Cyprus digital nomad visa: income, tax, family, renewal

Documents in Cyprus Checked: 26 October 2026 no change to the rule has been established since the check

In short

Who it applies to: Non-EU nationals who work remotely: employed by a company registered abroad, or self-employed with clients abroad. Neither you nor your family may have Cypriot employers or clients. A spouse and minor children come with you on permits of their own.
What it costs: €70 for the permit or a renewal and €70 for first entry in the Aliens' Register — for each family member. Unlike a visitor, you need no bank guarantee, but you do need private health insurance that covers hospital care.
How long it takes: The department gives 5 to 7 weeks for examination. The first permit is issued for a year, a renewal for up to two years, and the scheme gives no more: three years in all.
Where to apply: Only at the Migration Department's central offices in Nicosia, without an appointment — first come, first served. You enter on an ordinary visa where one is required and file within 3 months of arrival; if you already live in Cyprus on another basis, you file from there. Renewal is also in person in Nicosia, at least a month before the permit ends.
If your case differs: Spend more than 183 days in Cyprus in a year and you become a tax resident, paying Cypriot tax on all your income — the scheme does not exempt you. The citizenship law does not exclude your years as a nomad, but there are three of them and seven are needed.

Your case

If you are employed by a company abroad

You need an open-ended employment contract, or one at least as long as the permit you ask for, and a letter from the employer: you can work remotely and the work does not concern Cypriot companies. Add a certified extract of the company's registration abroad, its contact details and your position. Income is shown by payslips with the net sum and bank statements for 6 months. The scheme does not forbid changing employer: at renewal the new employer's documents are filed again.

If you are self-employed

Instead of an employment contract you file contracts with clients running at least as long as the permit you ask for, and your own written confirmation that the work is remote and you have no clients in Cyprus. If you have no payslips showing net income, a sworn statement that you receive at least the threshold after tax and contributions takes their place. Bank statements for 6 months are needed either way.

If your spouse and children come with you

Each family member files their own application and gets a permit for the same period as yours. They may not work or run a business in Cyprus, and you sign the undertaking not to work for Cypriot employers or clients on their behalf too. The income threshold rises: by 20% for a spouse or partner and by 15% for each child. A marriage or birth certificate is needed; children under 6 give only a photograph.

Deadlines and conditions

net income of at least €3.500 a month after tax and contributionsThe department's list of supporting documents (version of 19.03.2025), item 4: “at least €3500, after the deduction of contributions and taxes”; the department's page: “stable and sufficient monthly net income of at least €3500”.
a spouse or partner adds 20% to the thresholdThe same list, note to item 4: “The above amount is increased by 20% for the spouse or partner and by 15% for each child”.
each child adds 15%The same.
for a couple with two children this comes to €5.250 a month netCalculated from the rule in the list of documents: €3.500 + 20% for the spouse + 15% for each of two children = €3.500 × 1.5.
income is proved by bank statements for the last 6 monthsThe list of documents, item 4: “detailed bank statements of the last 6 months that prove the existence of a stable and satisfactory income outside the Republic”.
the permit and each renewal cost €70The department's page on digital nomads, “Fees”: “Issuance or renewal of a temporary residence permit: €70”.
first entry in the Aliens' Register is another €70, onceThe same section: “Registration to the Aliens’ Registry (only in cases of initial registration): €70”.
the application is filed within 3 months of arrivalThe department's page, “Procedure”: “Within 3 months of arrival, the applicant should submit the relevant application … at the central offices of the Department in Nicosia”.

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examination takes 5 to 7 weeksThe department's page, “Examination time”: “between 5 – 7 weeks”.
the first permit is issued for 1 yearThe department's page: “A first temporary residence permit is issued with a validity of one year”.
a renewal runs for no more than 2 yearsThe same: “In case of renewal, the temporary residence permit is issued with a validity of maximum two years”.
the scheme gives 3 years in allThe department's page: “Right of residence for a year in Cyprus, with a possibility of renewal for further two years”.
renewal is filed at least 1 month before the permit endsThe department's page: renewals are filed “at least one month before the temporary residence permit’s expiration date”.
no more than 500 permits may be issued under the schemeThe department's page: the Council of Ministers raised the ceiling from 100 to 500 permits on 03.03.2022; “The maximum number of permits that can be granted remains at 500”.
the passport must stay valid 3 months beyond the permitThe Greek list of documents, item 1: the passport «με διάρκεια ισχύος που να καλύπτει τουλάχιστον τρεις (3) μήνες πέραν της αιτούμενης διάρκειας παραμονής».
children under 6 give only a photographThe department's page: from those under six at the time of filing, only a photograph is taken.
more than 183 days in Cyprus in a year makes you a tax residentArt. 2 of the Income Tax Law Ν.118(Ι)/2002: a resident is a person who «παραμένει στη Δημοκρατία για μια ή περισσότερες περιόδους που υπερβαίνουν στο σύνολο 183 ημέρες στο φορολογικό έτος»; no further conditions.
citizenship needs 7 years of residenceLaw 141(Ι)/2002, s. 111Β(1)(β): lawful residence of at least seven years within the ten years before the final year; only periods as an asylum seeker, a protection holder or a student are excluded from the count.

After 183 days you are a Cyprus tax resident — the proviso about another country is not in the tax law

What this means in practice:

the migration department adds “provided they are not tax residents in any other country” to the 183-day rule; the tax law attaches no conditions to that rule
a Cyprus resident pays tax here on all income, including a salary from a foreign company and fees from foreign clients
if another country also treats you as resident, the double tax treaty between the two decides who taxes the income — not the migration scheme
days are counted under the Tax Department's rules: the day you arrive counts as in Cyprus, the day you leave as outside
the €3.500 threshold is counted after tax and contributions: once your tax becomes Cypriot, the net sum may drop below it — and it is checked again at renewal

Tax reliefs and contributions

The Income Tax Law gives general reliefs to people who take up work in Cyprus for the first time. Whether they apply to a nomad with a foreign employer, and which contributions — Social Insurance and GESY — a nomad owes, neither the Migration Department nor the Tax Department says specifically. Ask the Tax Department or a tax adviser before the 183 days are up.

What comes after three years

The scheme gives a year and a renewal for two more — the department does not say what comes next: neither a new nomad permit nor a switch to another basis. If you want to stay longer, ask the Migration Department early, before the last renewal.

Sources

Migration Department, “Digital nomads and family members”www.gov.cyWho qualifies, the income threshold, family rights, tax residence after 183 days, filing in Nicosia within 3 months, fees, examination time, validity, the 500-permit ceiling.
Migration Department, supporting documents for digital nomads (applicant, spouse, children)www.gov.cyDocuments for the first permit and renewal: the contract and employer letter or client contracts, 6 months of statements, family uplifts, the criminal record certificate, medical tests, insurance, housing, the undertaking not to work for Cyprus.
Migration Department, “Public Service Instructions – Appointments”www.gov.cyDigital nomads are served only at the central offices in Nicosia; applications without an appointment, first come, first served; no online renewal for nomads.
Income Tax Law Ν.118(Ι)/2002, art. 2 — the Tax Department's consolidated textwww.gov.cyThe definition of a tax resident: more than 183 days in the tax year — with no further conditions; the proviso about residence in another state belongs only to the 60-day rule.
Civil Registry Law 141(Ι)/2002, s. 111Β (as amended by 149(Ι)/2023)www.cylaw.orgSeven years of lawful residence for naturalisation and the closed list of periods that do not count: asylum, protection, a student permit.