Immigration office Larnaca: the Aliens and Immigration Unit

The Larnaca unit of the Police Aliens and Immigration Service is on Piale Pasha, 6027 Larnaca.

• Hours: Monday to Friday 07:30–14:30, last entry 13:30, closed on public holidays.
• Email for appointments: larnacaetiseis@police.gov.cy.
• Phone: 24 80 42 36 or 24 80 42 38.

Larnaca or Paralimni? The office depends on your district of residence. Ayia Napa, Protaras, Paralimni and Deryneia are in Famagusta district, so their residents use the Famagusta unit at 31 Giorgou Papadopoulou, 5282 Paralimni (famagustaetiseis@police.gov.cy, 23 80 32 86). The hours are the same.

Email larnacaetiseis@police.gov.cy at least one month before your permit or visa expires. One request covers the whole family. In capital letters, give each person's name, date of birth, nationality, passport number, date of last arrival, ARC and file number if any, permit expiry date, the number of applicants and a local phone number.

The reply arrives within five working days, and changes or cancellations go through the same email. If you are an EU citizen who has just arrived, remember the four-month deadline for the Yellow Slip and send the request early.

Larnaca unit: yellow slips (MEU1), MEU2 cards for non-EU family members of EU citizens, UK nationals with free-movement rights, visitor permits, family members of Cypriots, remunerated employment, domestic work and seasonal work, and student residence permits.

Online: renewals of employment and domestic work permits (60 to 30 days before expiry) and of foreign-interest company and long-term resident permits (90 to 30 days). From 1 January 2027 these renewals are accepted only online through CY Login.

Nicosia head office only: foreign-interest companies, Blue Card, intra-corporate transfers, digital nomads, start-up visa, third-country family reunification, long-term resident status and Immigration Permits. For some of these, biometrics can be taken afterwards at the Larnaca unit.

Yellow Slip (MEU1) for an employed or self-employed EU citizen:

• passport or ID card, original and copy;
• Part III of the form signed and stamped by your employer, and a salary certificate where applicable;
• Social Insurance registration and statement of contributions (self-employed: last four months of contributions); if you pay social insurance in another EU country, form A1 and Plan A health insurance;
• a title deed, or a rental contract stamped by the Commissioner of Stamp Duty with certified signatures, rent receipts and an original EAC or water bill in your name;
• marriage and children's birth certificates, apostilled and translated, if family members apply.

In Larnaca the water account is with EOAL at 12 Adamantiou Korai Street. EAC's Larnaca customer service centre is at 95 Griva Digeni Avenue.

MEU2 for a non-EU spouse or child: apply within four months of entry; €20; decided within six months of a complete file. Without the card the person can be fined up to €2,500.

• Yellow Slip (MEU1): €20, within one month, no expiry date.
• MEU2 residence card: €20, within six months.
• Remunerated employment (single permit): €120 for entry and first permit, €130 for renewal, €70 first registration; within four months.
• Visitor permit: €70 plus €70 first registration; usually within four months.

These are the department's published times for complete files. No official waiting time for Larnaca appointment slots is published beyond the five-working-day email reply. Check status by SMS: STATUS and your application number to 1199.

Practical advice, not official rules.

• Check your district before you email. Each unit serves only residents of its own district, so an Ayia Napa address belongs with Paralimni.
• Get the rental contract stamped and the utility account in your name before the appointment. These are the items most often missing from a Yellow Slip file.
• Arrive before 13:30 with the printed forms, originals and copies.
• Decisions and cards are sent by post, so keep your address up to date with the department.

CyprusPermit is not a law firm or a government body. We prepare the file and keep track of the dates; where a representative is needed, a licensed advocate submits it. See Yellow Slip help and EU family residence card help.