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[pavel]

Greetings Everyone!

I would greatly appreciate any help in shedding the light on the following:

Please allow me first to explain my situation: i am 26, Russian, and living in Cyprus for 2 years now with the status of visitor (infamous pink slip expired last year and the new one is not issued yet by "extremelly cooperative" immigration officers). My mother is married to a Cypriot for almost 4 years and awaits a citizenship soon. Her husband decided to adopt me so that i could live with them. This never-ending adoption process has been now developing for 1.5 years through a lawyer. The visitor status was granted to me on the basis of the adoption case being in-process.

My 2 questions are: Considering that my mother is getting a citizenship soon - am i entitled to live and work in Cyprus without that adoption being completed? Would i be allowed to live here with the visitor's status if the court decides negatively about the adoption?

Thanks a lot in advance!

All the best,

Pavel

[andri_cy]

Pavel how old are you? I am asking because age in this case matters.

[MARIKKOU]

Pavel how old are you? I am asking because age in this case matters.

Pavel...be careful about disclosing your age here....andry_cy could easily take advantage of your youth (age)....(not suggesting she will).

Anyway i doubt if she could assist you with the cypriot laws while she lives in th USA.

But i could assist you because i work in a relevant department and we deal with cases like yours often.

Alternatively dms007 could easily also help you.

marikkou....

[andri_cy]

Marikkou stop assuming that you know me just because you know my location. I wasnt born and raised in the USA i moved here a few years ago. I know a lot about Cyprus immigration laws but I guess you didnt know that because you just assumed you knew what I know.
Pavel if you are 18 or over, then the adoption is technical and your mother becoming a citizen isnt going to help you one bit. If you are not, then you should be able to live and work here either way if your mother is your full custodian.

[Kikapu]

Pavel,

Excuse me for sounding like an asshole but, during the time you/parents been paying the lawyer for 1 1/2 years for handling your case, why didn't you ask him these concerning questions that you have. Just a thought.!!

[pavel]

Thanks Everyone for your replies!

andri_cy: As i mentioned in my initial post, i am 26. I am aware that if the adoption goes negative - i won't be able to work here but i heard that i can live in the status of visitor because my mother is here and she can actually invite her children to stay with her... Not sure if it's true though and that's why i'm trying to research info thru various sources now since immigration is reluctant to properly inform.

MARIKKOU: i would greatly appreciate your assistance in providing me with some clues of whether i can stay or not in cyprus on the basis that my mother is getting a citizenship soon and of course considering my age of 26.

Kikapu: Of course i asked my lawyer regarding the above but found her answers insufficient and maybe even edited according to her interest (it's business after all). Thus i wanted to research my issue through some other sources and happened to find this forum. Alternatively, i could certainly visit some other lawyer to consult me on the above and perhaps to get "another-angle" view on my situation, but i cannot afford it at the moment.

All the best to you all!!!

[andri_cy]

Pavel, your mom's husband is trying to adopt you at 26?
I believe your best bet would be to submit your own papers for a working status. You, I believe, can stay as a visitor for as logn as you like but (and I might be wrong) this whole adoption thing will be just a waste of money and wont work out very well due to your age.

[Kikapu]

Kikapu: Of course i asked my lawyer regarding the above but found her answers insufficient and maybe even edited according to her interest (it's business after all). Thus i wanted to research my issue through some other sources and happened to find this forum. Alternatively, i could certainly visit some other lawyer to consult me on the above and perhaps to get "another-angle" view on my situation, but i cannot afford it at the moment.

All the best to you all!!!

Pavel,

Why don't you do what your mother did, and get married. Find yourself a nice Greek Cypriot girl, or any other girl that has a right to stay in Cyprus, and get married. If you're gay, then have an "arranged marriage", if you know what I mean. There're 101 ways to get around the laws of any country.

[pavel]

Hi Y'All,

Thank you very much for your replies! I really appreciate!!

andri_cy: Yes, you're absolutely right, this whole adoption is just useless, but i realized it only after a while. If i would knew all the hassle from the beginning - i would never get into it. My lawyer though had assured me that everything will go smoothly when we've initiated this process and exampled us (verbally) with numerous successfull adoptions she assisted with over-age people like me. I now think it' just a bunch of bulls**t. And i now fear that after the court declines the adoption in mid of September i will have to leave an island in 2 weeks time. I discussed this with the lawyer who implied that the court will ok my stay only if i find employment. And so i did, and my papers are currently in process, for almost 2 months now. But there's not so much time left and i might not get an answer from the labor department before mid of sept., considering that they take ages to grant working permits. Now, if i can stay by visitor's status on the basis of my mother living here - it's ok, because i would be able to simply wait for my work permit, but if i cannot stay by visitor's status - then after the court's decline i would have to go. But perhaps the court might consider my in-process working permit and allow me to stay here and wait for it. Do you think it's possible?

Kikapu: i really like your multidimensional view of things bravo! As a matter of fact, i am considering marriage option as well, but not the "arranged" one Luckily i am not gay Marriage option is a tough one....i'm not ready to sell/buy my feelings. I left russia when i was 17 and was occasionally going there for vacation; i haven't been there for over 4 years now, not even for vacation, and going back to that reality would completely devastate me. So it's a big dilemma for me in what to do, but i'll do everything realistically possible to stay...

Best Regards!