Changes to Cyprus rules and prices that affect people moving here.
Taxes6 October 2026
The 2026 reform cut the dividend levy to 5% and put a flat 8% on crypto disposals — but the fine print is where it bites: a transitional trap on old profits, and the split between what counts as a disposal and what is ordinary income.
Taxes2 October 2026
Two independent routes to Cyprus tax residency — more than 183 days, or the 60-day rule's four conditions. The 2026 reform dropped the old «not resident elsewhere» condition, which changes the maths for anyone two countries both claim.
Work & business24 September 2026
For EU citizens the labour market is open from day one. For everyone else the permit is the job — and the Foreign Interest Company is how most skilled workers get in. Plus what a Cyprus LTD costs.
Visas & residency18 September 2026
The fast-track permanent residence permit for third-country nationals: €300,000 in one of four categories, secured income of €50,000, examined in about two months. EU citizens do not need it. Here are the conditions.
Life in Cyprus9 September 2026
The sequence is legally fixed — microchip, then rabies, then (from unlisted countries) a blood test with a roughly three-month wait. From inside the EU it is just a pet passport. And four dog breeds cannot enter at all.
Visas & residency7 September 2026
For non-EU remote workers earning at least €3,500 net a month, the Digital Nomad Visa gives a year in Cyprus, renewable twice. EU citizens do not need it. Here are the numbers and the tax caveat.
Life in Cyprus4 September 2026
EU licences may be exchanged but do not have to be; holders from recognised countries must exchange after six months. US and Russian licences swap without a test; an Israeli one likely means a re-test. Here is how it works.
Life in Cyprus2 September 2026
GESY covers a GP, specialists, hospital care and medicines for a small percentage of income. Entitlement follows residence — but several permits leave you on private insurance instead. Here is how to tell which applies to you.
Visas & residency29 August 2026
EU, EEA and Swiss citizens can live in Cyprus with almost no formalities — but staying past three months means registering for the yellow slip. It is cheap and permanent, and skipping it risks a fine up to €2,500.
Housing26 August 2026
Renting works the same whatever your passport. Expect one to two months' deposit, a 12-month lease, and no statutory deposit protection — so document everything. And one scam pattern accounts for most remote-rental fraud.
Life in Cyprus18 August 2026
For a non-EU car the official rates are 10% import duty and 19% VAT, with no excise. But if you are actually relocating, transfer-of-residence relief can bring one car in free of both — under conditions worth checking before you ship.
Visas & residency12 August 2026
The pink slip is the most common way third-country nationals stay in Cyprus beyond 90 days. It is cheap and renewable — but it permits no work of any kind, and that catches people out. Here are the facts.
Taxes8 August 2026
Non-dom exempts a Cyprus tax resident from the defence contribution on dividends and interest. Here is what that is worth after the 2026 reform, the 17-year limit, and the paid extension whose application window has already closed.
Work & business4 August 2026
Which banks still exist after the 2025 consolidation, the documents to prepare, why source-of-funds is the real gate, and the one rule — sanctions — that is actual law rather than bank discretion.
Taxes15 January 2026
The reform in force from 1 January 2026 cut the dividend levy, put a flat rate on crypto, and loosened the 60-day residence rule. Here is what each one actually means.
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