Family visa in Cyprus

• Cyprus treats these third-country nationals as family members of a Cypriot citizen: a spouse or civil-union partner; a parent of a minor Cypriot citizen who has not lost parental care by court decision; children of the citizen or the citizen’s spouse who are under 21 or dependent; and dependent parents of the citizen or the spouse. A facilitation policy applies.
• If the marriage ends by divorce, annulment or the Cypriot citizen’s death, you can apply for a permit as another family member if the marriage lasted a long time, you shared a long-term legal or financial commitment and parental responsibilities, and your immigration record is clean. The right is then yours alone.
• A different route, family reunification, is for relatives of a non-Cypriot third-country national who already lives legally in Cyprus. The sponsor needs at least two years of legal residence, a permit valid for at least one year and a reasonable prospect of permanent residence, with exceptions for staff of approved foreign-personnel companies, intra-corporate transferees and researchers.
• Under family reunification the covered members are the sponsor’s spouse, if the marriage is at least one year old and the spouse is at least 21, and unmarried children under 18, including adopted children and children in the sole custody of one parent. Parents are not listed.
• Holders of an immigration permit, such as the Category F or investor permits, can include a spouse and children under 18 as dependants, a separate step handled with that permit.

Sources: Migration Department. Checked 17 October 2026.

• Unknown. The Migration Department’s pages for family members of Cypriots and for family reunification state no income, savings or deposit test for the sponsor, and the document lists they link to were not available to us, so any figure is unknown.

• Supporting documents must be officially translated and certified, and public documents from a Hague Apostille Convention state need an apostille. You give biometric data (a photo and fingerprints) and a signature; children under 6 give a photo only.
• To add a family member to an approved immigration permit, the Department asks for form MIP2, a passport copy, the permit holder’s declaration of secured annual income, a certified criminal record certificate for the spouse (from the country of residence if living abroad), a marriage certificate and children’s birth certificates.

Sources: Migration Department. Checked 17 October 2026.

• For a family member of a Cypriot, the Cypriot citizen must be present when the application is submitted. You enter with a visa from a Cyprus consulate, or with an entry permit the citizen applies for. The Department examines a complete application within four months.
• For family reunification, you need an entry permit applied for by the sponsor, and a tourist visa does not serve unless the sponsor works for an approved foreign-personnel company. Applications go only to the Migration Department in Nicosia and are examined within nine months, or 90 days for intra-corporate transferees and researchers.
• An existing permit allows re-entry on showing it with a valid passport, provided you were not outside Cyprus more than three months.

Sources: Migration Department. Checked 17 October 2026.

• For a family member of a Cypriot, a residence and work permit costs €80 to issue or renew (including a change of employer), and first registration in the Aliens Register costs €70. A permit for non-paid work or for residence without employment costs €50, plus the same €70.
• For family reunification, the entry and residence permit, the residence permit and each renewal cost €200 each, plus €70 for first registration in the Aliens Registry. Adding a spouse or child to an immigration permit costs €50 each, plus €70 where the certificate is needed.

Sources: Migration Department. Checked 17 October 2026.

• The length of a family member’s permit depends on their status and each application is judged on its merits; with employment the maximum is five years. Family members of Cypriots may live in Cyprus without a time limit while the conditions are met and the permit is valid.
• Under family reunification the first permit lasts one year and is renewable, but never beyond the sponsor’s own permit. Family members may stay without a time limit while the legal conditions continue to be met.
• Spouses, partners and parents of minor Cypriot citizens have free access to the labour market, including self-employment, once they hold a residence and employment permit. Spouses and civil-union partners under family reunification have direct access to employment on the sponsor’s terms.

Sources: Migration Department. Checked 17 October 2026.

• A spouse or civil partner of a Cypriot citizen can apply for Cypriot citizenship (form M125) after three years of marriage or partnership, either living in Cyprus (at least six months a year and at least two of the last three years together there) or living abroad. The fee is €300.
• For adults on an immigration permit, the right of residence has unlimited validity; the card is replaced every ten years, and the permit lapses after two years’ absence or permanent residence abroad.

Sources: Ministry of Interior, Migration Department. Checked 17 October 2026.

• The Tax Department says more than 183 days in Cyprus in a tax year makes you tax resident. Its 60-day alternative needs at least 60 days in Cyprus, no more than 183 days in any other country, a business or job in Cyprus and a permanent home you own or rent.
• The Tax Department says people who are not domiciled in Cyprus, or who are not tax resident, are not subject to the special defence contribution on rental, interest and dividend income. You are deemed domiciled after 17 of the previous 20 years as a Cyprus tax resident.

Sources: Republic of Cyprus. Checked 17 October 2026.

