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Cyprus runs its German exams through the Goethe-Institut in Nicosia, just outside the Venetian walls near the old Ledra Palace hotel. It covers the full Goethe-Zertifikat range from A1 to C2 in youth and adult versions, plus TestDaF for university admission.
Where to sit the exam
Each centre was checked on the exam board's own website. Dates and fees change, so confirm directly with the centre before you pay or travel.
21 Markou Drakou, 1102 Nicosia
West of the old town, outside the Venetian walls beside the former Ledra Palace hotel, close to the Green Line. Postal address: P.O. Box 21813, 1513 Nicosia.
We do not publish individual sitting dates: they change too often to be safe. Follow the centre link for the current calendar.
Before you book
Nicosia is the only verified exam location in Cyprus. From Limassol, Larnaca or Paphos that is an hour or so by road, which is manageable but worth planning around the registration window rather than the exam date.
The institute sits beside the former Ledra Palace hotel, close to the buffer zone. Allow extra time on exam morning if you are unfamiliar with the area or crossing from the north.
If the Nicosia calendar does not suit, Goethe-Institut Athens and Thessaloniki examine the same range, and Greece also runs exam locations on Crete and Rhodes. The certificate is identical wherever you sit it.
The institute lists TestDaF for university admission, but registration runs through testdaf.de on six fixed dates a year with places allocated in the order they arrive.
Sitting the exam abroad usually means one shot and a long wait for the next date. Practise in the real format first - Goethe, telc or DTZ - and let the analytics show which module still needs the weeks you have left.
FAQ
At the Goethe-Institut in Nicosia, 21 Markou Drakou, west of the old town near the former Ledra Palace hotel. It examines A1 to C2 in youth and adult versions plus TestDaF.
Not at any location we could verify. Nicosia is the only confirmed centre. We publish a city once its centre is confirmed rather than listing one with nothing behind it.
At the Goethe-Institut in Nicosia, but booking runs centrally on testdaf.de rather than the institute. It covers B2 to C1 for university admission on six fixed dates a year.
We checked telc’s own centre register and it lists none, and ÖSD publishes no register we can read. Treat that as "none found" rather than "none exists", and ask any school claiming to examine either board for its centre number.
The exam boards maintain their own centre finders. They are the authoritative list.
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