As of Sunday, 10 January 2021, at 5:00 a.m., the Deputy Ministry
of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy puts at the disposal of
the citizens the following two (2) methods to obtain authorisation
for movement by exception:
SMS to 8998, free of charge
Structure of message:
X (number corresponding to the reason of
movement) space Number of Identification
Document space Home Postcode
Where:
Χ: stands for the number from 1 to 8
corresponding to the reason of movement.
Number of Identification Document (up to 3
letters and up to 10 characters, numbers and letters in total)
for:
- Cypriot citizens: the number of their Cypriot identity
card;
- European citizens and third-country nationals: their ALIEN
REGISTRATION NUMBER (ARC) of their registration certificate or
residence permit;
