Updated August 12, 2026

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The Digital Nomad Visa

Residency in Cyprusthe nomad visa

A status for those who work remotely for foreign companies or their own clients. The permit is given for a year and extended for two, and the family receives the status with you. A net income of €3,500 a month has to be evidenced.

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The conditions are checked against the Cypriot Migration Department
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We run the application, the permit and the extension

A Cypriot residence card under the Digital Nomad Visa

from €3,500 a monthNet income for the applicant

1 + 2 yearsThe permit and the extension

The family togetherA spouse and children for the same term

01 / About the program

How the Digital Nomad Visa works

The scheme was introduced by a decision of the Council of Ministers in October 2021. At first the cap was a hundred permits; in the spring of 2022 it was raised to five hundred — the number of places is limited, and that is the main feature of the programme.

The income is counted net

The requirement is €3,500 a month after contributions and taxes. It is evidenced by payment documents and statements for the last six months.

A permit for a year, an extension for two

The first permit is issued for a year. On extension it is granted for a maximum of two years: up to three years in total under the scheme.

Work only for foreign clients

The applicant signs an undertaking that neither they nor their family members will provide services to employers or clients established in Cyprus.

A limited number of places

The cap of the scheme is 500 permits. That sets Cyprus apart from the Spanish and Portuguese programmes, where the number is not limited.

02 / What you get

What the status gives you

Life in Cyprus

The right to live in the country for the whole term of the permit. English is widely used in daily life, in documents and in schools.

The family for the same term

A spouse or partner and children receive a permit of the same length. They may not work in Cyprus.

The work does not change

Both employment with a foreign company and self-employment with clients abroad qualify.

Tax residency at 183 days

Living in the country for more than 183 days in a tax year makes you a Cypriot tax resident, unless you are a resident of another country.

Three years on one scheme

A year and an extension of two give a clear horizon for planning for the family and the children’s schooling.

A mild climate and the sea

Limassol, Paphos and Larnaca — developed infrastructure, international schools and direct flights around Europe and the Middle East.

A preliminary assessment

Calculate the budget for your family

Set out who is applying with you. With the calculation you get the full Cypriot picture: the income required, the budget for the move, the timeline and a plan of action.

Who is applying for the residence permit?

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The full calculation for your family composition
The timeline for each stage of the process
A plan of action: where to start

A Cypriot residence card and a set of nomad visa documents

03 / Why people apply

Why people arrange the Cypriot nomad visa

Cyprus is chosen for its English-speaking environment, its business infrastructure and tax rules that are known in advance.

English in everyday use

Documents, schools and services work in English — the move does not require learning a new language from scratch.

Clear tax rules

The 183-day threshold and the conditions of tax residency are set out in the description of the scheme rather than inferred from practice.

The family alongside

A spouse or partner and children receive the status with you for the same term.

A business environment

The banks, the auditors and the lawyers are used to working with foreign income and structures.

Mediterranean living

The sea, safety and a high level of medicine at costs below Western Europe.

A limited quota — apply early

Five hundred permits is a finite resource. The sooner the documents are ready, the better the chance of getting into the quota.

04 / Travel

Where you can travel on the Cypriot status

The permit gives the right to live in Cyprus. The republic is in the European Union but does not yet belong to the Schengen area — trips to Schengen are planned separately.

Mode 01

Cyprus without limits

Residence, entry and exit for the whole term of the permit.

Mode 02

Schengen under the general rules

Cyprus is not in the Schengen area: for trips there the ordinary visa rules of your citizenship apply.

Mode 03

Work only for foreign clients

The undertaking not to work for employers and clients in Cyprus is signed by the applicant and the family members alike.

Mode 04

The rest of the world on your own passport

You travel to third countries on your passport of citizenship: that is what sets the visa regime.

Sources: the decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus of 15 October 2021 introducing the scheme, the decision raising the cap to 500 permits and the Migration Department lists.

05 / The composition of the application

Who can obtain the status

Each family member raises the income requirement. Open a row to see the conditions.

Remote work for a company or clients outside Cyprus
A net income from €3,500 a month
Medical tests, a police clearance certificate and insurance
A lease or an ownership document

A marriage certificate or a civil union
Adds 20% to the income requirement — €700 a month
Working and carrying on activity in Cyprus on this status is not allowed

The children of the applicant or the spouse
Each adds 15% — €525 a month
The permit is issued for the term of the parent’s permit

06 / Cost

What income has to be evidenced

The requirement is set by the scheme: €3,500 net a month for the applicant plus the additions for family members.

A single applicant · the base threshold

€42,000

≈ $49,000

Evidenced The whole term of the permit

€3,500 a month after contributions and taxes
Bank statements for the last six months
Work for a foreign employer or clients abroad
An undertaking not to work for clients in Cyprus

The applicant and a spouse · plus 20%

€50,400

≈ $58,000

Evidenced The whole term of the permit

For a spouse or partner €700 a month is added
A marriage certificate or a registered partnership
Medical tests and a police clearance certificate for each person
The spouse may not work in Cyprus on this status

A couple with two children · plus 20% and 15%

€63,000

≈ $73,000

Evidenced The whole term of the permit

For each child €525 a month is added
A lease or an ownership document covering the whole family
Plan A insurance: inpatient and outpatient care and repatriation
The requirement is checked again when the permit is extended

The composition of the application

The main applicant

Spouse or partner

Minor children

The thresholds are given under the description of the scheme and the Migration Department lists (the version of 19 March 2025). On top of the income come the state fees, the insurance, the medical examinations, the housing and the support. This is a preliminary calculation, not a decision of a state authority.

