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{{Short description|Passports issued to citizens of Cyprus}}
{{Infobox Identity document
{{Infobox Identity document
| document_name = Cypriot passport
| document_name = Cypriot passport
| image = Cyprus passport cover.jpg
| image =Cypriot passport.png
| image_caption = The front cover of a Cypriot Citizen's [[biometric passport]] issued since 2010
| image_caption = The front cover of a Cypriot Citizen's [[biometric passport]] issued since 2010
| image2 = Cyprus passport data page.jpg
| image2 =
| image_caption2 = Biographical data page of Cypriot passport.
| image_caption2 = Biographical data page of Cypriot passport.
| date_first_issued = 29 November 2010 (current version)<ref>[http://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/CYP-AO-04001/index.html]</ref>
| date_first_issued = 29 November 2010 (current version)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/|title=Home|website=www.consilium.europa.eu}}</ref>
| using_jurisdiction = {{flag|Cyprus}}
| using_jurisdiction = {{flag|Cyprus}}
| valid_jurisdictions =
| valid_jurisdictions =
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| purpose = Identification
| purpose = Identification
| eligibility = [[Cypriot nationality law|Cypriot citizenship]]
| eligibility = [[Cypriot nationality law|Cypriot citizenship]]
| expiration = 10 years (adults)<br>5 years (minors)<ref>[http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/CRMD/crmd.nsf/0/27852d1a980d670ec2257d2c003176c2?OpenDocument&ExpandSection=7#_Section7]</ref>
| expiration = 10 years (adults)<br>5 years (minors)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/CRMD/crmd.nsf/0/27852d1a980d670ec2257d2c003176c2?OpenDocument&ExpandSection=7#_Section7|title=CIVIL REGISTRY AND MIGRATION DEPARTMENT - Civil Registry Section|website=www.moi.gov.cy|access-date=2018-01-21|archive-date=2018-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121184623/http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/CRMD/crmd.nsf/0/27852d1a980d670ec2257d2c003176c2?OpenDocument&ExpandSection=7#_Section7|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| cost = {{Plainlist|
| cost = {{Plainlist|
* €70 (adults)
* €70 (adults)
* €45 (minors)<ref>[http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/CRMD/crmd.nsf/0/27852d1a980d670ec2257d2c003176c2?OpenDocument&ExpandSection=2%2C1%2C7#_Section2]</ref>
* €45 (minors)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/CRMD/crmd.nsf/0/27852d1a980d670ec2257d2c003176c2?OpenDocument&ExpandSection=2,1,7#_Section2|title=CIVIL REGISTRY AND MIGRATION DEPARTMENT - Civil Registry Section|website=www.moi.gov.cy|access-date=2022-01-22|archive-date=2021-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416081749/http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/CRMD/crmd.nsf/0/27852d1a980d670ec2257d2c003176c2?OpenDocument#_Section2|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
}}
}}
}}


