Cyprus is one of the most popular resorts with very beautiful scenery, warm waters and unforgettable experiences. For Russian citizens, a visa to Cyprus is a free pleasure, despite the fact that Cyprus is a member of the European Union. Since 2009, the residents of our country have an additional opportunity to arrange a trip to the island - a visa to Cyprus.
What is provisions
This concept actually means a visa with a simplified process for obtaining it. A visa to Cyprus is issued, as it were, in advance, that is, in fact, a real visa is issued only when crossing the border on the way to the island. A pre-authorization to travel is an A4 sheet printed from the Internet, which the person who ordered the permit received in response to a completed online questionnaire. This paper is a confirmation when checking in for the required flight at the airport. This mark is considered a short-term visa and is only issued for a period not exceeding 90 days. The proviso indicates the exact period of its validity, indicatingspecific dates within which a holidaymaker can enter the island.
Permit requirements
A mandatory requirement for obtaining permission to enter the island of Cyprus is the presence of a foreign passport, which is in use by a Russian citizen for at least 6 months. Please note that a visa to Cyprus is issued once: a citizen receives permission for one trip to the island. If a person needs to enter there even a few hours after leaving, he will need to issue an additional permit.
How to fill out a visa application form
If you want to get such a preliminary entry permit, like a visa to Cyprus, on your own, then everything is quite simple here. First you need to download from the Internet resource (better than the official website of the island's embassy) a questionnaire to fill out an application for a visa. It is a regular file in document format that can be opened on a computer with any office program. Only alternative office programs are not suitable for this, only Microsoft Office Word, starting in 2003. The questionnaire consists of mandatory items that must be completed in English. The name and surname must correspond to the spelling variant as in the citizen's passport. Among the main mandatory data that must be entered in the questionnaire (name, surname, date of birth, gender, place of residence and citizenship), you need to fill in information about parents, place of work, about the passport of the person traveling tovacation of a citizen, about the airport and address of residence in Cyprus for the duration of the holiday. If a person will live in a hotel, then it is enough to include information about booking a room in the application.
Data must be filled in very carefully, without errors. It is desirable to save the application in the same format as downloaded. Some experts advise using a version of the program before 2007. For the saved file, those who wish to obtain permission to enter the island must correctly compose the name: at the very beginning, the date of application is indicated in the format year / month / day without any punctuation marks between the numbers, then the surname of the applicant in Latin letters. The response to the completed questionnaire will be sent to the same email address from which it was sent. A visa to Cyprus is presented at the border crossing. But it is better to have not only a printed version, but also a file with resolution saved to a USB flash drive.
Prior Authorization for Children
A visa to Cyprus for a child is issued without problems if he has his own passport or his name is entered in the parents' document. This is a prerequisite for the issuance of a prior permit. When applying for a permit, it is necessary to fill out a separate questionnaire for the child, while in the column of information about the foreign passport, all data on the parents' foreign documents must be indicated. If the child has his own document, then you need to specify information about it. When sending such a questionnaire, it is necessary to make a note in the subject line CHILD.
If a child travels abroad with only one parent, then no additional permission from the second parent is needed to obtain a provisional visa, but it is necessary to obtain a paper visa at the border.
Nuances of obtaining permission to enter Cyprus
When obtaining permission to enter Cyprus from the Internet, please note that it is issued only once. If a traveler needs to cross the border back and forth several times, then it is better to issue a multivisa. In addition, it must be borne in mind that a visa is issued only for 90 days for six months. There are practically no restrictions for obtaining it. This permission cannot be obtained by persons:
- who do not have Russian citizenship;
- who plan to cross the border with Cyprus by sea.
In practice, obtaining a visa takes no more than a day, but the rules indicate that this period can be up to 5 working days. According to the feedback of citizens who have received this permit, a response to the application can be received by e-mail within an hour, but there are some delays. Therefore, it is better to order a visa in advance, 10 days before the intended departure.
When ordering this permit, you need to take into account the fact that it can only be obtained for tourist trips. You need to be a little more careful when crossing the border with Northern Cyprus. Rather, you can enter this territory without problems, but it’s better to leave through the border with Cyprus, so that the entry andexit notes. And when leaving through the border of Northern Cyprus, such a mark is not put, and a person may subsequently be banned from visiting the island for 5-10 years.
What are the rights after obtaining a visa
Provision for Cyprus, the production period of which does not exceed 5 working days, is valid for three months. This permit clearly indicates the date of its issue, the date of expiration of its validity. As already mentioned, the permit is valid for 90 days, that is, three months. The person who received it can cross the border even on the last day of its validity. The sheet printed from e-mail is presented at check-in at the airport or when crossing the border by other means of transport, except for sea, and the customs officer must put a note in the passport of the person presenting the visa.
Privileges of a visa compared to a permit issued by a consulate
In fact, a visa and a visa to Cyprus (what it is, we have already found out) mean the same thing, only the problem is that the permit issued by the consulate is an official document, but the paper from the Internet is not. Although this is a preliminary mark, it has a lot of advantages in obtaining it.
- Permission is obtained via the Internet and does not require a personal presence at the Consulate of Cyprus in Russia.
- Simplified procedure for obtaining provisions.
- The time for obtaining this permission via the Internet is as short as possible, sometimes you can have it an hour after sending the questionnaire.
- When applying, do notadditional documents are required, including air tickets.
Reviews of vacationers in Cyprus on provisions
As already mentioned, since 2009 there has been a provision for Cyprus, the reviews of vacationers about which are quite positive. Even from the very beginning of the resolution of problems at the border, there were a minimum, they were all solved by the chief customs inspector. And in recent years, a simple sheet of paper printed from the Internet does not arouse suspicion. The most important thing when leaving home is not to forget your international passport and visa printed out from your email.
