Obtaining a police clearance certificate—long a prerequisite for work-permit and visa applications—used to involve queuing at a Cypriot police station. As of 8 June, that chore has gone digital.
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If you need an extra hand navigating the new online process or combining your police certificate with visa or work-permit filings, VisaHQ’s Cyprus specialists can streamline the entire package for you—submitting DigiPol requests, arranging translations and apostilles, and lodging complete visa applications for more than 200 destinations. Get started at https://www.visahq.com/cyprus/
The Cyprus Police officially unveiled the DigiPol portal this week and highlighted the project at a press conference on 12 June. Accessible through the national GOV.CY gateway, DigiPol consolidates more than 30 police services, including the issuance of criminal-record extracts, loss-of-ID declarations and traffic-fine payments. Requests are filed, paid for and delivered electronically, with certificates bearing a QR-code authentication feature accepted by Cypriot ministries and most foreign consulates. For global-mobility and relocation providers, the change is a boon. Remote hires can secure police records without travelling to Cyprus in advance, shaving days off onboarding timelines. Employers anticipate cost savings on courier fees and reduced risk of document loss. The portal is funded by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility and integrates with Cyprus’ planned national digital wallet, meaning documents will eventually be push-delivered to mobile devices. Deputy Chief of Police Panikos Stavrou called DigiPol “one of the most important digital-transformation projects in the public-security sector.” Next on the roadmap is an e-appointment system for alien-registration interviews—another pain-point for corporate transferees—that is scheduled to go live by December 2026.
If you need an extra hand navigating the new online process or combining your police certificate with visa or work-permit filings, VisaHQ’s Cyprus specialists can streamline the entire package for you—submitting DigiPol requests, arranging translations and apostilles, and lodging complete visa applications for more than 200 destinations. Get started at https://www.visahq.com/cyprus/
The Cyprus Police officially unveiled the DigiPol portal this week and highlighted the project at a press conference on 12 June. Accessible through the national GOV.CY gateway, DigiPol consolidates more than 30 police services, including the issuance of criminal-record extracts, loss-of-ID declarations and traffic-fine payments. Requests are filed, paid for and delivered electronically, with certificates bearing a QR-code authentication feature accepted by Cypriot ministries and most foreign consulates. For global-mobility and relocation providers, the change is a boon. Remote hires can secure police records without travelling to Cyprus in advance, shaving days off onboarding timelines. Employers anticipate cost savings on courier fees and reduced risk of document loss. The portal is funded by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility and integrates with Cyprus’ planned national digital wallet, meaning documents will eventually be push-delivered to mobile devices. Deputy Chief of Police Panikos Stavrou called DigiPol “one of the most important digital-transformation projects in the public-security sector.” Next on the roadmap is an e-appointment system for alien-registration interviews—another pain-point for corporate transferees—that is scheduled to go live by December 2026.
