Cyprus

Digital nomad visa. A capped, renewable permit for remote workers earning at least €3,500/month net from outside Cyprus.

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Digital nomad visa

A one-year residence permit, renewable for up to 3 years total.

Net monthly income of at least €3,500, plus 20% for a spouse or partner and 15% per dependent child.
Migration Department — Digital Nomad Visa Scheme
The scheme is capped at 500 permits in total, having been raised in stages from an initial 100 in October 2021.
Migration Department — Digital Nomad Visa Scheme
Work must be for an employer or clients based outside Cyprus, using telecommunications technology.
Migration Department — Digital Nomad Visa Scheme

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

3 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

Income: Steady income each month, rising with each person who moves.
Just you$3,850
2 people$4,428
4 people$5,584
Time: 2–4 months for the decision, subject to the scheme’s cap being open.
Cost: About $500–1,000 in fees, insurance and translations.
The hard part: The 500-permit cap has filled before; timing the application to when the scheme is open matters.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

Language: Greek at B1, shown by a certificate from the Greek Language Centre exams or the University of Cyprus. Holders of a Greek-language secondary diploma or degree are exempt.
Civics: An exam on the basic elements of Cyprus’s contemporary political and social life, run by the Ministry of Education; pass mark 60%.
Time away: Twelve months of continuous legal residence right before applying, during which absences totalling up to 90 days are allowed, plus at least 7 years of legal residence in the 10 years before that. Eight years in all at the least.
Two passports: Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.

The years count, but this permit ends after 3 years, before permanent residence at 5; the family would need to move to another permit to keep going.
Its legal-residence years count toward citizenship, but its temporary status does not count toward EU long-term residence and the permit stops after three years, so the family must switch status to complete either road.

The law behind these dates

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Makes you Cypriot tax resident once you pass 183 days/year, or 60 days under Cyprus’s non-domicile rule if other conditions are met, with access to Cyprus’s non-domicile regime exempting dividends and interest from tax for 17 years.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Apply through the Migration Department.Open gov.cy ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of steady income: at least $3,850 a month
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health insurance that meets the program’s rules

The official application forms, submission and recovery specification are not complete. Postern cannot run this application yet.

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