'''Cypriot passports''' are issued to citizens of [[Cyprus]] for the purpose of international travel. Every Cypriot citizen is also a [[Commonwealth citizen]] and a [[Citizenship of the European Union|citizen of the European Union]]. The Cypriot passport, along with the [[Cypriot identity card]], allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the [[European Union]], [[European Economic Area]], [[Switzerland]] and the [[United Kingdom]] ([[Brexit|until 31 December 2020]]).
'''Cypriot passports''' are issued to citizens of [[Cyprus]]. Every Cypriot citizen is also a [[Commonwealth citizen]] and a [[Citizenship of the European Union|citizen of the European Union]]. The Cypriot passport, along with the [[Cypriot identity card]], allows for free right of movement and residence in any of the states of the [[European Union]], [[European Economic Area]], and [[Switzerland]].
{{As of|2020|07|10|post=,}} Cypriot citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 174 countries and territories, ranking the [[Cypriot passport]] 38th in terms of travel freedom according to the [[Henley Passport Index]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The ''Henley Passport Index'' |url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/files/download/HPI2019/Full_Q2_2019_Ranking.pdf|publisher=Henley & Partners Holdings Ltd |accessdate=4 April 2019|date=26 March 2019 |quote=This graph shows the full Global Ranking of the 2019 Henley Passport Index. In certain cases, a rank is shared by multiple countries because these countries all have the same level of visa-free or visa-on-arrival access.}}</ref> Cypriot citizens can live and work in any country within the EU as a result of the right of free movement and residence granted in [[Treaties of the European Union|Article 21 of the EU Treaty]].<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2008:115:0047:0199:EN:PDF Treaty on the Function of the European Union] (consolidated version)</ref>
As of October 2024, Cypriot citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 178 countries and territories, ranking the Cypriot passport 13th in terms of travel freedom according to the [[Henley Passport Index]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Official Passport Index Ranking |url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Henley & Partners |language=en}}</ref> Cypriot citizens can live and work in any country within the EU as a result of the right of free movement and residence granted in [[Treaties of the European Union|Article 21 of the EU Treaty]].<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2008:115:0047:0199:EN:PDF Treaty on the Function of the European Union] (consolidated version)</ref> The [[Cyprus|Republic of Cyprus]] was formed in 1960. All persons who were citizens of the Republic of Cyprus at this time are entitled to renew their citizenship and passport, whether living on the island or abroad within the [[diaspora]]. Their descendants, whether living on the island or abroad, are equally entitled to obtain Cypriot citizenship and passport. These citizens include the Greek and Turkish people, as well as the much smaller communities of Jewish and Armenian heritage.


==Language==
==Language==


All current and earlier Cypriot passports are inclusive, and so contain text in [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]] as well as [[English language|English]]. Since 1974, the [[Turkish Cypriots|Turkish Cypriot]] community live mainly in the [[Northern Cyprus|north of the island]] where the official language is Turkish (Cypriot dialect) and the [[Greek Cypriots|Greek Cypriot]] community live mainly in the [[Cyprus|south of the island]] where the official language is Greek (Cypriot dialect). Many people are trilingual. Over 4 decades, many citizens of the Republic of Turkey have moved to [[Northern Cyprus]] to contribute to the labour force. As non-citizens of the island in 1960, this generation of workers are not entitled to Citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus.
Despite the continuing [[Cyprus dispute|division of Cyprus]] due to the [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus|Turkish invasion]] of 1974, all Cypriot passports contain text in [[Turkish language|Turkish]] as well as [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[English language|English]], as Greek and Turkish are the official languages of the Republic of Cyprus (according to Article 3, Paragraph 1 of the [[Constitution of Cyprus]]).<ref>{{in lang|el}} http://www.presidency.gov.cy/presidency/presidency.nsf/all/1003AEDD83EED9C7C225756F0023C6AD/$file/CY_Constitution.pdf?openelement {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103050430/http://www.presidency.gov.cy/presidency/presidency.nsf/all/1003AEDD83EED9C7C225756F0023C6AD/$file/CY_Constitution.pdf?openelement |date=2013-11-03 }}</ref> [[Turkish Cypriots]] may obtain Cypriot passports and ID cards if they can prove their descent from a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus. [[Turkey|Turkish]] settlers in the [[TRNC|northern part of Cyprus]] are not entitled to Cypriot citizenship; are entitled to either [[TRNC passport]] or [[Turkish passport]].


==Physical appearance==
==Physical appearance==
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[[Biometric passport]]s have been issued since 13 December 2010 and include text in all official [[languages of the European Union]]. They carry a microchip containing biometric data such as fingerprints, a biometric photograph, and a digital signature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/crmd/crmd.nsf/all/9f1f2f111a0d5100c22578e30035a468|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130704193018/http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/crmd/crmd.nsf/all/9f1f2f111a0d5100c22578e30035a468?opendocument|archive-date=2013-07-04|url-status=dead|title=Civil Registry and Migration Department - Civil Registry Section - ISSUE OF PASSPORT}}</ref> Inside, on different pages, there are images of a statue of the goddess [[Aphrodite]] on display at the [[Cyprus Museum]],<ref>{{cite news | first = Michele | last = Kambas | title = Goddess of Love emerges into foaming Cypriot row | date = Dec 23, 2010 | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BM1AA20101223?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt | work = reuters | access-date = 2010-12-23}}</ref> a [[Peace dove|dove carrying an olive branch]], a symbol of peace, and the Cypriot [[mouflon]].

