The main mission of the CRD is citizens’ service for all matters falling into its competencies. The Directorate also participates actively in forming policies and acts complementary to other governmental institutions.

The main competencies are:

(a) Keeping the Civil Registry.
(b) Granting the Cypriot citizenship to foreigners.
(b) Issuing of Cyprus passports.
(d) Issuing passports and identity cards to refugees.
(e) Issuing identity cards and misplaced persons identity cards.
(f) Issuance of displaced person Certificate by virtue of origin.
(g) Keeping the central civil marriages registry and issuance of certificates, on the basis of the Marriage Law.
(h) Keeping the civil union contracts registry and issuance of certified copies of civil union contracts, on the basis of the Civil Union Law.