Asia
Making aliyah from Cyprus
396 people moved from Cyprus to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 84 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from Cyprus specifically.
Olim in 2025
84
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
396
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2024
130 arrivals
Most chosen town
Tel Aviv-Yafo
160 people
Settlement concentration
Not ranked: Cyprus has fewer than 1,000 olim on the detailed record, so its top three towns say more about one absorption programme than about a pattern.
The record
Aliyah from Cyprus, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from Cyprus by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Tel Aviv-Yafo160
- 2Netanya56
- 3Haifa42
- 4Ashdod18
- 5Rishon LeZion17
- 6Jerusalem14
- 7Holon11
- 8Bat Yam9
- 9Rehovot8
- 10Nahariya7
Age on arrival
27% arrived as children, 3% at 65 or over.
- 10-17106
- 218-2425
- 325-3482
- 435-49125
- 550-6446
- 665+12
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1Not stated61
- 2School pupil59
- 3Economist26
- 4High-tech worker15
- 5Student12
- 6Retired11
- 7Marketing & PR11
- 8Programmer9
Destination
More went to Tel Aviv-Yafo than anywhere else
160 of the 396 arrivals from Cyprus registered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, ahead of Netanya, Haifa, Ashdod.
That is 40% of everyone arriving from Cyprus, against 12.3% of olim from all countries.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from Cyprus
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Commercial flights coordinated through the regional Jewish Agency office.
Communities are smaller and more dispersed, with arrivals spread across the centre and north.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how Cyprus compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Aliyah from elsewhere in Asia
Total arrivals 2015 to 2025, in brackets.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from Cyprus each year?+
84 in 2025, and 396 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2024, with 130 arrivals.
Where do olim from Cyprus settle?+
Tel Aviv-Yafo takes the largest share, followed by Netanya, Haifa, Ashdod. 40% of olim from Cyprus settled in Tel Aviv-Yafo, against 12.3% of olim overall.
Who handles an aliyah application from Cyprus?+
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Is aliyah from Cyprus mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 396 arrivals recorded, 27% were children under 18 and 3% were 65 or over. That is a family-heavy profile.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.