Guidance

Submission of application for the issue of a certificate of continuation

The overseas company has a timeline of up to six (6) months (with the right to extend it by three (3) more months in case of reasonable cause), from the date of issue of the certificate of temporary registration, to submit to the Registrar of Companies, by hand / post, the form for the submission of additional data of a foreign company continuing to the Republic (form ME4). Form ME4 must be accompanied by the following:

• the certificate or other document from the competent authority of the country or jurisdiction of the company’s original incorporation, that the company has ceased being registered in the said country or jurisdiction;
• any other document evidencing that the said company has ceased being registered in the country or jurisdiction of its incorporation;
• the temporary certificate of continuation in the Republic of Cyprus;
• the fee of twenty euros (€20). If the accelerated process is required an additional fee an additional fee of twenty euro (€20) must be paid. Fees are payable in cash, by cheque, via an account maintained with the Department of the Registrar of Companies or via bank transfer. Cheques should be made payable to Registrar of Companies.

You are advised to refer to the Explanatory Notes of form ME4 so as to acquire a better understanding of what is required and to facilitate the process further.

Αs from February 12^th, 2021, the redesigned form ME4 has been implemented.