Intra-Corporate Transferee Permit

You can enter, reside and work in the Republic of Cyprus as an intra-corporate transferee if you are a manager, specialist or trainee employee.

An application for an intra-corporate transferee permit, by the host entity in Cyprus, must be submitted to the Director of the Civil Registry and Migration Department

evidence, certified by the Department of Labour, that the host entity and the undertaking established in a third country belong to the same undertaking or group of undertakings;

work contract and, if necessary, an assignment letter from the employer, certified by the Department of Labour;

Please note that before being transferred from a company branch located outside of the EU to a branch in the Republic of Cyprus you must have been employed by that company for a certain time period: if you are a manager 12 months; a specialist 12 months; a trainee 6 months.

evidence of employment within the same undertaking or group of undertakings, for at least twelve (12) uninterrupted months immediately preceding the date of the intra-corporate transfer, certified by the Department of Labour;

professional qualifications and experience needed, certified by the Department of Labour;

During the validity if the ICT permit, you are allowed to work in any of the group companies. If, however, you no longer meet the requirements for an ICT permit, you will need to leave the Republic.

Family members are granted a family reunification residence permit with the same validity of the sponsor’s residence permit. The permit is renewable.

Once in Cyprus, the spouse has access to employment and self-employment.

The period of validity of the ICT permit is of at least one year or the duration of the transfer (whichever is shorter), and may be extended to a maximum of 3 years for managers and specialists and 1 year for trainee employees.