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.

Who qualifies

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.

Does it fit your family?

3 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

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.

This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

2027
First residence permit
1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.
2028
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2029
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2030
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2031
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.

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

Civil Registry and Migration Department — Digital nomads and family members

Living there.

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.

Start today.

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

Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for a single adult US citizen legally in Cyprus, owning a home there and remotely employed abroad, making their first Aliens Registry registration: the one-year digital nomad permit, biometrics, card and one two-year renewal.

18 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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