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1. Categories of persons and countries whose nationals do not require a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus (gov.cy). Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive copy of 6 December 2025. Lists Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States for a stay up to 90 days as bona fide visitors.
2. Cyprus country information for US travellers, Internet Archive copy of 9 July 2026, US Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Checked 16 October 2026. Up to 90 days without a visa for tourism or business, a temporary residence permit for longer; six months' passport validity recommended and two blank pages; sufficient funds and a return ticket; Cyprus is in the EU but not in Schengen; no residence permit for work or study for a US citizen who tests positive for HIV; enter and leave the Republic only at Larnaca and Paphos airports and the seaports of Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos. The page itself shows "Last Updated: January 21, 2025".
3. Family Members of Cypriots, Internet Archive copy of 7 March 2026, Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection (gov.cy). Checked 17 October 2026. Page posted 30 December 2025. Gives who counts as a family member, the €80, €50 and €70 fees, the four-month examination time and the five-year maximum for a permit with employment.
4. Family members of certain third country nationals that are legally residing in Cyprus (FR family reunification), Internet Archive copy of 12 May 2026, Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection (gov.cy). Checked 17 October 2026. Page posted 29 December 2025. Gives the sponsor conditions, the €200 and €70 fees, the nine-month examination time and the one-year first permit.
5. Identity History Summary Checks (FBI criminal record check), Federal Bureau of Investigation; Internet Archive copy. Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 6 October 2026, read on 15 October 2026. Gives the US$18 fee and says the FBI does not forward requests to the State Department for the apostille, so the apostille is a separate step.
6. Apostille requirements, Internet Archive copy, US Department of State (Internet Archive copy of 24 June 2024). Checked 16 October 2026. Page last updated 20 May 2024.
7. Social Security agreements with other countries, Internet Archive copy of 10 October 2026, US Social Security Administration. Checked 16 October 2026. Lists the countries with a totalization agreement (the latest, Romania, in force from 1 September 2026); Cyprus is not on the list. Explains that US Social Security covers US citizens employed abroad by American employers, which can produce dual coverage without an agreement.
8. Tax convention with the Republic of Cyprus (signed 19 March 1984; in force 31 December 1985), Internal Revenue Service (treaty text). Checked 16 October 2026. Article 4(3) lets each country tax its own citizens as if the convention did not exist; article 5 gives credits for tax paid to the other country; articles 17 and 18 cover independent and dependent services (183-day tests); article 23 pensions and annuities taxable only in the country of residence; article 24 social security payments taxable only in the paying country.
9. Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Checked 15 October 2026. Reportable when the foreign accounts together exceed 10,000 dollars at any time in the calendar year.
10. Cyprus travel advice and advisories (entry and exit requirements), Government of Canada (travel.gc.ca). Checked 16 October 2026. Last updated 11 August 2026. Tourist and business visa not required for stays up to 90 days; student visa required; a Canadian passport must be valid at least 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave (Cyprus's own visa page asks for 3 months for visa applicants); customs may ask for a return ticket and proof of funds; ETIAS applications "not yet open", 30 European countries; an exit permit may be needed for dual citizens aged 16 or over or people eligible for Cypriot citizenship; entering through the north of the island is illegal; permits issued by the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" are not recognised.
11. Authentication of documents: requirements, Global Affairs Canada. Checked 16 October 2026. Opened 16 October 2026. Global Affairs Canada authenticates and issues apostilles for Government of Canada documents and for documents issued or notarized in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island and Yukon; the competent authorities of the other provinces issue apostilles for their own documents; documents must be paper originals with a recognised signature.
12. Improving authentication services in Canada (news release of 12 December 2023), Government of Canada (Global Affairs Canada). Checked 16 October 2026. Opened 16 October 2026. Canada joined the Apostille Convention on 11 January 2024; Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan issue apostilles for documents issued or notarized in their provinces, Global Affairs Canada for the rest.
13. Criminal record checks: processing times and fees, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Checked 16 October 2026. Federal fee 25 Canadian dollars per check, collected with any local fingerprinting charge; 3 business days or less with no match, up to 120 business days if manual processing is needed.
14. Convention between Canada and the Republic of Cyprus for the avoidance of double taxation (signed 2 May 1984), text (CTS 1985 No. 12), Government of Canada (Global Affairs Canada, Treaty Law Division). Checked 16 October 2026. Opened 16 October 2026. Article 4 residence and tie-breaker (permanent home, centre of vital interests, habitual abode, nationality); article 14 independent services taxable only in the country of residence unless there is a fixed base; article 15 employment taxable where the work is done, unless 183 days or less in the calendar year and either pay of C$3,000 or less or pay from a non-resident employer not borne by a local establishment; article 18 pensions and annuities (tax in the paying country limited above C$10,000 and 15%), and social security pensions taxable only in the paying country; article 24 relief from double tax; article 25 non-discrimination; no clause letting a country tax its own citizens living in the other (article 29 keeps only Canada's foreign-affiliate rules); the text gives no entry-into-force date.
