{"id":75,"date":"2017-05-31T09:33:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T09:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:30:18","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the \u2018HELP\u2019 website run by <strong>UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency<\/strong>. UNHCR created this website for <strong>refugees and asylum-seekers in Cyprus<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;On this website you will be able to find information about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General information about <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/country-information\/\">living in Cyprus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How you can <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/applying-for-asylum\/how-and-where-can-i-apply-for-asylum\/\">apply for asylum in Cyprus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/applying-for-asylum\/your-rights-and-duties-as-an-asylum-seeker\/\">rights<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/applying-for-asylum\/your-duties-as-an-asylum-seeker\/\">duties<\/a> as an <strong>asylum-seeker<\/strong> in Cyprus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/refugees-rights-and-duties\/refugee-rights\/\">rights<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/refugees-rights-and-duties\/refugee-duties\/\">duties<\/a> as a <strong>refugee<\/strong> in Cyprus including access to education and healthcare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/where-can-i-seek-help\/\">Where you can seek help<\/a>, and information about services available through NGOs and other organisations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/integration-support\/\">Support programmes<\/a> to help you integrate into your new community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/people-arriving-from-ukraine\/\">Procedures for persons arriving from Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How you can apply for <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/refugees-rights-and-duties\/refugee-rights\/\">family reunification<\/a> and the procedure for reunification with a close family member in another European country<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The procedure for <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/applying-for-asylum\/the-dublin-procedure\/\">transferring to another European country<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/about-unhcr-in-cyprus\/\">UNHCR\u2019s role and work in Cyprus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/09\/UNHCR-General-Help-Leaflet_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here you can also download and print our leaflet<\/a> with general information for refugees and asylum-seekers in Cyprus in English.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For Syrians<\/strong>: to support informed decision making about continued stay in host countries or return to Syria, UNHCR has created&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/syriaishome.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Syria is Home<\/a>, where you can find&nbsp;information, in Arabic and English, on legal steps, documents, housing, healthcare, and education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/syriaishome.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Syria-is-home-EN_AR-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Syria-is-home-EN_AR-banner.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Syria-is-home-EN_AR-banner-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Syria-is-home-EN_AR-banner-1024x265.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/cyprus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/Syria-is-home-EN_AR-banner-768x199.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This website is continually updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the \u2018HELP\u2019 website run by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. 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