25/07/2025 – 19/09/2025

  • According to ECRE, citing Cyprus News Agency, around 9,000 ‘third-country nationals’ have left Cyprus since the beginning of 2025. Among them are around 4,100 Syrians who left through the heavily criticized ‘voluntary repatriation scheme’.  The Cyprus Refugee Council advised Syrians planning to leave Cyprus that they will need to withdraw their asylum application or refugee status, meaning they cannot reinstate this status should they change their mind to stay in Cyprus.