Movement Certification Forms – https://www.covid19.cy

Form A: Employee Movement Certificate
For an employee movement certificate (Form A) to and from work, the following form must be completed:

Employee Movement Certificate (PDF)
Employee Movement Certificate (MS-Word)

Form B: Declaration of Citizen Movement in Exceptional Cases

For a declaration of citizen movement in exceptional cases (Form B), there are the following 2 options:

Send an SMS,
Complete and print Form B (movement certification form):
Certificate of Citizen Movement in Exceptional Cases (PDF)
Certificate of Citizen Movement in Exceptional Cases (MS-Word)

Instructions for Sending an SMS

An SMS message can be sent from your mobile phone to the number 8998 free of charge.

The SMS must be in the following format:

X space ID no. or passport no. space home postal code

For example, to travel to a store to purchase or obtain goods:

2 987654 8201

That is:
2 ID No. Postal Code – Geroskipou

To travel to a pharmacy:
1 987654 8201

To travel to a bank:
3 987654 8201

Where X is the purpose of movement, using the number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) corresponding to each citizen’s reason for movement as described below:

1 Travel to a pharmacy, for blood donation, or to visit a doctor
2 Travel to a store to purchase or obtain essential goods/services
3 Travel to a bank, insofar as the transaction cannot be carried out electronically
4 Absolutely necessary visits to government services or to services of the broader public sector and local government
5 Travel to provide assistance to persons who are unable to look after themselves, who must protect themselves, who are in self-isolation, and/or who are in places of mandatory confinement (quarantine)
6 Travel for physical exercise or for the needs of a pet, provided that no more than two persons are involved and that it is limited to areas neighbouring their residence
7 Attendance at a ceremony (e.g. funeral, wedding, christening) by first- and second-degree relatives not exceeding 10 persons
8 Declaration of any other purpose of movement that can be justified on the basis of the movement restriction measures.

Once citizens have sent the message, they will be entitled to travel for a reasonable period of time depending on the purpose of the movement.

After sending the SMS message, a reply will be received in the following format:

APPROVED space X space ID OR PASSPORT NO. space HOME POSTAL CODE space VALID FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME

APPROVED space Χ space ID or PASSPORT space POSTAL CODE space VALID FOR REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME

If a citizen has made an error in the structure of the message, they will receive the reply:

REJECTED/INVALID MESSAGE STRUCTURE space X space ID/PASSPORT space POSTAL CODE

REJECTED/INVALID MESSAGE FORMAT space Χ space ID/Passport space POSTAL CODE

Citizens are required to carry their ID or passport with them and to present the messages on their mobile phone in the event of a check by the Police.

The Police will additionally check for any misuse of the SMS messaging mechanism to the number 8998.

Citizen Declaration
If citizens do not have access to the announced movement certification forms, they may carry with them a handwritten certificate containing the following details: full name, date of birth, ID or passport number, home address, the citizen’s time of movement, and the specific purpose of the movement (which must fall within the categories exempt from the ban on unnecessary movement as defined in the relevant Decree). Signature and Date.