Cyprus - Work Skills & Ancestry - Work & Skilled Permit
Persons who intend to work as self employed in agriculture, cattle breeding, bird breeding or fish culture in the Republic, provided that they have in their possession adequate land or a permit to acquire same, they have fully and freely at their disposal capital of CY£250,000 (euro equivalent 427,150 Euros) and such an employment should not negatively affect the general economy of the Republic. Persons who intend to work as self employed in mining enterprises in the Republic, provided that they have in their possession a relative permit, they have fully and freely at their disposal capital of CY£200,000 (euro equivalent 341,720 euros) and such an employment should not negatively affect the general economy of the Republic. Persons who intend to work as self employed in a trade or profession in the Republic, provided that they have in their possession a relative permit, they have fully and freely at their disposal capital of CY£150,000 (euro equivalent 256, 290 euros) and such an employment should not affect negatively the general economy of the Republic. The relative permit is the actual immigration permit that is required for residency, worded different the relevant permit that will be granted to the person provided that they fulfil the above requirements; An application can be made to obtain an Immigration Permit on the basis of one of the Categories referred to in Regulation 5 of the Aliens and Immigration Regulations of 1972 (your question relates to category C). An Immigration Permit will not be granted to anybody unless the Immigration Control Board recommends to the Minister of Interior that such person belongs to one of the categories above. For the granting of an Immigration Permit an application is submitted on form M.67 to the Civil Registry and Migration Department directly or through the District Aliens and Immigration Branches of the Police. The application should be accompanied by the appropriate documents, depending on the Category for which it is submitted.