Third Country Citizens



  • Certificate of marital status from an official authority (Ministry of Interior / Municipality of their country) whose issuing date is less than three (3) months and with an official translation into Greek or English duly certified. (Exception is granted for the Ukraine whereby this Certificate can be issued by the Embassy of Ukraine in Cyprus).

  • Affidavit that clearly describes his/her marital status (single/divorced/widow). In case of divorce or widowhood it must be stated that the applicant has not been married since the divorce/death of his/her spouse. The Affidavit should also state the name of the person with whom s/he intends to get married.

  • Non-marriage Certificate from the Marriage Registrar (Civil Registry and Migration Department of Ministry of Interior). Cost €34.19 per person. {For appointments: https://crmd.simplybook.pro/v2/}.
    Note: This Non-marriage Certificate is issued upon presentation of the Certificate of marital status and the Affidavit and it is valid for only three (3) months. (In case the applicant is in Cyprus for tourism and lives in Cyprus for less than 3 months, the above-mentioned Certificate is not necessary).
  • If divorced: A divorce certificate (final) with an official translation into Greek or English duly certified.
  • If widowed: Death Certificate of spouse with an official translation into Greek or English duly certified.
  • Valid Passport.
  • Copy of Birth Certificate.
  • Temporary residence permit (“pink slip”) or visa. The validity of the temporary residence permit should not be less than one (1) month from the day of the application for a Non-marriage Certificate. If the validity of the temporary residence permit is less than a month (even one day) the applicant must submit receipt of payment of a new application for a temporary residence permit in the Republic of Cyprus.


Translation & Certification



The documents must be recent, original and officially translated into Greek (or English) by a certified translator who is registered in the Register of Sworn Translators in Cyprus (OR, by a certified translator of the applicant’s country and a sworn translator in Cyprus). The original and the translated documents must be presented together to our offices.


All the public documents must be legalized as follows:


In case the country of origin of the applicant has signed the Hague Convention of 1961 to be certified by an Apostille stamp. [Pursuant to an EU Regulation, certain public documents (e.g., Certificate of Marital Status, Birth Certificate) are exempt from legalization and the apostille formality within the EU. Exception to the apostille formality is granted to Russia, Czech Republic and Serbia due to a translational agreement between Cyprus and these countries].


In case the country of origin of the applicant has not signed the Hague Convention of 1961 documents to be certified:


(a) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of applicant’s country and then,


(b) by the Embassy/Consulate of the Republic of Cyprus in applicant’s country. If not in that country, stamp of the Embassy/Consulate of the applicant's country in the Republic of Cyprus (or if not, stamp of the Embassy/Consulate of the applicant's origin in the nearest country).


(c) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus


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