Persons who want to immigrate to Cyprus from Lebanon will first have to start the immigration process with the Cypriot consular mission, which is currently located in Beirut. The simplest way to have access to the Cypriot territory is by applying for a visitor visa. There aren’t any visa exemptions for the citizens of Lebanon who want to move to Cyprus.
This means that, regardless of the purpose of stay and the duration, a type of visa must be obtained and this implies starting the immigration formalities in accordance with the Cypriot immigration law.
For in-depth advice on the documents you must prepare, we invite you to contact our immigration lawyer in Cyprus, who can also provide you with the necessary legal assistance in this process.
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The tourist visa is one of the simplest entry documents that can be obtained by foreigners. This is given by the fact that the visa can be used for numerous purposes, outside the purpose of visiting the country. It grants the right to temporary residency in the country and it can also be used as a way to develop business activities in this country for a limited period of time. The Cypriot immigration law requires the following:
The tourist visa is an immigration document available for a wide category of foreigners. The document can be obtained by those who work as employed persons, as well by those who work as self-employed.
Persons who will immigrate to Cyprus from Lebanon under this legal ground will have to present evidence – the salary slip and the details of the employer in Lebanon, by obtaining an excerpt from the Chamber of Commerce in Lebanon. For those who are self-employed other documents must be added to the file, and our immigration lawyer in Cyprus can offer in-depth details.
Individuals who work as the domestic staff of other persons who will relocate to Cyprus can also arrive here under this visa type – here, we refer to necessary staff for the person relocating, such as the nanny of a child, the housekeeper, the driver and other similar staff.
One can also immigrate to Cyprus from Lebanon as a student; for this, enrollment documents have to be presented; the document is available for business purposes as well – applicable where a Cypriot company or a foreign company operating in Cyprus invites a person from Lebanon to stay here for a limited period of time to discuss/establish various business projects.
Individuals who plan to relocate to Cyprus from Lebanon must have a proper budget when arriving here and one of the costs they need to take into consideration for their immigration process is the visa fees. When moving to Cyprus, foreigners who must obtain a visa are required to pay processing fees, unless exemptions are provided. The current fees imposed to persons who arrive from Lebanon are:
It must be noted that certain individuals who relocate to Cyprus from Lebanon, who are the family members of EU/EEA nationals, may benefit from favorable immigration policies. These rights will not create visa-free arrangements, but may provide other benefits, enshrined in the Cyprus immigration law, implementing the EU law (Free Movement Directive), such as:
These benefits can be granted in certain cases and being related to an EU national will not automatically offer the above-mentioned, as the visa applicant must answer affirmatively to 3 basic questions, one of which tests whether the foreigner will meet with the family member while being in Cyprus.
Therefore, those who will immigrate to Cyprus from Lebanon for other purposes that will not include their EU family member can’t benefit from the rights listed above.
Although the visa can be issued in numerous cases, the applicant has the legal obligation to inform, from the beginning, regarding the accommodation arrangements made in advance, as the local immigration authorities will need to know where the foreigner will live for the entire stay in Cyprus.
For this, one can use hotel reservations or, in the case in which the person will live with close family members or friends, a document that is signed by the Cypriot municipality where the person lives – the Assumption of Responsibility for Hosting. Another legal obligation for those who immigrate to Cyprus from Lebanon is to provide details attesting the financial situation of the applicant.
All applicants must be able to show that they have sufficient financial funds that will cover the duration of stay for which they intend to immigrate to Cyprus from Lebanon; our immigration lawyer in Cyprus can present which are the current thresholds based on the particularities of the case (the sum can vary based on the duration of stay and the number of dependents).
If you want to know further information, for example, how to immigrate to Cyprus from Lebanon on a long-term basis or for permanent residency purposes, please address our lawyer. Our immigration lawyer in Cyprus is ready to help you in any immigration matter, including in citizenship law.
We invite you to get in touch with our lawyers in the case in which you are interested in citizenship in Cyprus. The standard procedure requires foreigners to live in this country for a period of 2555 days in order to have the right to apply for citizenship. This is the minimum requirement for applicants who can acquire citizenship by naturalization, which is the most common legal pathway foreigners can use.
For this, you will need to be the holder of a residence permit in Cyprus that was issued on a permanent basis. Please mind that with 1 year prior to the application for citizenship, the foreigner is required to live in the country on a continuous basis.
Not all applications for visas are accepted, which means that the Cypriot authorities will provide a negative answer to some of the foreigners who apply for various types of visas. When this is the case, the representatives of the immigration institution will provide a clear answer, in writing, as to why the applications weren’t successful.
According to the Cyprus immigration law, foreigners whose visa applications were refused have the right to appeal the decision in a period of maximum 75 days since the refusal was made. There is a standard legal procedure that must be followed, and our Cyprus immigration lawyers may offer the necessary assistance in this case.
Relocating in Cyprus can entail other matters and our lawyers can provide an extended presentation on all the obligations, documentation and steps that may appear in this process, based on the reason and the duration of the stay. We recommend you get in touch with our Cyprus immigration lawyers for further advice on the rules Lebanese citizens may need to follow.