Guidance

Striking off from the register due to transfer of registered office

Once the certificate of continuation is issued by the competent authority of the country of choice, the company shall deliver to the Registrar of Companies by hand/post a copy of the said certificate of continuation, accompanied by its certified translation, either by an affidavit or by sworn translator of the Republic of Cyprus, and a fee of twenty (€20) euros.

It is noted that the certificate of continuation must be an authentic true copy from the country of incorporation, legalized by the competent foreign authority with an annotation of the Hague Convention (apostille) on the original foreign language document. In the event that the country of incorporation does not participate in the Hague Convention, then the document’s legalisation must be carried out by the relevant competent authority.

Following the submission of the competent authority’s certificate of continuation, the Registrar of Companies proceeds to strike off the company from the companies register, issue the certificate of strike off and make the relevant publication in the government’s gazette.

Once the transfer of the company’s registered office (re-domiciliation) outside the Republic is in force, the company ceases to be considered as a company registered in the Republic of Cyprus.

You can receive the certificate of strike off from the Department's post office boxes or via post.