Truth about work permits

Dear All,

First of all, most of the information located above is a LIE. If you do not wish to get in trouble, I suggest you do not believe ANY of it until it is confirmed by an independent Cyprus based lawyer.

Secondly, I am a Cyprus based lawyer (no, I am not advertising my services here, in fact I leave no contact information about myself) and generally the following is true. Cyprus has a compex migration regulation in place. Work permits are a form of migration permits, issued by the Migration Department in Nicosia. You, as individual, generally can NOT apply to obtain one - instead, the whole process must be generally performed by your employer (depends on the type of work permit you wish to obtain - there are different categories). Thus, to obtain a work permit in Cyprus, you must:

1) Be a EU national, or
2) Find an employer, contract with him, make him submit all the necessary applications and IF there is noone in Cyprus who wishes to take that job (that WILL be checked by the Migration Department), you may be given the permit.

Regards,
Michael

Michael 04 Oct 2008, 06:41 - Report