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[[Biometric passport]]s have been issued since 13 December 2010 and include text in all official [[languages of the European Union]]. They carry a microchip containing biometric data such as fingerprints, a biometric photograph, and a digital signature.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130704193018/http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/crmd/crmd.nsf/all/9f1f2f111a0d5100c22578e30035a468?opendocument ]</ref> Inside, on different pages, there are images of a statue of the goddess [[Aphrodite]] on display at the [[Cyprus Museum]],<ref>{{cite news | first = Michele | last = Kambas | title = Goddess of Love emerges into foaming Cypriot row | date = Dec 23, 2010 | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BM1AA20101223?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt | work = reuters | accessdate = 2010-12-23}}</ref> a [[Peace dove|dove carrying an olive branch]], the Cypriot [[mouflon]], and the [[Kyrenia ship]].


==Visa requirements==
==Visa requirements==

{{main|Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens}}
{{main|Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens}}
[[Image:Visa Requirements for Cypriot Citizens.svg|500px|right|thumb|[[Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens]]{{legend|#002377|Cyprus}}
{{legend|#1191E5|Freedom of movement}}
{{legend|#22B14C|Visa free}}
{{legend|#B5E61D|Visa issued upon arrival}}
{{legend|#61C7A1|eVisa}}
{{legend|#79D343|Visa available both on arrival or online}}
{{legend|#ABABAB|Visa required prior to arrival}}]]


{{As of|2019|03|26|post=,}} Cypriot citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 173 countries and territories, ranking the [[Cypriot passport]] 16th in terms of travel freedom according to the [[Henley Passport Index]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The ''Henley Passport Index'' |url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/files/download/HPI2019/Full_Q2_2019_Ranking.pdf|publisher=Henley & Partners Holdings Ltd |accessdate=4 April 2019|date=26 March 2019 |quote=This graph shows the full Global Ranking of the 2019 Henley Passport Index. In certain cases, a rank is shared by multiple countries because these countries all have the same level of visa-free or visa-on-arrival access.}}</ref>
As of July 2023 Cypriot citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 179 countries and territories, ranking the Cypriot passport 12th in terms of travel freedom according to the [[Henley Passport Index]].<ref name=":0" />


[[Image:Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens.png|500px|right|thumb|[[Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens]]{{legend|#FDC421|Cyprus}}{{legend|#042E9B|Freedom of movement}}{{legend|#22B14C|Visa not required}}{{legend|#B5E61D|Visa on arrival}}{{legend|#61c09a|eVisa}}{{legend|#79D343|Visa available both on arrival or online}}{{legend|#A8ACAB|Visa required prior to arrival}}]]
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Image:Britcolpass.jpg|<center>[[British Cyprus]] Passport (pre-1960)</center>
Image:Britcolpass.jpg|{{center|[[British Cyprus]] Passport (pre-1960)}}


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==Revocation==
==Revocation==


Passport revocation took place for 26 individuals in 2019 for the first time after a Reuters investigation. Simultaneously, the Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides opened an official investigation to all investors granted a Cypriot citizenship prior to 2018.<ref>[https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1790769/cyprus-revoking-golden-passports Bangkok Post: Cyprus revoking 'golden passports'] (consolidated version)</ref>
Passport revocation took place for 26 individuals in 2019 for the first time after a Reuters investigation on Cyprus citizen-by-investment program, where foreign individuals are granted citizenship after investing €2 million worth of real estate in Cyprus. Simultaneously, the Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides opened an official investigation to all investors granted a Cypriot citizenship prior to 2018.<ref>[https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1790769/cyprus-revoking-golden-passports Bangkok Post: Cyprus revoking 'golden passports'] (consolidated version)</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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*[[Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens]]
* [[Cypriot nationality law]]
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*[[Passports of the European Union]]
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* [[Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens]]
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*[[Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index]]
*[[Northern Cypriot passport]]
*[[Northern Cypriot passport]]
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* [[Passports of the European Union]]
*[[Cyprus Papers]] [https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2020/cyprus-papers/] [https://www.aljazeera.com/investigations/cypruspapers/]
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* [[Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 05:11, 26 October 2024

