Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Dublin

Consular Services

The Embassy offers a full range of consular services for Cypriot citizens residing in Ireland (such as receiving applications for passports, birth certificates, citizenship etc). It also provides Cypriots visiting Ireland assistance, if needed.

Moreover, a wide range of other services is offered to residents of Ireland.

Please note that an appointment is required to enter the Embassy premises.

Please request appointment via email to dublinembassy@mfa.gov.cy or by phone at 01-6763060


For more details on Consular Services and Consular Forms, please visit: https://mfa.gov.cy

Our Consular Section, inter alia:

  • Accepts applications and issues visas to foreign nationals for entry to Cyprus.
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  • Certifies the authenticity of a signature placed before a consular officer of the Embassy (on official documents) for various purposes e.g. Power of Attorney.

Contact information:

Visiting Address:
Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus
14 Fitzwilliam Place
Dublin 2, D02 W025

Tel: + 353 1 676 3060
Fax: +353 1 676 3099
dublinembassy@mfa.gov.cy

Consular Services Opening Hours

Please note that the opening hours of the Embassy for Consular Services and Visa Applications are:

10:00-12:00

14:00-15:00





 


MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, CYPRUS

PRIVACY NOTICE


The territorial scope of the General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 and the implementing Law 125(I) 2018, which regulate the processing of personal data, extends to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Diplomatic and Consular Missions of the Republic. The Ministry which in terms of the Law is the Data Controller is set to fully comply with the data protection provisions and principles.

In order to carry out its public tasks, the Ministry processes personal data manually or digitally, in accordance with national and EU Law and International Conventions. The purpose of data processing by the Ministry includes the following fields of its action:


    - Consular Services including consular protection,

    - Cooperation with the Diplomatic Missions accredited to the Republic and the work of the Diplomatic and Consular Missions of Cyprus abroad,

    - Authentication of documents,

    - Issuing of Entry Visas,

    - Use of CCTV systems in the buildings of the Missions and the Chancery, for security reasons.


The Ministry may disclose personal data to third parties in accordance with the Law. For example the Ministry may disclose personal data to other Governmental Authorities or States for the purposes of granting consular services or consular protection or in the framework of criminal investigations.

The Ministry keeps personal data only for the period which is necessary for carrying out its tasks or for reasons of public interest.

YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

You can submit a request in any of the following situations:


    · If you wish to know which personal data of yours the Ministry is processing.

    · If you wish to amend your personal data.

    · If you wish to have your personal data erased.

    · If you wish us to limit the processing of your personal data.

    · If you wish to lodge an objection to the processing of your personal data.


Any request can be submitted electronically to: info@mfa.gov.cy or by post to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Presidential Palace Avenue, 1447 Nicosia, Cyprus

For any further questions you may contact the Data Protection Officer of the Ministry electronically to: dpo@mfa.gov.cy or by post to the abovementioned address.

A complaint may be submitted to the Data Protection Commissioner, which is an independent Supervisory Authority, to the postal address: PO BOX 23378, 1682 Nicosia, Cyprus or electronically to: commissioner@dataprotection.gov.cy


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National Visa Information System (N-VIS)

Technology can play a key role in improving and reinforcing external borders. Over the past years, Cyprus has been operating a large-scale IT system (N.VIS) for collecting and processing visa applications.

What is VIS?

The National Visa Information System (N.VIS) allows the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. to processes data and make decisions relating to applications for short-stay visas to visit, or to transit through, the Republic of Cyprus. For this purpose, the N.VIS is connected to the stop-list of the police. At this stage 38 Embassies and Consulates use the N.VIS.

What is the purpose of VIS?

(a) The N.VIS enables the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to check if a visa applicant is filed as a forbidden immigrant in the national stop-list.
(b) It enables border guards to verify that a person presenting a visa is its rightful holder.

(c) It assists in preventing, detecting and investigating terrorist offences and other serious criminal offences.

How does it work in practice?

Visa applications are submitted in paper form. In some countries, visa applications are submitted to External Service Providers (ESPs) who then forward them to the contracted local Cypriot Embassy/ Consulate. Once the applicant’s details are entered in the N.VIS, a number of checks are run including for determining if the applicant is filed in the national stop-list as an illegal immigrant. Clear of all checks, the visa is issued to the applicant.

Who can access VIS?

Access to VIS data has only authorized personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the purpose of visa application management. Competent visa authorities (the Police) may use the VIS for the purpose of examining applications at the points of entry and/ or for Visa extension at District Police Immigration Offices.
The authorities responsible for carrying out checks at external borders and within the national territories have access to query the VIS for the purpose of verifying the authenticity of the visa.

Legal Background

The main acts constituting the N.VIS legal framework are:
· Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the VIS and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation), OJUE L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60.

· Council Decision 2008/633/JHA of 23 June 2008 concerning access for consultation of the VIS by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offence, OJUE L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 129.

How is my data in VIS protected?

All personal data processed in relation to visa application management are protected by the European Union data protection legislation (The General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR) and the implementing national data protection legislation. Access to N.VIS data is limited to authorized staff in the performance of their tasks. They must ensure that the use of N.VIS data is limited to that which is strictly necessary, appropriate and proportionate for carrying out their tasks.
Although VIS is not accessible from the internet, any person has the right to be informed about his/her data in the VIS. Any person may request that inaccurate data about him/her is corrected and unlawfully recorded data is deleted.

The lawfulness of processing N.VIS personal data is supervised by the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection who is the National Supervisory Authority.

What are my rights?

Each individual has the following rights regarding the processing of their personal data in the N.VIS:

    · the right to ask about the data relating to them in the VIS,
    · the right to request that inaccurate data relating to them in the VIS be corrected,
    · The right to submit a complaint to the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection.
    Whom can I contact for more information?

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who can advise data subjects in relation to the exercise of their rights. The DPO can be contacted at dpo@mfa.gov.cy.

    LEGAL CONSEQUENCES FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS PURCHASING GREEK CYPRIOT OWNED PROPERTY IN THE AREA OF CYPRUS OCCUPIED BY TURKEY

    For more information please visit this link:

    https://mfa.gov.cy/legal-consequences-purchasing-greek-cypriot-owned-property.html

    Irish Legal Framework concerning Family Law and especially cases of child abductions by parents

                List of specialized Lawyers

    In case you face a problem within the above mentioned framework you may consult the following link at the Department of Justice and Equality of Ireland: http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/International_Child_Abduction

    Specialised Lawyers can be found at the following links:

    www.solicitorsireland.ie

    www.lawyer.ie/family-law/

    http://www.hg.org/law-firms/family-law/ireland.html

    The above information is simply for guidance purposes. The Embassy does not undertake any responsibility for any actions and/or omissions of any of the Law Firms or Lawyers or Solicitors which may be found at the above mentioned links.


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    Registration of Persons of Cypriot Origin as Citizens of the Republic of Cyprus and Acquisition of the Cypriot Citizenship by Naturalization
    Renunciation of Cypriot Citizenship


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