Medical Certificate in Cyprus: Online, Same-Day from €34.99

Cyprus Legal Snapshot

Note on sickness benefit rates and requirements: Exact sickness benefit rates, qualifying periods, and documentation requirements administered through Cyprus's Social Insurance Services are reviewed periodically. Confirm the current rate, any qualifying period, and the specific paperwork required directly with Social Insurance Services or your employer's HR team before relying on these figures for an active claim.

The Greek-language term ιατρικό πιστοποιητικό is generally the one Cypriot employers and institutions expect to see referenced, even where the certificate itself is produced in English for practical use. Many workplaces in Cyprus are comfortable with an English-language certificate provided the underlying medical review is genuine and the document clearly identifies the issuing doctor. Because expectations can still vary by employer or government office, it is worth confirming exactly what format is expected before you submit a request tied to a specific claim or deadline.

Every Cypriot certificate is reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Cyprus before it is issued, based on the health information you provide and, where useful, follow-up questions. If a certificate is not clinically appropriate for your situation, the doctor will decline to issue one and you receive a full, automatic refund rather than a certificate you cannot actually use. This applies equally whether the underlying reason is a routine sick-leave request or a more involved fitness or travel-clearance assessment.

Employer practice in Cyprus can also differ between the private sector and the public service, and between workplaces covered by a collective agreement and those that are not; some employers ask for documentation only after a longer absence, while others expect it from the first day. Because none of this is uniform across the island, treat anything general said here as a starting point rather than a substitute for checking your own contract or asking your employer's HR team directly what they require.

Last reviewed July 2026. Always confirm current rules before relying on them for a specific case.

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   Complete assessment

   3-5 minutes. Select your certificate type, confirm Cyprus as your country, and answer relevant health questions covering your condition, the dates you need covered, and any employer or institution details you'd like included. No payment yet: you're only charged if a certificate is issued.

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   A doctor registered to assess cases in Cyprus reviews

   Reviewed against the information you provide during Cyprus business hours (9am-5pm EET/EEST, Monday-Friday). The doctor may request more information through the same portal, or in rare cases advise that your situation needs an in-person examination rather than an online certificate.

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   Receive your PDF

   Emailed same day, usually within 30 minutes of approval, with the doctor's details and a reference number your employer, school, or institution can check to confirm authenticity directly.

Private consultation costs are a general range reported for Cyprus and vary by clinic and location.

The difference between our pricing and a typical private consultation in Cyprus generally reflects the difference between a walk-in appointment and an online assessment: you are paying for the doctor's review and the certificate itself, not a consultation room or receptionist time. A private consultation may still be the right choice if your situation needs a physical examination; our doctors will say so and issue a full refund rather than a certificate that does not fit your case.

A private, in-person consultation in Cyprus typically costs somewhere in the €30-€55 range reported for the country, plus the time needed to book an appointment, travel to a clinic, and wait to be seen. An online assessment is generally faster to arrange and, for straightforward cases that do not need a physical examination, can be completed and reviewed the same day. The trade-off is that an online doctor cannot perform a physical examination, so certain conditions are simply better suited to an in-person visit.

Because of that trade-off, our doctors are instructed to decline a certificate rather than issue one that does not reflect a genuine assessment. If your situation needs a physical examination, you will be told so and refunded in full, and a private consultation in Cyprus remains the right next step. This is generally the same trade-off you would weigh against any other certificate provider serving Cyprus, not something unique to our service.

For genuinely urgent or complex cases, such as a worsening condition, an injury that needs physical assessment, or symptoms that concern you, an in-person visit to a doctor or, where appropriate, Cyprus's emergency services remains the right route regardless of price. Our service is designed for the more routine, lower-risk documentation requests that make up most certificate requests: a short illness, a fitness declaration, or a travel-clearance question, rather than as a substitute for urgent medical care.

Every Cyprus certificate is reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Cyprus. A clinician will only issue a certificate after genuinely assessing your case, based on the health information you provide and, where needed, follow-up questions asked through the same online portal. If a certificate is not clinically appropriate, for example if your case needs an in-person examination or further investigation, the doctor will decline to issue one and you receive a full, automatic refund. We do not operate on a pay-first, questions-later basis: no certificate is guaranteed simply because a request was submitted, and the doctor's judgement on your specific case is final.

If you ever have a concern about the assessment you received, our complaints process sits alongside, not instead of, any right you may have to raise a concern about a specific doctor with the relevant medical regulator in Cyprus. We would always prefer to resolve a concern ourselves first, but we will never suggest that a doctor's professional accountability is somehow replaced by using our service. Doctors reviewing Cyprus cases are expected to apply the same standard of genuine clinical judgement they would in an in-person setting, and to decline rather than guess when the information available does not support a confident assessment.

Nearby countries

• Greece
• Malta