🇨🇾Cyprus immigration routes

Every route we track for Cyprus, with the official source behind each one.

5

routes tracked

0

need no employer sponsor

1

map to permanent residence

Routes

• Business Facilitation Unit (BFU) – Register of Companies of Foreign Interests

  Cyprus's Business Facilitation Unit (BFU), established in January 2022 under the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry as part of the Strategy for Attracting Investments and Talent, is the single contact point for companies operating or expanding in Cyprus.

  • Sponsorship not yet read

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• Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa

  The Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa lets non-EU/non-EEA nationals who work location-independently through telecommunications technology reside temporarily in Cyprus while working for an employer registered abroad or serving clients located abroad.

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• EU Blue Card

  Cyprus has transposed the recast EU Blue Card Directive (Directive (EU) 2021/1883) into national law, establishing a legal pathway for third-country nationals to obtain an EU Blue Card residence-and-work permit for highly qualified employment.

  • Employer sponsor required
  • Leads to permanent residence

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• Temporary residence and employment permit

  Cyprus work residence route for third-country nationals employed by Cypriot or foreign-interest companies.

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• Visitor temporary residence permit

  Cyprus temporary residence route for visitors and dependants who are not allowed to work in Cyprus.

  • Sponsorship not yet read

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