Not as a visitor. If you are not an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, the employer applies for permission to hire you before you travel. You cannot arrange a work permit on your own.
- The employer applies to the District Labour Office. The job can go to a non-EU worker only if no suitable Cypriot or EU worker is available.
- Then the Migration Department issues an entry permit, which you need before you arrive.
- Processing usually takes about four months. Companies of foreign interests can hire highly paid staff (at least €2,500 gross a month) faster, in about a month.
Some vacancies on CyprusJobs.eu are open only to people who can already work in Cyprus; they say so before you apply. The work permit guide explains the fees and routes.
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