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Cyprus Residency for UK Citizens: Your Questions Answered

Since Brexit, a British passport gives you 90 days in any 180 in Cyprus. To stay longer you need a residence permit: a visitor permit (pink slip), a work or digital nomad permit, or permanent residence through Category F or the €300,000 fast-track. The yellow slip is only for EU passport holders. Every common question, answered.

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Sources checked for this page

  1. 1.GOV.UK — Living in CyprusGovernment
  2. 2.GOV.UK — Cyprus entry requirementsGovernment
  3. 3.Migration Department — Visitors (temporary residence permit, form MVIS8)Government
  4. 4.Migration Department — Digital nomads and family membersGovernment
  5. 5.Migration Department — Registration of EU citizens (MEU1)Government
  6. 6.Migration Department — UK nationals with Withdrawal Agreement rightsGovernment
  7. 7.Migration Department — Immigration permits, Categories A–FGovernment
  8. 8.Migration Department — Immigration permits for investors, Regulation 6(2) (4th Revision)Government
  9. 9.Migration Department — Long-term resident statusGovernment
  10. 10.Gov.cy — New digital service for renewal of residence permits (July 2026)Government
  11. 11.Ministry of Interior — Citizenship by naturalisation (form M127)Government
  12. 12.GOV.UK — Healthcare in Cyprus (S1 and GHS)Government
  13. 13.European Commission — Differences between EES and ETIAS (April 2026)Government
  14. 14.Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection — Who we are (Law 23(I)/2024)Government
  15. 15.Migration Department — homepage (appointments, SMS status service)Government
  16. 16.Migration Department — Arranging an appointment at the police Aliens and Immigration district units (Sept 2026)Government
  17. 17.GOV.UK — Tax if you leave the UK to live abroad (P85, SA109)Government
  18. 18.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus income determination (pensions from abroad, reviewed Aug 2026)Professional
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Jason

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British founder who moved his family from the UK to Paphos in 2025. I write down what I learned doing it properly — the tax, the residency and the living-here detail — and introduce people to the specialists I’d use myself.

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