REMINDER - UK EXPATS & NON-EU RESIDENTS - CONVERSION OF RESIDENCY TO BIOMETRIC - allow around 8 months for the process!!

        

CYPRUS MIGRATION DEPARTMENT - UK EXPATS & NON-EU RESIDENTS - allow at least 8 months for the process [4 month wait for appointment and around 4 months for receipt of the card]

UPDATE - for anyone who has mobility issues and/or issues with technology

Anyone who has mobility issues or issues with technology and needs some assistance, can they please email [or ask someone to email for you if needed] Wendy at info@crpg.com.cy, with details of your name, phone no and, if you have one, email address.  Wendy will then organise someone to assist you through the process, including making your appointment at Immigration and taking you there.

You will be aware that if you are a holder of a paper yellow slip confirming your residency, this will not be valid after mid 2026.   It is recommended that you upgrade your residency to biometric residency as soon as you are able as this will make travel within the European Union simpler.  For example once the European Entry/Exit system [EES] comes into effect [no launch date has yet been advised], if you do not have biometric residency, you will need to have your fingerprints taken on entry to a European country [not Cyprus or Malta at this stage].  As a third country national, if you have the biometric residency, your residency card plus your passport will be sufficient for entry purposes and you will not need to have your fingerprints taken at the border.

SEAN LYNCH - Mario's Bar, Tala - 2, 16 & 30 January

                            

SEAN LYNCH

Mario's Bar, Tala

Friday 2, 16 & 30 January - 9pm 

CRIME ROUND UP

 Filenews 28 December 2025

The Police intensifies and continues targeted operations, focusing on combating crime, protecting citizens and safeguarding public order, with a strong presence, especially during the night hours, at key points in all cities.

As part of the ongoing operations, last night, more than 760 checks were carried out, which resulted in four arrests. Property managers were also reported for violations related to the operation of premises, as well as drivers for various traffic violations.

HAPPY SAME YEAR!

 Cyprus Mail 28 December 2025 - by Flora Alexandrou

It is December 28, which means many of us are deep into the Season of Delusion, a magical period when grown adults behave like weird Elfies drunk on mulled wine. The population becomes convinced that the New Year itself will trigger a transformation into better, healthier and more organised versions of ourselves. An impressively unfounded belief, as evidence consistently suggests otherwise.

By this point in December, no one is fully mentally present, not even institutions. A vague collective optimism sets in as the calendar nears its artificial reset, fuelled by the “fresh start effect”. The New Year becomes a psychological clean slate for ambitious goals and promises that largely remain unchanged.

FULL UK ETA ENFORCEMENT ANNOUNCED FROM 25 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR NON-VISA NATIONALS

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On 24 November 2025, the Home Office confirmed that from 25 February 2026 the UK will move to full enforcement of the ETA scheme for non-visa nationals.

PEACH BLOSSOM NEW YEAR'S EVE - Tremithousa - 31 December

 

PEACH BLOSSOM - NEW YEAR'S EVE

Mesoghi Avenue, Tremithousa [Acropolis Restaurant]

31 December

Booking essential - 99 720633

PRETTY LITTLE CRIMES - The Edit Gallery, Limassol - until 17 January

 Cyprus Mail 28 December 2025 - by Eleni Philippou

PRETTY LITTLE CRIMES - solo art exhibition by Stella Kapezanou

The Edit Gallery, Limassol

Until 17 January - Tu-Fr 3-7pm, Sat 10am-1pm

Tel: 25-251710. www.theeditgallery.com

Stella Kapezanou presents her third solo exhibition at The Edit Gallery in Limassol this December and January, showcasing feminine figures in paintings and ceramic wall pieces. Open until January 17, the Pretty Little Crimes exhibition includes small-size art pieces that touch on eroticism, women’s raw wild essence and power.