07 / Comparison

Cyprus against the neighbouring nomad visas

The Mediterranean nomad visas differ in the income threshold, whether there is a quota and whether the country is in Schengen.

	Cyprus	Greece	Malta	Spain	Portugal D8
Income requirement	€3,500 net	€3,500 a month	€42,000 a year	€2,442 a month	€3,680 a month
Quota	500 permits	none	none	none	none
The term of the status	1 year, extension 2	a year, then 2 years	a year, up to four years	3 years, extension 2	2 years, extension 3
Schengen	Not a member	A member	A member	A member	A member
English in daily life	Widely	Limited	An official language	Limited	In the large cities

The thresholds are given as at the date this page was updated; the conditions for each country are set out on its own page.

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10 / How it works

How the process works

STEP 1

Checking the employment and the income

We go through where the employer or the clients are registered and whether the net income of €3,500 a month is evidenced by six months of statements.

STEP 2

The documents and the examinations

We prepare the police clearance certificate, the blood tests and the chest X-ray, the Plan A insurance and proof of housing.

STEP 3

Entry into Cyprus

The applicant enters on a tourist visa where one is required, or files the application while already in the country lawfully.

STEP 4

Filing in Nicosia

Within three months of entry the application is filed with the Civil Registry and Migration Department, and the biometrics and the signature are taken.

STEP 5

A permit for a year

After approval a permit is issued for a year. The family receives the status for the same term.

STEP 6

The extension for two years

The extension application is filed at least a month before expiry. We run both the extension and the tax question.

English, the sea and clear tax rules — with the work and the clients you already have.

CyprusThe European UnionA scheme from 2021

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11 / Our role

Why people arrange the Cypriot nomad visa with us

The scheme is limited in the number of places, and the list of documents includes medical examinations and undertakings — everything has to be assembled first time.

We calculate the net income

The requirement is the sum after contributions and taxes. If the payment documents do not show the net figure we prepare a written confirmation in the department’s form.

We prepare the medical part

The blood tests, the X-ray and the Plan A insurance have to be arranged exactly as the department requires, or the application is returned.

We check the housing

A lease above €5,000 is subject to stamp duty. That is a frequent reason for documents not being accepted.

We keep the deadlines

Three months to file after entry and a month before expiry for the extension are hard limits. We keep the calendar of the application.

12 / Team

Who runs the Cypriot residency process

The application is run by a permanent team: an immigration lawyer, a documents specialist and a family coordinator.

Andres FerreiraHead of Investment AdvisoryThe strategy for the programme and complex cases

Eva LauriHead of OperationsRunning the application legally and the documents

Dmitry NagyInternational Tax ConsultantTaxes on the move and the structure of income

Elena TitovaClient Relationship ManagerCoordinating the family and contact at every stage

15 / Materials

Useful materials on Cyprus

Materials on the Digital Nomad Visa: calculating the income, the list of documents and the order of filing.

The main materialPresentation

The Cypriot Digital Nomad Visa

The presentation gathers the essentials: the requirements as to income and employment, the documents, the order of filing and the extension.

Inside:

how much net income is required for your family composition
how the net income is evidenced and for what period
which medical documents have to be prepared
which family members come into the application
how the filing in Nicosia and the biometrics work
how tax residency at 183 days works
how work with BRIDGES is organised

PDF · free · current as of August 2026

A short check: where the employer or the clients are registered, whether the net income is enough and whether there are six months of statements.

The list for the applicant and each family member, the medical examinations included.

We calculate the income required, the budget for the move, the fees and the support.

All the materials are updated regularly by our team and are used when supporting BRIDGES clients.

16 / News

What matters to know

2022-03-15

The Council of Ministers raised the cap of the scheme from one hundred to five hundred permits — the number of places is still limited.

2026-08-12

The Migration Department lists apply in the version of 19 March 2025: income is evidenced by six months of statements and the additions are 20% and 15%.

Worth having

Download the Cyprus checklist

The short document we give clients before the start: the income, the documents, the stages and the timelines.

Inside the document

The net income required by family composition
What is needed from the employer or the clients
The current conditions for 2026

We will send it after a short form - no call or obligation.

17 / Questions

Answers to common questions

€3,500 a month net — after contributions and taxes. For a spouse or partner the sum rises by 20% and for each child by 15%. It is evidenced by statements for the last six months.

The cap is 500 permits. It started at a hundred and was raised in the spring of 2022. The number of places is finite, so the documents are worth preparing in advance.

The first permit is for a year. On extension it is issued for a maximum of two years. The extension application is filed at least a month before expiry.

No. Both the applicant and the family members sign an undertaking not to carry out work, services or projects for employers and clients registered in Cyprus.

Yes. A spouse or partner and children receive a permit for the same term. They may not work or carry on economic activity in Cyprus.

Blood tests for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B and C, a chest X-ray for tuberculosis, and Plan A insurance: inpatient and outpatient care plus repatriation.

On living in the republic for more than 183 days in a tax year — provided you are not a tax resident of another country. The final burden is worked out individually.

No. Cyprus is a member of the European Union but not of the Schengen area: trips to Schengen countries follow the ordinary visa rules of your citizenship.

With the Civil Registry and Migration Department in Nicosia, within three months of entry. At the filing the biometrics are taken: a photograph, fingerprints and a signature.

The description of the scheme contains no restrictions on citizenship. The practical difficulty is evidencing the net income and the bank receipts; we go through that part before filing.

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Anna Kovalevskaya, lead lawyer at BRIDGES GLOBAL

Anna KovalevskayaLead lawyer, citizenship and residency, 12 years of practice