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| Field | 🇨🇾CyprusCyprus Digital Nomad Visa 2026 |
|---|---|
| Country | Cyprus (CY) |
| Route | Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa 2026 |
| Route family | Remote work |
| Route type | digital nomad |
| Summary | Official-source guide to Cyprus's reopened Digital Nomad Visa: €3,500 net income, 500-permit ceiling, 1+2 year residence and family rules. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-20 |
| Official/supporting source count | 5 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5 |
| Best-fit work models | Remote employee, Freelancer / contractorSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5 |
| Income requirement | The principal must show stable net monthly income of at least EUR 3,500 after contributions and taxes. The supporting-document checklist raises this by 20% for a spouse/civil partner (EUR 700) and 15% per child (EUR 525), for EUR 4,200 with a spouse and EUR 4,725 with one child, before any additional family uplift.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Savings requirement | There is no separate fixed savings-balance threshold on the scheme page. Applicants must document stable net income, including salary proof and detailed bank statements for the last six months demonstrating stable income from outside Cyprus.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Investment requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | The Migration Department lists EUR 70 for issue or renewal of the temporary-residence permit and EUR 70 for first Aliens' Registry registration.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Processing time | The published examination time for a complete application is approximately five to seven weeks; incomplete applications are not accepted for consideration and can delay the overall process.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Validity | The first residence permit is issued for one year; a renewal can be issued for up to two years. The reopened scheme retains a ceiling of 500 permits.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Renewal | Apply for renewal at least one month before the current temporary-residence permit expires, submitting the required supporting documents and fees to the Migration Department in Nicosia. The Department's July 2026 online-renewal service list does not include digital-nomad permits, so follow the scheme's stated Nicosia procedure unless the Department confirms a change.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Family inclusion | A spouse or civil-union partner and minor children can receive residence for the same period as the Digital Nomad; each family member requires a separate temporary residence permit and the income threshold increases by 20% for the spouse/partner and 15% per child. Dependants may not be employed or conduct economic activity in Cyprus under this status.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Spouse work rights | A spouse or civil-union partner may receive dependant residence for the principal's permit period but may not be employed or perform economic activity in Cyprus under that dependant status.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Local-work rules | The scheme is for location-independent work for a company registered abroad or services for companies/clients abroad. The applicant and family members undertake not to provide work, services or projects to an employer or clients established in Cyprus; this is not ordinary local-employment authorization.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Application location | Submit the initial application within three months of arrival to the Migration Department's central offices in Nicosia, personally or through an authorized representative, with supporting documents translated/certified as required. If already legally resident under another status, apply at the Department in Nicosia to change to Digital Nomad status; biometrics are collected in Cyprus.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | The Digital Nomad scheme is temporary residence and does not itself confer citizenship. Cypriot naturalization is a separate process; the general residence route requires at least seven cumulative years of legal residence in the preceding ten years plus a continuous 12-month period immediately before applying, language/integration and other conditions. Confirm whether and how this permit's residence periods count for an individual case.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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