Cyprus Medical Council: Registration, Requirements and Fees

• Cyprus Medical Register: permanent registration of doctors (Cap. 250, Article 7)
• Recognition of specialist titles (regulations K.D.P. 357/2003 and 456/2004)
• Approval for temporary provision of services by doctors established in another EU member state (Cap. 250, Article 10A; Directive 2005/36/EC, Articles 5 to 7)
• Letters of conformity for doctors registered in Cyprus

• A birth certificate or other proof of nationality.
• A certified copy of your medical degree. A degree from a third country must be accompanied by a certificate of equivalence and correspondence from KYSATS or an equivalent body such as DOATAP in Greece.
• Primary-source verification through ECFMG EPIC of your final medical diploma, any postgraduate credential and any specialist qualification, if your basic qualification is from outside the EU.
• A certificate of good standing or of current professional status from the competent authority of each country where you have practised.
• Either a certified specialist title, or certificates showing 12 months as a doctor (6 in internal medicine and 6 in surgery) in a Council-approved hospital, or 30 months as a doctor in a Council-approved hospital (Law 24(I)/2009, Article 7(1)(d)).
• A certificate of good knowledge of Greek at level C1, issued by the Ministry of Education or an equivalent certificate.
• A CV that explains any gap of more than five months after your medical degree, and two small recent photographs.
• Payment of €300 for registration, and €200 if you also want a specialist title recognised.

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   1. Obtain KYSATS equivalence and correspondence

   Apply to KYSATS in Nicosia by appointment with your school leaving certificate, degree, transcript and translations. Correspondence requires your programme to include at least two thirds of the subjects, including compulsory subjects, of the reference programme, and KYSATS can ask you to pass additional subjects. Apply early: the Council's form treats this certificate as part of the basic file.
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   2. Open an EPIC account and request verification

   Follow ECFMG's instructions for the Medical Council of Cyprus. Your medical school and any postgraduate bodies confirm the documents directly. A certificate of good standing can be sent through EPIC or directly to the Council.
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   3. Collect training and experience certificates

   With a specialist title from a third country, get certificates from every hospital where you trained, stating the length and content of training and verified by a competent authority in that country, such as its Ministry of Health. Without a specialist title, get certificates proving the 12-month internship or 30 months of hospital work.
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   4. Get a Greek C1 certificate

   The Council cites Article 53 of Directive 2005/36/EC and national law in requiring knowledge of Greek, proved by a C1 certificate from the Ministry of Education or an equivalent certificate under the Public Service Commission's circular.
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   5. Complete the application form and pay

   Tick permanent registration and, if relevant, recognition of a specialist title. Your work address is published in the Official Gazette and on the Council's website under Article 14(2) of Cap. 250. Pay €300 to the accounts office of the Medical and Public Health Services or at a Cyprus embassy abroad, and €200 for a specialist title to the Council's Bank of Cyprus account.
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   6. Submit originals or certified copies

   Every document must be an original or a certified copy. An incomplete application does not move to the next stage until everything has been sent, so send a full set rather than following up piece by piece.
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   7. Interview and decision

   The Council may invite you to a personal interview. It examines applications as soon as possible and not later than three months after the complete file is submitted.
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   8. Obtain the annual licence to practise

   After registration, take out the licence to practise through the Cyprus Medical Association's portal. For 2026 the fee is €250 for doctors working in Cyprus, or €125 for doctors in specialist training, junior doctors with certification from their hospital, and parents of four or more children.

• No separate licensing exam on the application form

  The Council's application lists documents, training evidence and Greek, but no licensing examination. It may call you to a personal interview.

• KYSATS additional subjects

  For certain programmes, KYSATS may require you to attend and pass examinations in additional subjects before it grants equivalence and correspondence. Committees of university professors assess each degree.

• Greek language certificate

  A C1 certificate of good knowledge of Greek issued by the Ministry of Education, or an equivalent certificate accepted under the Public Service Commission circular.

• The Council does not ask for an English test.
• Greek at level C1 is required of all applicants, by certificate from the Ministry of Education or an equivalent.
• The Council may assess you at a personal interview.
• KYSATS accepts translations into Greek or English made by Cyprus's official sworn translators or the relevant ministry of the awarding country.

Estimate your total cost

• KYSATS: the evaluation starts once all documents are in; KYSATS does not publish a processing time, and re-evaluation must be requested within a month of the decision.
• EPIC: depends on how quickly your medical school and other issuers respond.
• Medical Council decision: as soon as possible and no later than three months after a complete file, the Council's form states.
• Licence to practise: must be renewed before 31 December for the following year.
• Greek C1: usually the longest part of the plan if you do not already speak Greek.