Indicator history

There are no quotas in place. A priority-based system is in place which accords first priority in employment to Cypriots and EU nationals and then to nationals from acceding countries, followed by third country nationals who can be employed in specified economic sectors and under strict criteria. Applications for work permits and visas must be made from outside Cyprus. Work permits are granted, as a matter of last priority, to asylum seekers and foreign university students who have been studying in Cyprus for three year courses and may work only upon completion of their first year of study.