Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Ψηφιακοί Νομάδες as of 2025-12-31[2] The Greek page is titled «Ψηφιακοί νομάδες και μέλη οικογένειας» (digital nomads and family members) and refers to the «άδεια προσωρινής διαμονής Ψηφιακού Νομά». No formal Greek scheme name distinct from that is published. |
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| Official name (English) | Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa as of 2025-12-31[1][2] The scheme's own English name, as used by the department. |
| Legal basis | Council of Ministers Decision of 15 October 2021 introducing the Digital Nomad Visa Scheme with a ceiling of 100 residence permits; Council of Ministers Decision of 3 March 2022 increasing the ceiling to 500. The Scheme is included in the Strategy for Attracting Businesses for Activities or/and Expansion of their Activities in Cyprus. as of 2025-12-31[1][2] |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2025-12-31[1][2] |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA as of 2025-12-31[1][2] The regime applies to third-country nationals; EU and EEA nationals are recorded as outside its scope on that basis. Whether Swiss nationals are likewise outside its scope is not stated. |
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| Criminal-record condition | Not established from a qualifying source[1][2] Not stated. |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | 1 year as of 2025-12-31[1][2] 'A first temporary residence permit is issued with a validity of one year.' |
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| Renewable | Yes as of 2025-12-31[1][2] Renewal applications are submitted to the Civil Registry and Migration Department in Nicosia at least one month before expiry. |
| Renewal duration | up to 2 years as of 2025-12-31[1][2] 'In case of renewal, the temporary residence permit is issued with a validity of maximum two years.' |
| Maximum total duration | 3 years as of 2025-12-31[1][2] 'Right of residence for a year in Cyprus, with a possibility of renewal for further two years.' |
| Work rights | own activity only as of 2025-12-31[1][2] The permit is for location-independent work for an employer registered abroad, or for companies or clients located abroad. The department does not state a rule for local employment by the principal; family members are expressly excluded from employment and economic activity in Cyprus. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
Requirements
| Minimum income | EUR 3,500 per month as of 2025-12-31[1][2] 'Stable and sufficient monthly net income of at least EUR 3,500 (after the deduction of contributions and taxes).' The Greek version states the same figure — «σταθερούς και επαρκείς μηνιαίους πόρους διαβίωσης ύψους τουλάχιστον €3500, όπως προκύπτουν μετά την αποκοπή εισφορών και φόρων». The department publishes no uplift per family member. |
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| Qualifying income basis | employment abroad, freelance work for foreign clients, own company abroad as of 2025-12-31[1][2] 'Are employed in a company registered abroad, for which they can work location-independently, or are self-employed offering services remotely for clients located abroad.' The Greek version makes the own-company limb explicit: «Είναι μισθωτός σε δική του ή άλλη εταιρεία εγκατεστημένη στο εξωτερικό» — employed by his own or another company established abroad. |
| Local work allowed | Not established from a qualifying source[1][2] Not stated for the principal. The scheme is defined by remote work for an employer or clients abroad, and family members are expressly barred from employment and economic activity in Cyprus, but no rule is published prohibiting the principal from local work. No value is asserted in either direction. |
| Route carries its own tax regime | Not established from a qualifying source[1][2] |
Process
| Where to apply from | either as of 2025-12-31[1][2] The applicant submits within 3 months of arrival at the department's central offices in Nicosia; a person already legally residing in Cyprus under a different status may apply to be granted a digital nomad permit from within the country. Applications may be submitted personally or through an authorised representative. |
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| Observed processing time | 35 to 49 days as of 2025-12-31[1][2] |
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Physical presence
| none stated | to keep the permit as of 2025-12-31[1][2] No presence or absence rule is published for the permit. The department separately notes a tax consequence — residence in the Republic for one or more periods totalling more than 183 days in the same tax year makes the holder a Cyprus tax resident, provided they are not a tax resident anywhere else — which is a tax rule, not a permit-maintenance rule, and is not recorded as one. |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Yes as of 2025-12-31[1][2] 'Right of residence for family members, for the same period as the Digital Nomad.' Family members must obtain their own temporary residence permits following the same procedure. |
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| Eligible relations | spouse, registered partner, minor child as of 2025-12-31[1][2] 'Family members include the spouse/ partner in a civil union and underaged children.' |
| Family may apply at the same time | Not established from a qualifying source[1][2] Not stated; family members follow the same procedure but the page does not say whether they must apply together with the principal. |
| Family members' work rights | none as of 2025-12-31[1][2] Family members reside 'without the right to be employed of [or] perform any economic activity in Cyprus'. |
Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 2 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 2 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2025-12-31 |
| Newest as-of date | 2025-12-31 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-11 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Digital nomads and family members
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [2] Ψηφιακοί νομάδες και μέλη οικογένειας
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08