A Category F permit needs €9,568 a year in foreign income. Foreign pensions are taxed at a flat 5%. English is everywhere, and they drive on the left. Here's everything else — from official sources, checked and dated.
Category F, the €300k fast-track, the pink slip, the digital nomad visa — 2026 requirements and the 7-year citizenship path.
4 routes compared → Guide hubThe 2026 tax reform: 0% up to €22,000, the 5% pension election, non-dom status, no inheritance tax.
Read → Guide hubGeSY, the national health system: who qualifies, what it costs (2.65% of pension income), and the co-payments.
Read → Guide hubBuying as a non-EU citizen, transfer fees, the 5% VAT home rule — and why the north is a hard no.
Read → Guide hubRents by city, utilities, groceries — and what a couple actually spends per month in 2026.
Read → Guide hubWhich permits allow work (most retiree routes don't), the digital nomad visa, and the social-security gap for Americans.
Read → Guide hubSwapping your US or Canadian licence (no test), driving on the left, pets, plugs, and the island's division explained factually.
Read → Guide hubPaphos, Limassol, Larnaca, Nicosia — real prices and honest trade-offs.
Read →The permanent permit for the financially independent: income requirements, documents, fees, and realistic timelines from the US and Canada.
Read the guide → Tax & FinanceHow Cyprus taxes your Social Security, IRA, CPP or RRIF — and how 17 years of tax-free dividends and interest works.
Read the guide → HealthcareWho qualifies, what you pay (2.65% of pension income), the co-payments, and why pink-slip holders need private cover.
Read the guide →From first visa question to keys-in-hand — tell us where you are in the move to Cyprus and we'll answer, or introduce a specialist we've independently vetted.