Permits · the overview
Which residence permit do you need for Cyprus?
Every route side by side, temporary and permanent, by passport and by what you'll do here.
Every routein the same fields, each linked to its source
Moving to Cyprus? Start with what applies to you.
Permits, companies and the paperwork in between, with every figure traced to its source.
- Every figure traced to its source
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- Each guide shows when it was last checked
Guides
Everything we've checked so far
Each guide answers one question, in the order you'll need it, with the official source under every figure.
Company
How do you relocate your business to Cyprus, and in what order?
Move it, convert it, or open a branch: the steps in the order each office needs them.
To join the fast-track register for non-EU staff€200,000invested in Cyprus and still there when the company applies, as a deposit or in offices or equipment for the business
Company · your permit
Can you get residence in Cyprus through your own company?
Employed, self-employed, investor or startup founder: what each permit lets you do in it.
4 permitsand the owner questions no official text settles
Permits · visitor
What is the pink slip in Cyprus, and do you need one?
The visitor permit for living here on income from abroad: who it's for and what to prepare, in order.
For one person · each year€24,000sent from abroad in your name to a bank account in Cyprus
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Residence by investment
Permanent residence through property, a company or a fund.
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Who's behind this
I made this move myself, in 2019.
I moved from Germany with a few friends, all of us self-employed. Registering as an EU citizen, setting up a company here: I've done the list, and much of what I found online about it was vague or simply wrong.
This site is the version I wish I'd had: every step checked against the official source, and a plain "it's unclear" where it is.
Maximilian BerentzenLiving in Cyprus since 2019 · More about me
Quick answers
What you can count on here
- The source under every figureFrom the law, the office that applies it, or, for a bank's own requirements, the bank itself. Never from another guide.
- "Unclear" when it is unclearWhere official sources disagree, the page says so instead of guessing.
- Help if you want it, freeI can introduce you to a relocation agency I know personally. You never pay the site.
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Tell me where you stand and, if you ask me to and it fits, I'll introduce you to one relocation agency in Cyprus that helps with relocation, company formation and residence permits.
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