Paphos Life

Exactly my point, Mark. As UK residents in Cyprus, we can freely travel throughout Europe with our passport and our present Yellow Slips. A Cyprus issued Biometric Card is not recognised in many EU countries, hence the good old Yellow Slip has to be retained. The same Cyprus-issued Biometric Card is...

As I understand it, obtaining a Biometric card by August 2026 is NOT compulsory...YET for UK residents in Cyprus. A Biometric Card is very convenient if you are a frequent flyer to countries in the Schengen Zone and as an ID card in Cyprus, but many organisations still want to see your passport and ...

As I understand it, the Yellow Slip, is your Residency permit, those in possession before Brexit have no expiry date and shouldn't be surrendered easily in my opinion. The Biometric Card on the other hand is for travelling through the Schengen Area. Obtaining a Biometric Card by end August-2026 is &...

Yes, we are in the process of doing this through a local solicitor. Painless but takes time as they have to get sign off from the Tax people, Municipality and Land Registry. New Title will contain our right to live in the property in perpetuity.

The very unpopular Prime Minister has been forced to reshuffle his Cabinet, saying he wants delivery. Will he get it by shuffling the same old pack of cards? He has just lost: A Housing Secretary who was also Deputy Prime Minister, whose signal failure to boost house building went unchallenged. Who ...

With the desperate plight of the euro, see the financial state of Germany and France, more haircuts on individual deposit accounts across the eurozone cannot be ruled out for accounts say over 100k as it was last time. Yes, the UK under Starmer is also in deep financial trouble, but luckily not in t...

From the British High Commissioner, Quote. The European Union’s is introducing a new Entry/Exit System (EES) on 12 October 2025 - what does this mean for UK nationals living in Cyprus? High Commissioner Michael Tatham explains all you need to know! EES is a new IT system introduced by the EU that wi...

Thanks for those replies. I shall continue monitoring my BP until the cooler weather and see the result.

I have been under treatment for the past ten years for Hypertension, high blood pressure. I have had all the tests and scans known to the Cyprus medical world to discover the cause, and ended up taking 14 different tablets a day. By sheer chance, I decided to see if coffee was the cause. I have been...

Beware folks, scam electricity bills are being circulated on the Internet. They are only in Greek. You cannot download the bill and the senders URL ends in MX. Take care.

Your GP can do this for you. If you don't have a GP, only an authorised Cyprus doctor can do this.

Tony Blair is right to say the transition to net-zero will prove too dear and too unpopular with the public. Alas, he fails to point out that the policies of both Labour and Tory governments to: 1. Import expensive foreign gas instead of using our own. 2. Forcing people into purchasing battery cars ...

It will probably be cancelled next year for being racist by some English councils, they will not fly the English flag. Thankfully, change is afoot starting on the 1st of May.

The USA has a $1.2 Trillion trade deficit with the world that means they are buying more than they sell to the tune of $1.2 Trillion. The reasons are, other countries have applied tariffs on goods from the USA and still expect to sell their goods to the USA. To balance this Trump is saying they want...

Have you tried the General Hospital? I have had Ultra Sounds done there very rapidly. Good luck.

Have you tried Abbeygate Insurance?

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I'm 82 and get medical cover for my flights from/to UK/Cyprus.

Huge boost for British tourists as the highly-anticipated £6 euro-visa launch that holidaymakers have been dreading has thankfully been postponed until late 2027. As reported in current on-line Daily Express.

Am I correct in assuming that if you paid your water bill by Standing Order to the old Peyia Municipality, the Standing Order is automatically transferred to the new Akamas Municipality?

Yes, same here. The doctor prescribed one tablet per day in the morning. No alcohol, no sugar and minimal salt. Cannot complain really as Baron Rothschild, of the famous red wine producers, is allergic to alcohol, so I have drunk his share.

Remember them when I was here in 1961 along with donkeys and carts.