Doctor

Any person is entitled to be registered as a doctor in the Cyprus Medical Register if the Cyprus Medical Council is satisfied that:

(a) is at least 21 years old;

(b) is a citizen of the Republic or a spouse or child of a citizen of the Republic who is habitually resident in the Republic or is a citizen of another Member State;

(c) holds one of the diplomas, certificates or other qualifications referred to in the Third Annex of the Medical Registration Law (Cap.250) and fulfils the requirements of the Fourth Annex or holds a diploma, certificate or other title not mentioned in the Third Annex, but which complies with the requirements of the Fourth Annex, is recognised by the KY.S.A.T.S. and is approved by the Cyprus Medical Council, or covered under the provisions of Article 7A;

(d) after completing his/her basic studies he/she has served as a doctor for a period of at least 12 months, including six months in pathology and six months in surgery, in a hospital of the Republic or another Member State or third country, approved by the Cyprus Medical Council or partially in any hospital in the Republic and partially in a hospital of another Member State or third country approved by the Cyprus Medical Council.

Provided that the abovementioned 12-month service condition does not exist in the case of a person who satisfies the Cyprus Medical Council that he/she possesses the qualifications which confer on him/her the right to be considered to hold a specialty in accordance with Article 23 of the Medical Registration Law (Cap.250), or that he/she has served for a period of at least thirty months as a doctor in a hospital of another country or of the Republic which will be approved by the Cyprus Medical Council;

(e) is a person of good character;

(f) has not been withered from the practice of the medical profession in another State for improper professional conduct, which is found by the Cyprus Medical Council to be such.

For registration in the Cyprus Medical Register of a citizen of a Member State holding a diploma, a certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications obtained in a third country, the Medical Council shall take into account any recognition of that diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications by another Member State as well as the training and/or professional experience acquired by the person concerned in another Member State or in a third country, by carrying out a comparative examination between the competences certified by those diplomas and that experience and, on the other hand, the knowledge and qualifications required by this Law or the Regulations adopted pursuant thereon.

For the registration in the Cyprus Medical Register of a citizen of a Member State holding a diploma, certificate or other evidence of employment acquired in a third country, the Cyprus Medical Council shall recognise that diploma, certificate or other evidence of employment where the person concerned has three years of professional experience in the territory of the Member State which has recognised that certificate and if that professional experience is certified by that Member State.

The Cyprus Medical Council may, where it has legitimate doubts, request from the competent authorities of another Member State a certificate of authenticity of the diplomas, certificates, titles, or licences issued in that Member State referred to in the Third Annex, as well as a certificate of the fact that the applicant meets all the training requirements laid down in the Fourth Annex.

The application can be submitted directly to the Competent Authority:

Cyprus Medical Council
Ministry of Health
Prodromou 1 And Chilonos 17
1448 Nicosia
Tel: +357 22605471, 22605418
Fax: 22605559
Εmail: medicalcouncil@moh.gov.cy

1. The original completed application form must be accompanied by the following documents:

   a) Birth Certificate or other proof of nationality;

   b) Certified Copy of a medical diploma (The medical diploma must be accompanied by a certificate of correspondence and equivalence issued by Cyprus Council of Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications (KY.S.A.T.S.) http://www.kysats.ac.cy, or equivalent (i.e. DOATAP Greece);

   c) Certificate of «Good standing» or «Certificate of current professional Status» that is issued by the Competent Authority of the member state or member states where you have practiced medicine in the past (provided that the certificate does not exceed a period of three months from the date of issue);

   d) Certified Copy of the Specialization title. For Specialization titles awarded in third Countries (not member states of the European Union) the Specialization title must be accompanied by Certificates from the hospitals you have trained certifying the length and content of training, The certificates must be verified by a Competent Authority of the country (i.e. Ministry of Health);

