After 1 month from your application for asylum, you have to register with the Labour Office using this website: https://www.pescps.dl.mlsi.gov.cy/CPSWeb/f015w.jsp
You must do this to continue receiving social benefits.
Starting from August 2023, you have to wait 9 months before you can get a job.
Work options are limited to the following areas for asylum seekers:
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Sector of labour market: Agriculture-Animal Husbandry-Fishery-Animal Shelters and Pet Hotels
Permitted occupations:
-Agriculture Labourers
-Animal Husbandry Labourers
-Poultry Farm Labourers
-Fishery Labourers
-Fish Farm Labourers
-Animal Caretakers -
Sector of labour market: Processing
Permitted occupations:
-Animal Feed Production Labourers
-Bakery and Dairy Production Night-Shift Labourers
-Loading / Unloading Labourers
-Poultry Slaughterhouse Night-Shift Labourers -
Sector of labour market: Waste Management
Permitted occupations:
-Sewerage, Waste and Wastewater Treatment Labourers
-Collection and Processing of Waste and Garbage Labourers
-Recycling Labourers
-Animal Waste and Slaughterhouse Waste Processing Labourers -
Sector of labour market: Trade Repairs
Permitted occupations:
-Petrol Station and Carwash Labourers
-Loading / Unloading Labourers
-Fish Market Labourers
-Automobile Panel-Beaters and Spray-Painters -
Sector of labour market: Service Provision
Permitted occupations:
-Employment by Cleaning Companies as Cleaners of Buildings and Outdoor Areas-Advertising Material Delivery Persons
-Food Delivery Persons
-Groundskeepers
-Loading / Unloading Labourers
-Pest Control Labourers for Homes and Offices -
Sector of labour market: Restaurants and Recreation Centres/Hotels
Permitted occupations:
-Kitchen Aides, Cleaners
-Food Delivery Persons -
Sectors of labour market: Other
Permitted occupations:
-Laundromat Labourers
A lot of jobs, especially in agriculture, take place under bad conditions such as long working times (12 hours per day on 6 days a week), low paying (400-500 Euros per month), absence of payments, poor accommodation, and cases of violent employers. Due to the financial crisis it is difficult to find irregular jobs.