The Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy informs that as of Monday 27/01/2025, the Electronic Identity (IDME.CY) grant program has been launched by the Cypriot Government for Cypriot citizens over 18 years of age.
The Electronic Identity is the official electronic identity of the State and is issued by the Electronic Identity Provider, JCC Payment Systems, after licensing by the Department of Electronic Communications.
The grant program concerns the provision of 100,000 Electronic Identity Cards, of which the first 30,000 electronic IDs will be completely free, on the basis of first come first served, and the remaining 70,000 will be at a subsidized price with the final cost for the citizen being €15 euros, from the normal value, which is €50/three years.
IDMe.Cy Electronic Identity – Your identity in the digital world!
The Identity Card, which has a duration of 3 years, with the right to renew, consists of two certificates:
(a) The electronic identification certificate, which is used to access public information systems with a high level of assurance (from Cy Login), as well as e-government portals of other European countries such as Sweden, Estonia and Latvia.
(b) The certificate of approved electronic signature, which is used for the electronic signature of documents. It is noted that the approved electronic signature has the same legal force as the handwritten signature and will be able to be used in all electronic transactions that provide for handwritten signature to date for their processing.
How can you get your online ID?
To obtain your online ID, you will need to follow the steps below:
- Create an account on the JCC Trust Portal
- Apply online for your eID
- Arrange an appointment for physical identification
- Process Completion
On-Site Validation – [For Companies and Organizations]
Your company or organization can be facilitated by arranging identification visits to your premises to validate your personnel by an authorized JCC employee. In this case, the Local Registration Authority of your application will be the JCC and please fill in the Interest Form [here] in the first instance to arrange contact with you for your guidance on the process of obtaining electronic IDs for your staff with identification by a certified JCC officer.
It will be highly appreciated if the completion of the above form is completed by Thursday, June 11, 2025.
For any further clarification or guidance, you can call JCC’s service team at +357 22 868500.
