Moving to Cyprus, without the guesswork
The bureaucracy is not the same for everyone. Freedom of movement, a visa-required entry and a visa-free entry are three genuinely different starting points — so this guide branches by status instead of averaging everything into one vague article.
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Where people usually start
Twelve sections covering the whole move, from the first visa question to finding a paediatrician.
Visas and residency
How long you may stay, which registration or permit applies to you, and the route to permanent residency and citizenship — split by entry status.
Last updated 23 July 2026
Opening a bank account
Which banks still exist after the 2025 consolidation, what they ask for, the one sanctions rule that is actually law, and why nobody can honestly tell you which bank will say yes.
Last updated 23 July 2026
Renting and buying a home
How Cyprus's rental market works, how not to get scammed renting from abroad, what a normal deposit and lease look like, and what buying property involves.
Last updated 23 July 2026
Taxes and tax residency
The 183-day and 60-day rules after the 2026 reform, what non-dom status actually exempts, how income, dividends and crypto are treated, and where the double tax treaties really stand.
Last updated 23 July 2026
Healthcare: GESY and private insurance
Who is entitled to the national health system, what it covers, when private insurance is mandatory for a permit, and how to find a doctor who speaks your language.
Last updated 23 July 2026
Schools, kindergartens and universities
Public schools teach in Greek — the fact that decides most families' choices. Private and international options, when to apply, and how foreign diplomas count.
Last updated 23 July 2026
Two tools that do the boring part
Relocation checklist
A timeline built from your status and situation — what to do three months out, one month out, in your first week and first month. Progress is saved in your browser.
Cost calculator
A monthly budget by city, household size and lifestyle, plus the one-off costs of the move itself. Every figure carries the date it was last checked.
Who to call
Immigration lawyers, accountants, realtors, insurance brokers, banks, movers and schools. Public contact details, collected by hand.
How this site handles accuracy
Every page is dated
Cyprus rules change. Each article shows when it was last reviewed and links the sources it is based on, so you can judge how stale it might be.
Official sources first
Legal and tax procedures come from government sources. Everything else — banks, schools, providers — is checked against the organisations' own published information.
No verification theatre
The directory carries no ratings and no "verified" badges, because nobody here checks licences. It is a starting list, not an endorsement.