbian Authorities).
At the first permit submission the original document is presented together with a copy.
The copy is presented at the renewal.
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.