Cyprus Legal News and Insights

The Business Facilitation Unit route is not passive residency by investment. It is a company registration and employment route for eligible foreign interest companies and qualifying third country national employees.

A plain-English Cyprus legal route map for property, residence, work, documents and succession, with a downloadable guide and links to current official sources.

Buying a Cyprus home and obtaining residence permission are separate decisions. Check visiting, retirement, work and investment-related plans before committing.

Turn your Cyprus property search into a practical relocation plan covering residence, funding, healthcare, family needs and the next legal steps.

Illustrative Norway-to-Cyprus scenario explaining EEA residence, customs, transfer-of-residence relief, vehicle registration, pets, family and timing.

Illustrative Swedish family relocation scenario covering close ties, retained home, AB board role, remote work, social insurance, schools and Cyprus residence.

A Portugal-specific Cyprus relocation guide covering tax-address changes, actual residence, retained property or business, remote work, family and first-year setup.

A Finland-specific Cyprus relocation guide covering DVV notification, the Finnish three-year rule, substantial ties, remote work, family and first-year setup.

An Ireland-specific Cyprus relocation guide covering residence, ordinary residence, domicile, split-year treatment, Irish property, employment, family and first-year setup.

A France-specific Cyprus relocation guide covering departure notifications, French exit tax, employment or business, family documents, housing and the first 120 days.

An Austria-specific Cyprus relocation guide covering residence deregistration, capital assets and departure taxation, GmbH interests, family and first-year setup.

Cyprus now ranks second in the EU for first residence permits per capita. We explain what the 2025 Eurostat data means for anyone considering a move to Cyprus, the practical benefits, the available relocation pathways and why the best time to plan is before you move.

Cyprus Law Chambers will be at A Place in the Sun Live Birmingham, 18-20 September 2026. View our practical Cyprus property and residency webinar on A Place in the Sun.

A practice-based decision story about why a Cyprus property purchase, immigration route, healthcare position and tax planning must be assessed as connected but separate workstreams.

Cyprus, Schengen, EES and ETIAS: separate processes, current visitor calculations and residence-document distinctions. Checked 6 September 2026.

Can the settlor of a Cyprus International Trust later become resident in Cyprus? The trust may continue, but the legal, tax, governance and relocation position requires review.

Cyprus will continue accepting residence-status applications from Belarusian nationals with expired passports, subject to all other route requirements.

Plain-English Cyprus legal guidance on property, conveyancing, title deeds, wills, trusts, immigration, companies and business contracts.

From 1 September 2026, Cyprus Immigration Permit Categories A - F require specified original overseas medical documents, subject to a limited exception.

A route-led Cyprus relocation guide connecting residence, property, tax, family, work, healthcare and business decisions before and after the move.