Immigration Permit, Category F
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Άδεια Μετανάστευσης, Κατηγορία ΣΤ as of 2026-08-07[2] The Greek-language page names this limb 'Κατηγορία ΣΤ' and describes its beneficiaries as persons who will not work in Cyprus but will remain as permanent visitors ('μόνιμοι επισκέπτες'). |
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| Official name (English) | Immigration Permit, Category F as of 2026-08-07[1] The department's own English rendering; English is not an official language of Cyprus. |
| Legal basis | Regulation 5 of the Aliens and Immigration Regulations (category F); procedure under Regulation 4 as of 2026-08-07[1][2] |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2026-08-07[1][2] |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA as of 2026-08-07[1][2] The Immigration Permit 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 for the ordinary Immigration Permit categories on either Tier-1 page. |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[1][2] |
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| Renewable | Yes as of 2026-08-07[1][2] The underlying residence right does not expire; the card is replaced on its ten-year expiry. |
| Work rights | none as of 2026-08-07[1][2] The Immigration Permit categories are defined by the activity the holder intends to pursue and the permit does not itself confer general labour-market access. Category F is defined by the holder not engaging in any business, trade or profession in the Republic. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
Requirements
| Minimum income | EUR 9,568.17 per year as of 2026-08-07[1][2] Secured annual income from abroad of at least EUR 9,568.17 (CYP 5,600) for the applicant, plus EUR 4,613.22 (CYP 2,700) for every dependent person. The English version rounds these to EUR 9,568 and EUR 4,613; the Greek version, which is the operative language, gives the cent-level figures, and those are recorded. The amounts are the department's own conversion of the original Cyprus-pound thresholds and are not indexed. |
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| Qualifying income types | pension, dividends, interest, rental as of 2026-08-07[1][2] The income may include pensions, dividends from shares, fixed-deposit interest, rents and so on. The list is open-ended in both language versions ('a.s.o.' / 'κλπ.'), so it is recorded as the enumerated types only. |
| Work prohibited | Yes as of 2026-08-07[1][2] The income must be at the applicant's free disposal from abroad and sufficient for a decent living in Cyprus without having to engage in any business, trade or profession in the Republic. The Greek version describes holders as remaining in Cyprus as permanent visitors who will not work. |
Process
| Where to apply from | Not established from a qualifying source[1][2] Applications are submitted at the Migration Department's offices in Nicosia, in person or through an authorised representative, and the permit lapses if a holder resident outside Cyprus does not take up residence within a year of approval. Neither Tier-1 page states whether the applicant must be inside or outside the Republic at submission, so no value is asserted. |
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| Observed processing time | Not established from a qualifying source[1][2] No processing time is published for the ordinary (non-expedited) Immigration Permit categories. |
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Physical presence
| maximum consecutive absence | 2 years · to keep the permit as of 2026-08-07[1][2] An Immigration Permit ceases to be valid if the holder and dependants acquire permanent residence abroad or are absent from Cyprus for a period of two years. Separately, the permit ceases to be valid if the holder and dependants, being resident outside Cyprus, fail to acquire residence in Cyprus within one year of the approval of the application. |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Yes as of 2026-08-07[1][2] Regulation 8 of the Aliens and Immigration Regulations: the holder of an Immigration Permit may include the spouse and children under 18 as dependants. |
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| Eligible relations | spouse, minor child as of 2026-08-07[1][2] Spouse and children under the age of 18. |
| Family may apply at the same time | Not established from a qualifying source[1][2] Not stated. Dependants may also be added to an already approved Immigration Permit on Form MIP2 with supporting documents, so addition after approval is possible; whether simultaneous application is required at first instance is not stated. |
| Family members' work rights | Not established from a qualifying source[1][2] Not stated on either Tier-1 page. |
| Additional means per family member |
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 | 2026-08-07 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-08-07 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-11 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Immigration Permits
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-29 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [2] Άδειες Μετανάστευσης
Τμήμα Μετανάστευσης, Υφυπουργείο Μετανάστευσης και Διεθνούς Προστασίας · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07