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Registering a Birth in Cyprus
Birth certificate, apostille, and the nationality questions that follow.
Typical appointment: 45 min
A child born in Cyprus is registered locally, and for foreign parents the certificate is only the start. It usually has to be apostilled and translated for the parents' home country, and the child needs to be added to your residence permit — which is a separate application with its own timing.
Nationality doesn't follow automatically from being born here. What the child is entitled to depends on the parents' status, and it's worth knowing before you file anything.
What's included
- ✓Registration with the local authority and the birth certificate
- ✓Apostille and sworn translation for use abroad
- ✓Adding the child to your residence permit
- ✓Guidance on the child's nationality position based on the parents' status
- ✓Coordination with your embassy where the home country requires its own registration
How it works
- 01
Consultation
Parents' status, home country requirements
45 min
- 02
Registration
Filed with the authority
shortly after birth
- 03
Certificate
Issued, apostilled and translated
- 04
Permit
Child added to the parents' residence permit
Document checklist
- Birth notification from the hospital / medical facilityOriginal
- Passports of both parentsOriginalCopy
- Parents' marriage certificateApostilleTranslation
- Acknowledgement of paternity, if the parents are not marriedIf applicable
Key facts
- Where
- Local authority in the district of birth
- Apostille
- Usually needed for the parents' home country
- Residence permit
- Child must be added separately
- Nationality
- Not automatic — depends on the parents' status
Some figures may have changed — we confirm current requirements at your appointment.
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This page is general information, not legal advice. Requirements and fees are set by the competent Cyprus authorities and can change. We verify every checklist against the official sources — see the checklist's "last verified" date.