Cyprus Driving Licence
Only Cyprus residents who can prove they have lived in the country for six months can apply for a Cyprus Driving Licence.
If you are resident in Cyprus and from the EU :
1) You can continue to drive on your FULL domestic licence until it expires. (Article 1(2) of Directive 91/439/EEC).
Providing:
a) the licence was issued by an EU member state,
b) it is valid,
c) you have reached the minimum ages applicable in Cyprus.
2) Exchange your licence for a Cyprus driving licence, which is exchanged on a like for like basis. (Article 8(1) of Directive 91/439/EEC).
If your licence is in a language other than Greek or English you have to supply a translation. This must be done by the Ambassador of your Country or the Cyprus Press and Information Office.
Please note that you cannot change the address on your EU licence to one outside the issuing Country. It is accepted within the rules that the address will be from the issuing country and necessarily be out of date.
You cannot hold more than one driving licence issued by an EU State.
UK Motorcycle Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) has no validity in Cyprus.
There is no similar training requirement to obtain a motorcycle licence in Cyprus.
A CBT pass does not entitle you to exchange your UK motorcycle licence for a full Cyprus one.
For information on obtaining a motorcycle provisional licence
click here.
For information on the motorcycle test
click here.
If you are resident in Cyprus and from outside the EU :
Some countries outside the EU have an agreement to exchange existing FULL domestic licences.
Check the
exchange licence list.
When your current EU or National licence expires, it has to be renewed in your country of current residence.
If your current EU or National licence is lost or stolen, it has to be replaced in your country of current residence. The replacement will be based on proof, supplied by you, from the issuing Country. (Article 8(5) of Directive 91/439/EEC).
If you wish to drive a vehicle category not currently on your EU or National licence, you may exchange it and obtain a provisional (learner) entitlement on the new Cyprus licence. Then pass the Cyprus driving test.
OR
A separate Provisional (learner) Licence for the category may be issued. When the Cyprus driving test for the category is passed, the old licence should be exchanged and all of the categories be consolidated onto a new Cyprus Licence.
The Department of Transport Examiner may decide which option is available in accordance with local instructions.
See also about Provisional (learner) Licences
To obtain a licence, application has to be made in person at the Department of Transport (DoRT) with the documents shown below.
Documents required to obtain a Cyprus licence:
A completed T.O.M. 7A application form. Obtainable from the DoRT - only available in Greek. For a printable translation in PDF format click here.
One passport style photograph
Residents Permit (This is often waived because of the time it can take to obtain one.)
Produce evidence that you have been resident in Cyprus for six months eg. utility bill.
Passport
The appropriate fee
When exchanging your licence, the original and two copies of your national licence (Which you will have to surrender).
The cost of the Cyprus licence is:
€ 59.80 (up to 60 years of age)
€ 25.63 (60 to 65 years of age)
Over 65 free
The licence is issued at the time of application.
A Cyprus licence is valid until age 70 years before it has to be renewed. The earliest a driving licence can be renewed is within the last month before the expiry of the old one.
If you are over 70 years of age you will require a medical and a signed form from your doctor stating that you are fit to drive.
The medical certificate form is available from the DoRT or it can be downloaded in PDF format here.
Page 1 of the form should printed first and page 2 printed on the back of it.
The licence is normally valid for three years.
Your full Cyprus licence is valid:
In all EU member countries and in many others when going there as a visitor. Check with the country you are visiting if it is outside the EU to see if you need an international driving licence.
Cyprus licences are still paper with a photograph and have the standard EU vehicle categories. The new EU licences will start to be issued in 2013.
EU Information and Directives:
EU Drivng Licences - What you need to know.
Download a copy in (.pdf) format. Click here.
For a full list of current EU driving licence categories and ages - Download a copy of Directive 91/439/EEC (.pdf) Click here.
For a full list of EU driving licence categories and ages applicable from 19th January 2013 - Download a copy of Directive 2006/126/EEC (.pdf) in English.
Ελληνικά.
The information in this page refers to non-vocational driving licences.
