What is Digital Nomad Visa?
What is Digital Nomad Visa?
What is the digital nomad visa?
The “Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa” Scheme allows nationals from non-EU and non-EEA countries, who can perform their work location-independently using telecommunications technology, to reside temporarily in Cyprus and work for an employer registered abroad or perform work through telecommunications technology for companies or clients located abroad.
Who can apply?
• Non-EU or non-EEA nationals.
What are the criteria?
📌Work remotely through telecommunications technology.
📌 Employed in a company registered abroad, for which they can work location-independently, or are self-employed offering services remotely for clients located abroad.
📌 Sufficient monthly net income of at least €3500
Benefits:
- Fast Track Procedure 5-7 weeks to issue the visa.
- Right of residence for a year in Cyprus, with a possibility of renewal for further 2 years.
- Right of residence for family members.
- If they reside in the Republic for one of more periods that in total exceed 183 days within the same tax year, then they are considered tax residents of Cyprus, provided they are not tax residents in any other country.
How to Apply for a Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa?
The application process includes the following steps:
- Compile the necessary documents. Make sure to have your documents ready before travelling to Cyprus. The list of the documents is under “Requirements for Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa”.
- Enter the Republic of Cyprus. Depending on your nationality, you may need a Cyprus tourist visa. Applicants that are already in Cyprus can only continue with the next steps.
- Complete the application. Download the application form, print it out, and fill it with the required information.
- Go to the Civil Registry and Migration Department in Nicosia. Within the three months, you enter Cyprus, you need to go and submit the application form and the required documents at the Civil Registry and Migration Department in Nicosia (the capital of Cyprus).
- Pay the expenses. The visa fees include the registration to the Aliens’ Registry (only in cases of initial registration), which is only €70.
- Wait for a response. The processing time for a digital nomad visa in Cyprus is between five and seven weeks. If the application is approved, the residence permit is valid for a year, and you will be notified accordingly. In case of rejection, you will be informed accordingly as well.
Requirements for Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa
The documents you need to apply for a Cyprus digital nomad visa are:
- The Cyprus digital nomad visa application form.
- Copy of a valid passport with a validity of three months.
- Copy of passport or other travel documents that shows the last entry in Cyprus.
- Two passport-sized photos. Your passport must be in colors and taken with a white background. The dimensions of the photos must be 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm). The head must be between 1 -1 3/8 inches (25-35 mm) from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head.
- Your updated CV or resume.
- Evidence of sufficient and stable monthly living resources. A sufficient amount will be €3,500. To prove your living resources, you can use your salary payment showing the net worth or bank statements for the last six months.
- Original certificate of a clean criminal record. You can get your clean criminal record at the local police department.
- Proof of accommodation. You can prove your accommodation with a rental agreement, a hotel booking, or a lease. The rental agreement should be duly stamped if valued at over €5000.
- Valid health insurance. You need health insurance that covers inpatient and outpatient care as well as repatriation of remains (Plan A).
- Original blood analysis results. The results should show that the applicant does not have HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, and chest x-rays for tuberculosis (TB). The results must be duly certified by a specialized doctor.
- An affirmation that shows that the applicant and his dependents will not provide work or any services to employers established in Cyprus.
- Letter of intent. The letter should say what activities you will perform in Cyprus and the reason for your travel there.
- For employees working for a company outside Cyprus:
- Employment contract
- Employer’s confirmation that the applicant can perform his duties in Cyprus
- A copy of the company’s registration certificate abroad
- Information about the status of the applicant in the company
- For self-employed:
- Contracts of projects or services
- Confirmation by the applicant that he can perform his duties remotely and that his duties are not related to Cyprus
How Long Can I Work in Cyprus as a Digital Nomad?
The validity of the Cyprus digital nomad visa is one year, with the possibility of renewal for two years. You can renew the digital nomad visa at least one month before the expiration date. You have to go to the Civil Registry and Migration Department in Nicosia, submit all the required documents, and pay a fee of €70.
Processing Time For A Digital Nomad Visa in Cyprus
The processing time for a digital nomad visa in Cyprus is between five and seven weeks.
Family members.
- Digital Nomad’s family members can reside in Cyprus for the same period as the Digital Nomad, without the right to be employed of perform any economic activity in Cyprus.
- Spouse/ partner in a civil union and underaged children.
- Family members also need to obtain a temporary residence permit following the procedure below.
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