Cypriot passport
The front cover of a Cypriot Citizen's biometric passport issued since 2010
TypePassport
Issued by Cyprus
First issued29 November 2010 (current version)[1]
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityCypriot citizenship
Expiration10 years (adults)
5 years (minors)[2]
Cost
  • €70 (adults)
  • €45 (minors)[3]

Cypriot passports are issued to citizens of Cyprus. Every Cypriot citizen is also a Commonwealth citizen and a citizen of the European Union. The Cypriot passport, along with the Cypriot identity card, allows for free right of movement and residence in any of the states of the European Union, European Economic Area, and Switzerland. As of October 2024, Cypriot citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 178 countries and territories, ranking the Cypriot passport 13th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[4] Cypriot citizens can live and work in any country within the EU as a result of the right of free movement and residence granted in Article 21 of the EU Treaty.[5] The Republic of Cyprus was formed in 1960. All persons who were citizens of the Republic of Cyprus at this time are entitled to renew their citizenship and passport, whether living on the island or abroad within the diaspora. Their descendants, whether living on the island or abroad, are equally entitled to obtain Cypriot citizenship and passport. These citizens include the Greek and Turkish people, as well as the much smaller communities of Jewish and Armenian heritage.

Language

[edit]

All current and earlier Cypriot passports are inclusive, and so contain text in Greek, Turkish as well as English. Since 1974, the Turkish Cypriot community live mainly in the north of the island where the official language is Turkish (Cypriot dialect) and the Greek Cypriot community live mainly in the south of the island where the official language is Greek (Cypriot dialect). Many people are trilingual. Over 4 decades, many citizens of the Republic of Turkey have moved to Northern Cyprus to contribute to the labour force. As non-citizens of the island in 1960, this generation of workers are not entitled to Citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus.

Physical appearance

[edit]

Biometric passports have been issued since 13 December 2010 and include text in all official languages of the European Union. They carry a microchip containing biometric data such as fingerprints, a biometric photograph, and a digital signature.[6] Inside, on different pages, there are images of a statue of the goddess Aphrodite on display at the Cyprus Museum,[7] a dove carrying an olive branch, a symbol of peace, and the Cypriot mouflon.

Visa requirements

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Main article: Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens
Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens
  Cyprus
  Freedom of movement
  Visa free
  Visa issued upon arrival
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required prior to arrival

As of July 2023 Cypriot citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 179 countries and territories, ranking the Cypriot passport 12th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[4]

Application

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The Civil Registry and Immigration Department of the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for issuing and renewing Cypriot passports.

Revocation

[edit]

Passport revocation took place for 26 individuals in 2019 for the first time after a Reuters investigation on Cyprus citizen-by-investment program, where foreign individuals are granted citizenship after investing €2 million worth of real estate in Cyprus. Simultaneously, the Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides opened an official investigation to all investors granted a Cypriot citizenship prior to 2018.[8]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Home". www.consilium.europa.eu.
  2. ^ "CIVIL REGISTRY AND MIGRATION DEPARTMENT - Civil Registry Section". www.moi.gov.cy. Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. ^ "CIVIL REGISTRY AND MIGRATION DEPARTMENT - Civil Registry Section". www.moi.gov.cy. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  4. ^ a b "The Official Passport Index Ranking". Henley & Partners. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  5. ^ Treaty on the Function of the European Union (consolidated version)
  6. ^ "Civil Registry and Migration Department - Civil Registry Section - ISSUE OF PASSPORT". Archived from the original on 2013-07-04.
  7. ^ Kambas, Michele (Dec 23, 2010). "Goddess of Love emerges into foaming Cypriot row". reuters. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  8. ^ Bangkok Post: Cyprus revoking 'golden passports' (consolidated version)


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