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What Is Category F Residency in Cyprus?

Category F is a permanent Cyprus Immigration Permit for people who live on secured income from abroad (at least €9,568 a year, plus €4,613 per dependant) and won't work in Cyprus. Since Brexit it's the main permanent route for British retirees.

JJason 3 min read Last verified 27 September 2026
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Why Category F matters to UK citizens

Sources checked for this page

  1. 1.Migration Department — Immigration permits, Categories A–FGovernment
  2. 2.Migration Department — Category F required documents listGovernment
  3. 3.Migration Department — Immigration permit forms (MIP2)Government
  4. 4.Migration Department — Visitors (temporary residence permit, form MVIS8)Government
  5. 5.GOV.UK — Living in CyprusGovernment
  6. 6.Migration Department — homepage (SMS status service)Government
  7. 7.G. Kouzalis LLC — Cyprus Category F visa 2026 (dependants, rental accepted)Professional
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Founder, Paphos Advisor

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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