15. Cyprus: pensions and benefits (Canada-Cyprus social security agreement), Government of Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada). Checked 16 October 2026. Page dated 6 October 2026. Agreement on Social Security in force since 1 May 1991; covers the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security (not the Quebec Pension Plan); periods in either country can help you qualify for old age, disability and survivor benefits, each country paying only for its own periods; residence in Cyprus after age 18 can count toward OAS.
16. Cyprus travel advice, Internet Archive copy of 12 October 2026, Smartraveller (Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade). Checked 16 October 2026. Page updated 23 July 2026 and marked still current at 13 October 2026: Australians do not need a tourist visa for stays of up to 90 days in a 6-month period; anyone staying longer must apply for a visa, which can be done in Cyprus; overstayers can be put on a stop list and refused re-entry for up to five years; advice is to exercise a high degree of caution; Australia does not recognise the Turkish Cypriot administration in the north.
17. National Police Checks, Australian Federal Police. Checked 16 October 2026. A National Police Check can be used for working overseas; each application costs 57 Australian dollars, or 114 with fingerprints; identity documents worth 100 points are needed. The page does not say whether Cyprus accepts it, and the Cypriot list does not name the document.
18. Notarial services (legalising documents) in Australia, Internet Archive copy of 12 March 2026, Smartraveller (Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade). Checked 16 October 2026. Page last updated 4 March 2026: DFAT legalises Australian public documents and notarised copies by apostille or authentication for 105 Australian dollars; it cannot say whether the overseas authority needs it, so ask that authority.
19. Income tax treaties: treaties in force (Australia), Australian Treasury. Checked 16 October 2026. Table last updated 24 March 2026: no entry for Cyprus, so there is no income tax treaty between Australia and Cyprus.
20. Social Security Agreement between Australia and Cyprus: text, Internet Archive copy of 19 November 2024, Department of Social Services (Australian Government). Checked 16 October 2026. Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 read: the agreement covers Australian age pension, disability support pension for the severely disabled, widows' pensions and carer pension, and Cyprus social insurance benefits for age, invalidity and work injury, survivors and funerals; a person working in Cyprus is insured under Cypriot law even if they live in Australia; residence in Cyprus counts as residence in Australia for claiming.
21. Annex 1: list of third countries whose nationals need, or are exempt from, a visa to cross the external borders (hosted on gov.cy), Cyprus Government Portal (gov.cy), linked from the Visas page as the list for ordinary passports. Checked 16 October 2026. Part B, the list of third countries whose nationals are exempted from holding a visa when crossing the external borders, includes New Zealand. The PDF is dated by its upload folder (January 2026).
22. Criminal records: get your own, Ministry of Justice (New Zealand). Checked 16 October 2026. Opened on 16 October 2026. The Ministry aims to respond to criminal record check requests within 20 working days (Privacy Act 2020); if a country asks for the record to be Apostille-certified, you send the record you get to the Department of Internal Affairs Apostille service.
23. Use your NZ documents overseas (apostille and authentication), New Zealand Government (govt.nz), Department of Internal Affairs Authentication Unit. Checked 16 October 2026. Page last updated 15 September 2026. Lists Cyprus as an apostille country; NZ$37 for one apostille certificate and 15 working days; an urgent service of 5 working days costs NZ$120.
24. Tax treaties (New Zealand double tax agreements in force, signed and under negotiation), Inland Revenue (New Zealand), Tax Policy. Checked 16 October 2026. Opened on 16 October 2026. 41 agreements in force; Cyprus is on none of the lists (in force, signed, or being negotiated).
25. Social security agreements, Work and Income (Ministry of Social Development). Checked 16 October 2026. Lists the countries with a New Zealand social security agreement: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, Greece, Malta, Netherlands, South Korea and the United Kingdom. Cyprus is not on it.
26. Immigration Permits (categories A to F): family members of permit holders, Internet Archive copy of 31 August 2026, Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection (gov.cy). Checked 17 October 2026. Page posted 29 December 2025. Says a spouse and children under 18 can be dependants and gives the €50 and €70 fees for adding them.
27. Document certification and apostille, Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection (gov.cy). Checked 16 October 2026. Opened live on 16 October 2026. Documents must be in Greek or English or carry an official translation by a sworn translator, the issuing country's consular authority or a government department; public documents from states that ratified the Hague Apostille Convention must carry an apostille; copies are certified in the same way; non-public documents must be certified by a certifying authority of the issuing state.
28. Acquisition of Cypriot Citizenship due to Marriage / Civil Partnership with a Cypriot Citizen (form M125), Internet Archive copy of 6 December 2025, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus (gov.cy). Checked 17 October 2026. Page posted 1 July 2025. Gives three years of marriage or civil partnership and a €300 fee.
29. Tax Residency/Domicility, Republic of Cyprus, Ministry of Finance, Tax Department. Checked 17 October 2026. Page posted 8 July 2026. 183-day rule, 60-day rule, domicile for Special Defence Contribution, 17-of-20-years rule, and the tax consequences for non-domiciled and non-resident individuals.
30. Guide for the completion of the income tax return for individuals 2025, Republic of Cyprus, Ministry of Finance, Tax Department. Checked 17 October 2026. Part 3 (tax residence) and Part 4A1 codes for first-employment allowances (50% for 17 years, 20% capped at 8,550 euros for 7 years) and for employment outside the Republic for over 90 days. Written for the 2025 tax year.