Cyprus second residency · PR + optional tax
Cyprus Category F Permanent Residence (€300k+ property + €30k/yr external income) provides EU residency rights WITHOUT requiring change of tax residency. Combine optional 60-day rule + Non-Dom for tax-residency optimisation, or keep tax residency unchanged.
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— WHAT YOU GET
Cyprus Category F PR confers RESIDENCY rights — right to live in Cyprus, travel EU freely (Schengen), access EU healthcare. PR does NOT itself trigger Cyprus tax residency. You retain your current primary tax residency unless you elect to change.
€300,000+ new-property investment (excluding VAT, first sale only). €30,000/yr external (non-Cyprus) income demonstrated. Clean criminal record. Health insurance. PR decision in 2 months target. Spouse + minor children covered with additional income certification.
If you want Cyprus tax residency: 60-day rule (Cyprus tax-resident with just 60 days/year, subject to 4 conditions) or 183-day rule (standard EU). Combined with 17-year Non-Dom (0% SDC on dividends + interest + rental). Personal choice — independent of PR status.
Cyprus PR + 7 years continuous legal residence + Greek B1 + civic test → Cyprus citizenship + EU passport. For families who want EU passport optionality for future generations, this is a structurally robust path.
— EVERYTHING INCLUDED
— PROCESS
Determine: is Category F PR right for you? Tax-residency decision (keep current, or switch to Cyprus 60-day rule)? Family + dependents planning.
Cyprus new-property identification (excluding VAT, first sale). Title verification. Cyprus Bar advocate for conveyancing.
Cyprus Ltd Essential €799 + VAT if business component needed. Or skip Cyprus Ltd if pure-residency play. Cyprus banking setup.
Property contract + €200k+ deposit evidence + income evidence + clean criminal record + apostilled documents. Submit to Civil Registry + Migration Department. 2-month decision target.
If your Category F PR application is not approved by the Civil Registry / Migration Department for any reason within our control, we refund 100% of our professional fee. Property advocate / government disbursements pass through at cost.
— COMMON QUESTIONS
PR confers RIGHT to live in Cyprus, not OBLIGATION. To MAINTAIN PR validity, you should not have extended absences (>2 consecutive years) from Cyprus. Visiting periodically + maintaining property + economic ties: PR retained.
No — PR is immigration / residency right. Tax residency is determined separately by tax-law tests (60-day or 183-day rule + ancillary conditions). You can have Cyprus PR while remaining tax-resident in your current country.
Yes — after 7 years of continuous legal residence + Greek B1 + civic-knowledge test + good-character certification. Significant linguistic + integration commitment. EU passport outcome valuable for future generations.
Your home-country tax residency is UNCHANGED by Cyprus PR. Continue home-country obligations until you affirmatively cease home-country residency (e.g., move to Cyprus + register Cyprus tax residency + DTT tie-breaker resolution).
Yes — spouse + minor children + (with additional income certification) parents covered under Category F. Spouse +€5k/yr income requirement; each dependent child +€5k/yr.
Yes — Category F (fast-track 2-month decision) requires €300,000+ in NEW property (excluding VAT, first sale). Below this threshold: standard Category 6.2 PR available (longer process, no investment threshold but slower).
Yes — you can rent out your Cyprus property. Rental income subject to Cyprus PIT + 0% SDC for Non-Dom (if Cyprus tax-resident). You must MAINTAIN the property; sale + replacement within Category F threshold is permitted; sale without replacement reduces PR validity.
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