Cyprus immigration guide
An investment-led route to permanent residence, and a renewable income-based permit for people living on earnings from outside Cyprus.
Cyprus offers two residency routes covered here, and they sit at different points on the same spectrum. The permanent residence route is investment-led, granting long-term status in exchange for a qualifying investment that must be maintained for as long as the residency is held. The temporary visitor permit, known locally as the pink slip, instead asks for proof of income earned from outside Cyprus, renewed periodically rather than tied to a one-time investment. Neither route depends on employment inside Cyprus.
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Every figure below is what Immimaps has verified for that route against Cyprus's official programme rules — not a marketing minimum.
Cyprus's fast-track investment route to permanent residence, built around a qualifying real-estate, business or fund investment that must be kept in place for as long as the permit is held.
Check a proposal for this routeA renewable temporary permit for people supporting themselves on income earned outside Cyprus, often used as a bridge while a permanent-residence application is processed.
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No confirmed rule change has been flagged for Cyprus since it was last checked against the official gov.cy portal on 2026-08-29. Immimaps keeps watching official immigration sources and will list dated changes here as soon as one is confirmed.
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Every figure on this page is checked against Cyprus's official immigration sources. Immimaps does not publish success rates, approval odds or any probability score — here or anywhere else.
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