Paphos Life

For those of us that may have served in Gibraltar or have a connection with it. The unpopular Starmer Labour shambles masquerading as a government claims there will be no loss of sovereignty over the border deal with Spain. This is rubbish. If Gibraltar has to accept EU laws whenever they add or cha...

If you need a plumber in the Peyia area, I can recommend Antoni Tel: 99563174. Did a good job repairing a toilet in my annex. His English is not too good so if your requirements of him are complicated best write down what you want and have Google translate it into Greek.

I will take the completed form for MU3, passport, Yellow Slip and the previous three Cyprus immigration papers and out-of-date identity card I had since coming here in 2001 despite having an immigration stamp in my old passport stating that I am exempt any further immigration dealings. When will thi...

You can get away with DIY wills in the UK but Cyprus is different. UK citizens resident in Cyprus must stipulate in wills that they want Probabate either under UK Law or Cyprus Law, there is a hell of a difference. I'm not a lawyer just my understanding having resided here for 25 years.

Thank you, Paul.

Thank you, Trevor. Will be our fifth trip since we came in 2001.

Once you have made an appointment for a biometric Card do you go to the Aliens and Immigration Unit Corner of Eleftheriou Venizelou Ave. & Kaniggos St., 2nd floor, Eleftheriou Venizelou 22 for photo and fingerprints along with the relevant documentation. Confused as to whether its the new main p...

No, I doubt they will stop paying pensions abroad but this 'mean' government could do what they have done to government & service peoples pensions and deduct the UK tax from them before sending them abroad. Fortunetly by the time the civil service gets round to organising it the UK could be save...

Josef, was your wife travelling back from the UK or a Schengen country? If it was a Schengen country, immigration are correct. If however it was from the UK, Wendy at CRPG would be very interested in your wife's encounter with immigration as a case study. Wendy is at email address: info@crpg.com.cy....

For those of us who don't wish to visit the immigration office for the fifth time in 23 years and have no intention of travelling via the Schengen Zone, here is the opinion of CRPG Cyprus regarding the status of not opting for a ten year biometric card. Quote. From: info@crpg.com.cy 05/12/25 11:34 E...

The U.S. bank Citi Corp have enormous data centres in America that pay government and private pensions from many countries to people all over the world, keeps the cost down. The downside is they are closed for U.S. public holidays. The upside for us outside the U.K. is that should events happen in t...

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...