Updates
Changes to Cyprus rules and prices that affect people moving here.
24 September 2026
Working in Cyprus: the EU/third-country divide, the FIC route, and setting up a company
For EU citizens the labour market is open from day one. For everyone else the permit is the job — and the Foreign Interest Company is how most skilled workers get in. Plus what a Cyprus LTD costs.
18 September 2026
Permanent residence by investment (Regulation 6(2)): €300,000, two months, and the money-from-abroad rule
The fast-track permanent residence permit for third-country nationals: €300,000 in one of four categories, secured income of €50,000, examined in about two months. EU citizens do not need it. Here are the conditions.
9 September 2026
Bringing a pet to Cyprus: the order of steps, the long wait, and the banned breeds
The sequence is legally fixed — microchip, then rabies, then (from unlisted countries) a blood test with a roughly three-month wait. From inside the EU it is just a pet passport. And four dog breeds cannot enter at all.
7 September 2026
The Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa: €3,500 a month, 500 permits, and who it is not for
For non-EU remote workers earning at least €3,500 net a month, the Digital Nomad Visa gives a year in Cyprus, renewable twice. EU citizens do not need it. Here are the numbers and the tax caveat.
4 September 2026
Exchanging your driving licence in Cyprus: EU vs everyone else, and the €40 question
EU licences may be exchanged but do not have to be; holders from recognised countries must exchange after six months. US and Russian licences swap without a test; an Israeli one likely means a re-test. Here is how it works.
2 September 2026
GESY, Cyprus's health system: who is in, what you pay, and the private-insurance trap
GESY covers a GP, specialists, hospital care and medicines for a small percentage of income. Entitlement follows residence — but several permits leave you on private insurance instead. Here is how to tell which applies to you.
29 August 2026
The yellow slip (MEU1) for EU citizens: four months, €20, and no expiry
EU, EEA and Swiss citizens can live in Cyprus with almost no formalities — but staying past three months means registering for the yellow slip. It is cheap and permanent, and skipping it risks a fine up to €2,500.
26 August 2026
Renting in Cyprus: the deposit, the lease, and the scam to watch for
Renting works the same whatever your passport. Expect one to two months' deposit, a 12-month lease, and no statutory deposit protection — so document everything. And one scam pattern accounts for most remote-rental fraud.
18 August 2026
Bringing a car to Cyprus: 10% duty, 19% VAT — and the relief that can waive both
For a non-EU car the official rates are 10% import duty and 19% VAT, with no excise. But if you are actually relocating, transfer-of-residence relief can bring one car in free of both — under conditions worth checking before you ship.
12 August 2026
The Cyprus pink slip: what it costs, how long it takes, and the one thing it won't let you do
The pink slip is the most common way third-country nationals stay in Cyprus beyond 90 days. It is cheap and renewable — but it permits no work of any kind, and that catches people out. Here are the facts.
8 August 2026
Cyprus non-dom status: what it exempts, for how long, and the 2026 fine print
Non-dom exempts a Cyprus tax resident from the defence contribution on dividends and interest. Here is what that is worth after the 2026 reform, the 17-year limit, and the paid extension whose application window has already closed.
4 August 2026
Opening a bank account in Cyprus as a newcomer: what actually decides it
Which banks still exist after the 2025 consolidation, the documents to prepare, why source-of-funds is the real gate, and the one rule — sanctions — that is actual law rather than bank discretion.
15 January 2026
Three 2026 tax changes that matter if you are moving to Cyprus
The reform in force from 1 January 2026 cut the dividend levy, put a flat rate on crypto, and loosened the 60-day residence rule. Here is what each one actually means.