How to apply for a Cyprus visa when visiting relatives and friends in Cyprus for a single visit?

To apply for a Cyprus family visit visa, you must bring your passport, ID card, household register, air ticket order, invitation letter and other materials to the Cyprus Embassy in China. The list of required materials is:

1. Visa application form.

2. A recent 2-inch photo with a white background.

3. The validity period of the passport held by the applicant must exceed the validity period of the visa applied for by at least three months. At the same time, provide copies of the first page, last page of the passport, all used visa pages and stamp pages (if the visa applicant holds an old passport, the original of the old passport must also be provided).

4. Original, photocopy and English translation of ID card.

5. The original, copy and English translation of the household registration book; if the place of residence is inconsistent with the place of household registration, the original, photocopy and English translation of the residence certificate must be provided.

6. Round-trip air ticket order and itinerary indicating the exact date of entry and exit.

7. Confirmation letter or other proof of accommodation issued by the hotel that the accommodation fee has been paid.

8. An invitation letter indicating the address, phone number and occupation of the relatives/friends invited by the Serbian side, and also providing a copy of the passport/identity certificate of the relatives/friends from the Serbian side (relatives/friends from the Serbian side must send The invitation letter should be faxed directly to the embassy).

9. Letter of guarantee. The inviting party needs to fill in the "Letter of Responsibility Guarantee".

10. The applicant is invited by a Cypriot citizen or a person holding legal right of residence in Cyprus. The inviting party must provide the embassy with his/her passport/identity certificate, legal residence permit and foreigner’s residence certificate in Cyprus.

11. The embassy may require a bank guarantee issued in the inviting party’s account in the amount of 855 euros and valid for six months. The bank guarantee must be certified by the Serbian immigration official.

12. Notarization and certification of kinship relations.

13. Proof of employment, issued recently (within one month) by the applicant’s workplace. The employment certificate must indicate the applicant's purpose of travel, position, salary, whether the applicant has obtained leave permission from the work unit, the length of the leave, and confirm that the applicant will return to the original unit to continue working after the trip; submit to the company where the applicant works A copy and English translation of the business license or organization code certificate. In some cases, the embassy may also ask the applicant to provide the bank account information of the company where he/she works.

14. Retired persons: Real estate certificate or other regular income certificate

15. Unemployed persons:

Married persons: Issued by the employer where the spouse works Proof of employment and income, and a notarized marriage certificate certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.

Single/divorced/widowed: Any proof of regular income.

Students: The original certificate of attendance and the original and copy of the student ID card issued by the school or higher education institution including the applicant’s attendance rate, academic duration and other information.

16. The applicant's own bank account statement for the previous three months to prove that he has sufficient financial ability to pay for the expenses during his stay in Cyprus (the credit card must be matched with the corresponding bank statement and Recent relevant documents that can prove the credit card limit). Bank certificates of deposit are not considered valid proof of funds.