MEU1 registration
Category-specific evidence and a four-month registration deadline. Non-EU family use a separate process.
Understand the route →The Cyprus desk · Republic of Cyprus
Moving to Cyprus.
Put the pieces in order.
Permission to work. Your tax position. A home, healthcare and cash to land. One source-led place to connect the decisions.
€22,000First ordinary taxable-income band · 2026
15%Standard company profit tax · not owner take-home
11 guidesRoutes, tax, banking, housing and cover
The short answer: Cyprus may fit an employee, remote worker, founder or retiree—but a visitor permit does not authorize work, the 60-day tax route does not grant a visa, and non-dom is not “no tax everywhere.” Check the route first, then model the cash.
Start with the activity
What will you actually do there?
Choose the relevant file. Citizenship, existing rights, family status and where the work is performed matter more than a label.
Visitor permit
No employment or economic activity. Check banking, guarantee, insurance and actual lawful-stay expiry.
Understand the route →Digital Nomad
€3,500 monthly net-income headline, separate family uplifts and work restrictions.
Understand the route →Founder / employee
Company eligibility, personal work permission and owner cash are different decisions.
Understand the route →Investor residence
€300,000 investment headline plus income, family and continuing conditions. Not blanket 5% VAT.
Understand the route →Healthcare, housing & banking
Check beneficiary entitlement, comparable quotes, utility categories and the pre-ARC banking sequence.
Understand the route →Scope: the Republic’s government-controlled areas. EU and euro-area membership do not mean general Schengen access. Current-source notes and limitations are below.
Turn confirmed facts into a plan
Three tools. Clear boundaries.
All amounts are EUR. Local calculations only: nothing is sent or saved. Example costs are not market quotes or eligibility approvals.
01 / Cash flow · EUR · 2026
What reaches your household?
Distinct ledgers for employee, Freelancer and Founder. Pension and crypto modes show tax components only.
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Sources and limits: income tax · company and owner · crypto classification. Calculations run in this page; no financial inputs are submitted or saved.
02 / Domestic conditions · tax year 2026
Organize the residence evidence.
A domestic-condition screen, not an immigration, treaty or non-dom ruling.
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Read the residence and non-dom guide. Ordinary day limb: more than 183. Alternative: at least 60 and every other condition. No automatic foreign-residence or treaty conclusion.
03 / Arrival cash · EUR · 2026
Evidence is not money spent.
Keep income proof, fees, refundable cash, investment and usable runway separate. Blank quote-dependent fields keep the total incomplete.
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EAC’s indexed official schedule was readable but its live endpoint was intermittent. Confirm your category and account quote. See deposits and housing, bank guarantees and investor conditions. No application or payment is submitted.
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Cyprus non-dom status and tax residence
Separate Cyprus tax residence from non-dom status. Check the 60-day conditions, domicile history, TD38 evidence, GeSY and the conditional paid SDC option.
Read the guide →taxCyprus income tax: bands, salary relief and contributions
Check Cyprus's 2026 income-tax bands, the separate 50%, 25% and 20% relief tests, TD59 deduction limits and employee versus self-employed contributions.
Read the guide →taxCyprus crypto tax: disposals, losses and exclusions
Understand Cyprus's 8% crypto-disposal regime, same-year loss restriction, mining-acquired asset exclusion and the records needed before a bank transfer.
Read the guide →workCyprus visitor and Digital Nomad permits compared
Compare Cyprus visitor and Digital Nomad work restrictions, income evidence, family uplifts, bank guarantees, application deadlines and renewal checks.
Read the guide →workCyprus MEU1 registration and non-EU family members
Prepare for Cyprus MEU1 registration within four months, with category-specific documents, a separate MEU2 family route and independent healthcare checks.
Read the guide →propertyCyprus permanent residence by investment
Check Cyprus Regulation 6(2) investment categories, income and family evidence, work limits, fees, monitoring and the conditions for retaining residence.
Read the guide →workCyprus company setup: tax, work rights and owner income
Separate Cyprus company revenue, business costs, payroll, 15% corporate tax and owner dividends. Check BSC investment and work-permit conditions independently.
Read the guide →bankingOpening a Cyprus bank account without circular planning
Prepare identity, tax-residence and source-of-funds evidence for a Cyprus bank. Check pre-ARC onboarding, guarantees, provider protections and fees directly.
Read the guide →housingRenting in Cyprus: evidence, deposits and household costs
Check a Cyprus lease against your actual residence route, then budget quoted rent, refundable deposits, utilities, insurance and transport without double counting.
Read the guide →propertyBuying property in Cyprus: VAT, title and permissions
Separate Cyprus property permission, title and contract checks from investor residence. Confirm reduced VAT eligibility, transfer fees and the complete purchase budget.
Read the guide →protectionCyprus healthcare: GeSY access and private insurance
Check GeSY beneficiary eligibility separately from tax residence and contributions, then plan enrolment, S1 rights or appropriate private insurance before moving.
Read the guide →Practical order
Evidence first. Commitments second.
Before a non-refundable payment, confirm the work route, bank path, source of funds and complete cost—not just the tax headline.
- Check origin-country obligations and Cyprus work/residence permission.
- Coordinate bank, housing, insurance and guarantee evidence.
- File before the actual stay expires; keep the receipt and travel conditions.
- Register tax, payroll/SI and healthcare separately.
- Calendar renewals, return travel, filings and investor monitoring as applicable.
Follow the banking dependencies · Check visitor and nomad travel conditions
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Sources checked on . Confirm current requirements and case-specific treatment before acting; this is not specialist certification or an individual approval.
Prepared with AI assistance from the linked sources. How we work →
General education, not personal tax, financial, immigration or legal advice. CyLaw reproduces Greek legislation through the Cyprus Bar Association; it is not a government-issued English translation.
- Cyprus Business Portal — income-tax bands and corporate rate
- Tax Department — residence, domicile and forms
- Income Tax Law, Article 2 — residence conditions (CyLaw)
- Migration Department — visitor policy and work restrictions
- Migration Department — current visitor and family checklists
- Migration Department — temporary-permit absence and re-entry
- Migration Department — Digital Nomad policy
- Government EURES — MEU1 registration
- Business Support Center — foreign-interest-company eligibility
- Migration Department — investor permits and clarifications
- HIO — GeSY beneficiary eligibility
- HIO — GeSY contribution rates and ceiling
- Electricity Authority of Cyprus — published deposit schedule
- Tax Department — residential VAT calculator and legal notes
- VAT Law, Article 63 — transitional provisions (CyLaw)
- Tax Department — Gazette Law 109(I)/2026
- European Union — Cyprus membership and Schengen position
EAC direct access was intermittent during review; its published schedule is not a personal connection quote. Source notes, arithmetic examples and special-case limits are preserved in the individual guides.