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Original Birth Certificates

Diplomatic Missions receive applications for the issuance of Original Birth Certificates.

Such applications must be accompanied by:

• A letter addressed to the competent authorities in Cyprus requesting an original birth certificate.
• A duly completed affidavit, certified by a Consular Officer.
• Copy of lost original birth certificate issued by the Republic of Cyprus (where applicable).

In cases where the current surname differs from the one written during birth, an original or certified marriage certificate must be submitted if the change was due to marriage. 

The fee for this service is €5.

In cases of records of births greater than three months from birth, as defined by law, require the following:

• Affidavit in the prescribed form
  • Birth registration form filled
  • Fee €60

For additional information you may visit the following page Birth Certificates or contact the relevant service as follows:

Email: citizen_documents@moi.gov.cy

Tel: +357 22 308777 (Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 14:30)

Consular Birth Certificates

Diplomatic Missions receive applications for the issuance of Consular Birth Certificates. These are issued for either minors or adults who were born abroad after the 16th of August 1960 and whose father at the time of their birth was a Cypriot citizen. It may also be issued to individuals born after the 11th of June 1999, whose father or mother was a Cypriot citizen at the time of their birth. 

For the issuance of a Consular Birth Certificate the application type M121 should be submitted. The necessary documents are:

• Original birth certificate from the applicant’s country of birth
• Original marriage certificate of the applicant's parents
• Photocopy of the applicant's and the applicant's parents' passports
• Original certificate of registration of the Cypriot parent (where applicable)

The fee for the issuance of a Consular Birth Certificate amounts to €29.

Death Certificates

Diplomatic Missions receive applications for the issuance of Death Certificates for a fee of €5.  

In case of a late registration (over 12 months after death), the fee for the issuance of a death certificate is €30.

For the issuance of the said certificate, the following documents are requested:

• A certified sworn statement
• A duly completed application form
• The original death certificate from the country where the deceased passed away