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[Gigi]

On leaving Cyprus with my son I was told that next time he enters Cyprus he will need a visa to leave as he is 17 he has a English passport and a Cypriot father.
Where is the best place to get this done? and how long will it take?

[jambo]

Gigi
I think someone is trying to stop you from leaving.
If your son has an english passport, he can come and go as he pleases..
do you have problems with relatives..

[eternal]

both my sons have british passports, and we also have family that are british cypriot with brit passports, they have always been stopped they all need exit visa's.

[RichardB]

My son has never had a problem when leaving or enering Cyprus

I dont know if this is because his Mother is Cypriot as opposed to his Father

I have heard of this problem before and have heard of cases many years ago where british passport holders with a Cypriot Father were actually stopped at the airport and not allowed to leave before they completed some form of National Service

[paul]

you need to check this problem out now they have joined the eu you should not have to have a exit visa...
I have one in my passport had it years, but my brother went last year for the first in years [dont ask] & he did not need one as told by a dr cristoss who is licensed to issue visas where we live in the uk....

[Hazza]

You don't need one if you are older than a certain stage. Can't remember for the life of me what it is. Its in the 20's though. I have a lifetime one which I keep in my passport at all times. I believe they only give annual ones now which can be a pain in the backside.


A friend of mine was in Cyprus 2 years ago and he needed one to go home. He was 33 at the time. We went to Nicosia to get one for him from the Army bases there. Was a painless process taking around 20mins or so.

[Gigi]

Thank you for all your reply`s.
My husband had the visa at the back of his passport as well, but he holds a Cypriot passport.
Should I try the High Commision in London?

[Morphou]

Correct me if I am wrong but anyone over 21 years old does not need exit visa. I read this sometime ago.

[Gigi]

Thank you for that. I will need to sort it out before July when we come next with the kids.

[Jerry]

I was told years ago that legally I did not need an exit permit. However because I had a Greek name it was suggested that I got one in case one of the passport control idiots didn't like my face and caused a delay that could mean missing a flight. Both my sons are in their 30s, Greek names, British passports, they had no problem in Paphos last year, I think they have at last realised in Cyprus that not everyone with a Greek Cypriot name is a citizen of that country.