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Retirement in Cyprus: The UK Retiree's Move Checklist

Retiring to Cyprus from the UK takes three decisions in the right order: your residence route, where your pensions are taxed, and how you get healthcare. This checklist runs from 12 months before the move to the end of your first year in Paphos.

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Sources checked for this page

  1. 1.Migration Department: Visitors and family members (temporary residence permit)Government
  2. 2.Migration Department: Supporting documents, visitor permit (MVIS8)Government
  3. 3.Migration Department: Immigration permits (Category F)Government
  4. 4.Migration Department: Immigration permits for investors, Regulation 6(2)Government
  5. 5.Migration Department: MEU1 supporting documents list (Dec 2025)Government
  6. 6.GOV.UK: Healthcare in CyprusGovernment
  7. 7.NHSBSA: Apply for healthcare cover when living abroad (S1)Government
  8. 8.Health Insurance Organisation: GHS financing and contributionsGovernment
  9. 9.Health Insurance Organisation: Beneficiaries and eligibility FAQGovernment
  10. 10.GOV.UK: State Pension if you retire abroadGovernment
  11. 11.GOV.UK: Changes to voluntary National Insurance contributions for periods spent abroadGovernment
  12. 12.GOV.UK: Tax if you leave the UK to live abroad (P85)Government
  13. 13.HMRC: RDR3 Statutory Residence Test guidanceGovernment
  14. 14.GOV.UK: Cyprus tax treaties (2018 convention and 2019 protocol)Government
  15. 15.KPMG Cyprus: Tax residency and non-dom rules (April 2026)Professional
  16. 16.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries: Cyprus individual income determinationProfessional
  17. 17.Road Transport Department: Exchange of foreign driving licencesGovernment
  18. 18.GOV.UK: The new State Pension, what you'll get (£241.30 a week)Government
  19. 19.EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 on succession (choice of law, Article 22)Government
  20. 20.GOV.UK: Inheritance Tax if you're a long-term UK residentGovernment
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Written by

Jason

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.

How I research and fact-check

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