Document checklist
Georgia → Cyprus: Remunerated employment (single permit – GEN): entry permit and temporary residence and work permit
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
12 itemsIdentity
Copy of your valid passport
RequiredA copy of a valid passport, or other valid travel document, with a validity period of at least 6 months beyond the requested work permit.
Registration in the Aliens' Register, biometrics and fees
RequiredSubmit your application at the Migration Department in Nicosia, and register in the Aliens' Register and give your biometric data (photo, fingerprints, signature) at the District Immigration Unit of the Police when asked. Fees include EUR 120 for the entry permit and temporary residence and work permit (valid 1–3 years), EUR 130 for issuance or renewal of a residence and work permit (valid 1–3 years), and EUR 70 for first registration in the Aliens' Registry. All supporting documents must be officially translated and duly certified/ratified.
Source: Civil Registry and Migration Department (Cyprus), Remunerated employment (single permit – GEN)
Purpose of travel
Employment contract, signed and stamped by the Department of Labour
RequiredBefore arrival: the original employment contract, duly signed and stamped by the Department of Labour, plus 3 duly stamped copies. After arrival: the original contract plus 2 more duly stamped copies.
Insurance
Employer's Liability Insurance
RequiredAfter arrival: your employer's Employer's Liability Insurance, with automatic renewal, needs to be in place.
Health insurance certificate (Plan A)
RequiredAfter arrival: a health insurance certificate covering primary and secondary medical care and transport of remains (Plan A).
Employment
Copy of the employer's identity card
A copy of the employer's identity card, only needed if the employer is an individual person, not a company.
Department of Labour approval for the employer
RequiredApproval from the Department of Labour showing your employer is allowed to employ third-country nationals.
Travel
Original entry permit and passport arrival stamp
RequiredAfter arrival: your original Entry Permit (M70), plus a copy of the passport page showing your latest arrival in the Republic.
Other
Clean criminal record certificate
RequiredAn original certificate of a clean criminal record from your country of origin, valid for up to 6 months from issue, duly certified.
Declaration of your mailing address
RequiredAfter arrival: a declaration of the mailing address where you can be reached in Cyprus.
Declaration to cover the cost of your return
RequiredA declaration on honour to cover the cost of repatriating you (the third-country national) if needed.
Medical test results (before and after arrival)
RequiredBefore arrival: original blood test results for Hepatitis B and C, HIV and syphilis, plus a chest X-ray report for tuberculosis, valid for up to 4 months from issue, duly certified, from your country of origin. After arrival: another set of the same tests, duly certified by a doctor in the Republic of Cyprus.
Why applications on this route get refused
Employer isn't approved to employ third-country nationals
The application must include the Department of Labour's approval that your employer is allowed to employ third-country nationals, without it, the single permit can't be issued.
How to avoid it: Check with your employer that they've obtained this approval from the Department of Labour before you apply.
Incomplete, untranslated or uncertified documents
All supporting documents accompanying the application must be officially translated and duly certified or ratified.
How to avoid it: Use the Migration Department's supporting documents list as a checklist, and get translations and certifications done before you apply.
Passport not valid for long enough
Your passport, or travel document, needs to be valid for at least 6 months beyond the work permit you're requesting.
How to avoid it: Renew your passport before applying if it won't cover at least 6 months past your requested permit period.
Sources
- Civil Registry and Migration Department (Cyprus), Remunerated employment (single permit – GEN) · checked 24 Sept 2026
- Civil Registry and Migration Department (Cyprus), Remunerated employment (single permit – GEN) forms and supporting documents · checked 24 Sept 2026
- Civil Registry and Migration Department (Cyprus), Supporting documents: Remunerated employment (GEN), entry permit and temporary residence and work permit · checked 24 Sept 2026
- Civil Registry and Migration Department (Cyprus), Registration of EU/EEA citizens (MEU1) · checked 24 Sept 2026
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