Does Cyprus have a digital nomad visa?

Yes — "Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa": initial 12 months, renewable, income requirement 3,500 EUR/month.

How can a remote worker legally stay in Cyprus?

Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa (Digital nomad visa); Temporary residence — visitor with independent means (Pink Slip) (Temporary residence); EU/EEA citizens — registration certificate (Yellow Slip) (Special program); Visa-free short stay (Cyprus 90/180) (Visa-free stay); Employment / work permit (single permit, incl. Business Facilitation Unit) (National visa).

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Legal ways to live in Cyprus.

Cyprus currently offers 5 active paths relevant to remote workers, including a digital nomad visa (income requirement 3,500 EUR/month). Conditions below come from official immigration sources — filter by your citizenship.

VerifiedJul 4, 2026Updated Aug 14, 2026

5 legalization paths · 2 sources · official immigration sources only

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A compact map of every documented option for Cyprus. Start with eligibility and duration, then open the full conditions below.

01Visa-free short stay (Cyprus 90/180)Getting in · Visa-free stayWho qualifiesUS citizens, UK citizensDuration3 moNo direct PR path
02Employment / work permit (single permit, incl. Business Facilitation Unit)Getting in · National visaWho qualifiesAll except EU citizensDuration1 yr +→ PR path
03Cyprus Digital Nomad VisaStaying long-term · Digital nomad visaWho qualifiesAll except EU citizensDuration1 yr +No direct PR path
04Temporary residence — visitor with independent means (Pink Slip)Staying long-term · Temporary residenceWho qualifiesAll except EU citizensDuration1 yr +→ PR path
05EU/EEA citizens — registration certificate (Yellow Slip)Staying long-term · Special programWho qualifiesEU citizensDuration10 yrs +→ PR path

Getting in

Who can enter Cyprus and on what terms — visa-free windows and entry visas.

01Getting in

Visa-free stayactive

Visa-free short stay (Cyprus 90/180)

For: US citizens, UK citizens

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Duration: 3 months
Path to PR: No

Requirements (3)

01Passport of a visa-exempt nationality (US, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Gulf states and many others on the Migration Department list)
02Up to 90 days in any rolling 180-day period — counted SEPARATELY from the Schengen area (Cyprus is not in Schengen)
03Sufficient funds, accommodation and a return/onward ticket; from late 2026, ETIAS pre-authorisation is planned

02Getting in

National visaactive

Employment / work permit (single permit, incl. Business Facilitation Unit)

For: All except EU citizens

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Duration: 1 year, renewable
Path to PR: Yes
Family: Included

Requirements (3)

01A job offer / employment contract with a Cyprus-registered employer; the employer files for the permit
02Companies of Foreign Interest registered with the Business Facilitation Unit can employ third-country nationals more easily (fast-track, higher foreign-staff quotas)
03Valid passport, health insurance, clean criminal record; residence permit issued for the employment period

Staying long-term

Grounds for residence — business, employment, special programs — with the conditions to qualify.

03Staying long-term

Digital nomad visaactive

Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa

For: All except EU citizens

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Duration: 1 year, renewable
Path to PR: No
Family: Included
Income requirement: 3,500 EUR/month

Requirements (4)

01Third-country national working remotely for an employer registered abroad, or self-employed serving clients abroad — work must be location-independent
02Proof of stable net monthly income of at least €3,500 (bank statements, contracts, invoices for the last 6 months)
03Valid health insurance and a clean criminal record
04Application (form MVIS8) at the Civil Registry & Migration Department in Nicosia; overall quota of 500 permits

What this route means

How the income test is measured

stable net monthly income after tax and contributions; +20% for a spouse, +15% per child

Tax implications:

Living in Cyprus >183 days (or meeting the 60-day rule) triggers Cyprus tax residency; remote income is then taxable in Cyprus under the normal PIT bands, but a non-domiciled nomad is exempt from Special Defence Contribution on dividends/interest. Nomads may register as self-employed.

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Important context

The flagship remote-work route. The official gov.cy Migration Department page is the source but is behind an Azure WAF that blocks automated fetch; the €3,500 income, 1-year (renewable to 3) duration, family multipliers and 500-permit quota were cross-checked against multiple secondary sources reproducing that page — re-verify the live figures from a browser. Does not by itself lead to permanent residence, but time as a tax resident can support other long-term routes.

04Staying long-term

Temporary residenceactive

Temporary residence — visitor with independent means (Pink Slip)

For: All except EU citizens

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Duration: 1 year, renewable
Path to PR: Yes
Family: Included
Income requirement: 24,000 EUR/year

Requirements (4)

01Third-country national wishing to reside in Cyprus for more than 90 days without local employment
02Secured annual income of at least €24,000 generated outside Cyprus (salary from a foreign employer, pension, rents, dividends), transferred to a Cyprus bank account
03Rental agreement or property ownership in Cyprus, and valid health insurance
04Applied for at the Civil Registry & Migration Department; renewed annually

What this route means

How the income test is measured

secured annual income from abroad transferred to a Cyprus bank account; +20% for a spouse, +15% per dependent child

Tax implications:

The permit itself grants NO right to work in Cyprus. It is a residence base for people with foreign passive/remote income; tax residency still follows the 183-day / 60-day rules and non-dom status can be claimed.

Important context

Widely used by non-EU remote earners and retirees who do NOT need to work locally. Because it carries no work right, a freelancer invoicing local clients would instead register self-employment (needing a different permit) — but a nomad serving only foreign clients fits it. The €24,000 threshold and family multipliers are consistently reported for the visitor permit; the specific figure was not readable off the WAF-protected official page and should be re-verified from a browser. After 5 years of continuous legal residence, EU long-term resident status can be sought.

05Staying long-term

Special programactive

EU/EEA citizens — registration certificate (Yellow Slip)

For: EU citizens

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Duration: 10 years, renewable
Path to PR: Yes
Family: Included

Requirements (3)

01No visa or permit needed to enter or reside; free movement applies
02For stays over 3 months: apply for a registration certificate (MEU1, 'Yellow Slip') at the Civil Registry & Migration Department, showing employment/self-employment or sufficient resources plus health insurance
03Full right to work, run a business, and access services on the same terms as citizens

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