Domestic work (DW)
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Οικιακή απασχόληση (DW) as of 2025-12-31[1][2] |
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| Official name (English) | Domestic work (DW) as of 2025-12-31[1][2] The department's own English rendering; English is not an official language of Cyprus. |
| Legal basis | Not established from a qualifying source[1][2] No instrument is named on either language version; the page publishes the policy conditions only. |
| 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 | up to 3 years as of 2025-12-31[1][2] Stated as a ceiling: 'the duration of a temporary residence and work permit may last up to three consecutive years.' No minimum term and no 1–3 year fee banding are published on this page, so no bounds form is used. |
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| Renewable | Yes as of 2025-12-31[1][2] |
| Maximum total duration | Not established from a qualifying source[1][2] Not stated on this page. |
| Work rights | own activity only as of 2025-12-31[1][2] The permit authorises domestic work for the approved employer. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
Requirements
| Job offer required | Yes as of 2025-12-31[1][2] The permit rests on employment by an eligible employer; the employer must satisfy a published income test. |
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| Labour-market test | Not established from a qualifying source[1][2] Not stated on this page. |
| Qualification requirement | Not established from a qualifying source[1][2] Not stated. |
| Employer sponsorship | Yes as of 2025-12-31[1][2] The employer must qualify under the published income criteria and the number of domestic workers per employer is capped by the employer's circumstances (up to two where the employer is bedridden or overweight; up to three in further specified cases). |
| Job-search route | No as of 2025-12-31[1][2] |
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] Domestic work (DW)
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [2] Οικιακή απασχόληση (DW)
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08