   e) When (d) is not applicable then you have to provide evidence that you have worked for a period of one year, consisting of 6 months training in Internal Medicine and 6 months in Surgery in a Cyprus State Hospital, or in a Hospital of another member state or third country which have been approved by the Cyprus Medical Council, or that you have worked for a period of 30 months in a hospital in a health institution in Cyprus or other Country, which has been approved by the C.M.C. (Article 7. (1)(d) Law 24(I)2009);

   f) For the temporary provision of Services the provider shall inform the Cyprus Medical Council in a written declaration including details of any insurance cover or other means of personal or collective protection with regard to professional liability, as well as details regarding the timeframe, place and nature of the services to be provided. (Directive 2005/36/EK, Article 7(1);

   g) For the Permanent registration or for temporary provision of Services of doctors who are graduates of universities of member states, the provider shall submit the License of Practice from the member state of origin;

   h) The amount of €300,00 for the Registration to the Cyprus Medical Register ;

   i) The amount of €200,00 for the Recognition of a specialization title; deposit to the account of Cyprus Medical Council at Bank of Cyprus to the account no: 357012492184, IBAN NO CY70002001950000357012492184, SWIFT CODE BCYPCY2N;

   j) Two small/passport size photographs;

   k) CV in which any gap, further than five months, after obtaining the medical degree should be justified.

   ANNEX I IMPORTANT NOTES:

   • All documents must be submitted either in Original or Certified Copies;

   • All applications shall be examined by the Cyprus Medical Council as soon as possible and not later than 3 months from the date of submission of the complete file of the applicant. Applications that are not complete will not further proceed until all necessary documents have been submitted;

   • For practicing medicine in Cyprus according to the European Directive 2005/36/EK Article 53, and the national legislation, knowledge of the Greek language is necessary. For the Greek Language, all the applicants shall submit a certificate of good knowledge of Greek Language, (Level C1) issued by the Ministry of Education or an equivalent certificate. The Cyprus Medical Council may invite applicants to a personal interview.

The amount of €300,00 for the Registration to the Cyprus Medical Register must be paid.

This amount can be paid at the accounting department of Medical Services and Public Health Services of the Ministry of Health or at any embassy of Cyprus Government abroad in account no. 22-01.02.1.00688.

The amount of €200,00 for the Recognition of a specialization title must be deposited to the account of Cyprus Medical Council at the:

Bank of Cyprus
Account no.: 357012492184,
IBAN: CY70002001950000357012492184
SWIFT CODE: BCYPCY2N

Administrative Action Against a Competent Authority’s Decision

A person who is not satisfied by a Council decision may, within twenty (20) days of the date on which the Council’s decision is notified to him/her, challenge that decision by written Administrative Action to the Minister of Health; this provision is regulated in the Health Professionals Registration Councils (Exercise of Hierarchical Administrative Action) Law of 2017.

Any person may file an Administrative Action at the Administrative Court against a decision, act or omission of any competent authority or body.

Pursuant to Article 146 of the Constitution, an Administrative Action may be lodged within 75 days from the date of the decision or act or omission or from the day when such decision or act or omission was notified to the applicant.

The Administrative Court acts as a cassation Court and not as a substantive Court. In other words, the Administrative Court may:

I. Dismiss the Administrative Action
II. Annul wholly or partially the contested decision or act
III. Compel the relevant authority or body to take a certain action

After a decision is annulled, the authority and/or public body must reverse things back to the state prior to when the concerned decision and/or act was executed and reexamine.

Appeal Information

An Appeal may be filed against the Administrative Court’s first-instance decision within a period of 42 days from the date such a decision was given.

At the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal Section) hearing, the contested issue of the appeal remains the legality of the decision or act already adjudicated. However, such a revision of the legality of the decision or act is solely examined on the matters and the extent that the two parties have limited the reasons in the relevant notice of appeal.

The decision adopted by the Supreme Court is considered final in relation to the matter that has been judged.

The Medical Registration Law (Cap. 250)