Cyprus citizenship: required documents

The documents you'll gather for Cyprus citizenship by descent, by route and by ancestor. Your exact list is generated from your lineage in the wizard.

Descent (Form M121)

For a child of a Cypriot citizen: document your parent's Cypriot citizenship and the chain, then file Form M121.

You

•Birth certificate

Each ancestor in the chain

•Birth certificate
•Marriage certificate — if_married
•Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes

Your qualifying ancestor

•Birth certificate
•Marriage certificate — if_married
•Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes

Registration by origin (Form M123 / M124)

For a grandchild / person of Cypriot origin: register by origin — Form M123 (born on/after 16 Aug 1960) or Form M124 (Commonwealth citizen of Cypriot origin born before 16 Aug 1960, 1 year of Cyprus residence).

You

•Birth certificate
•Registration form (M123 / M124)

Each ancestor in the chain

•Birth certificate
•Marriage certificate — if_married
•Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes

Your qualifying ancestor

•Birth certificate
•Proof of your ancestor's citizenship
•Marriage certificate — if_married
•Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes

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