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Permanent Residence — Category 6.2 (Fast-Track)
Lifetime residence for non-EU nationals, based on a qualifying property investment and secure income from abroad.
Typical appointment: 90 min
Category 6.2 is the route most non-EU families use to settle in Cyprus permanently. It rests on two things: a qualifying investment in new property bought from a developer, and provable annual income arriving from outside Cyprus, scaled to your family size.
Applications get held up on the income side far more often than the investment side, and usually for the same reason: the income has to come from abroad. Salary from a Cyprus company does not count towards the threshold, however large it is. The whole point of the requirement is that you are financially independent of the Cyprus labour market.
The investment side has its own trap. Resale property does not qualify — it has to be a new build purchased directly from a development company, and the funds have to be transferred from abroad.
Once granted, the permit is for life. There is no renewal, no annual filing. You simply need to visit Cyprus periodically to keep it.
What's included
- ✓Assessment of your investment options against the current qualifying rules
- ✓Income and source-of-funds review before you commit to anything
- ✓Coordination with the property purchase, including title checks
- ✓Complete file for you, your spouse and dependent children
- ✓Apostilles and sworn translations arranged
- ✓Health insurance for every applicant
- ✓Submission and follow-up until the decision
- ✓A clear explanation of what the permit does and does not allow afterwards
How it works
- 01
Eligibility meeting
Investment route, income position, family
90 min
- 02
Investment
Property selected and checked, funds transferred from abroad
varies
- 03
Documents
For every family member, apostilled and translated
3–6 weeks
- 04
Submission
File lodged with the Migration Department
- 05
Decision and residence cards
Document checklist
- Completed MIP2 form
- Passports of the applicant, spouse and childrenCopy
- Criminal record certificates for the applicant and spouse — from the country of citizenship and, if different, the country of residenceApostilleTranslation
- Marriage certificate and children's birth certificatesApostilleTranslation
Key facts
- Who it's for
- Non-EU nationals and their families
- Minimum investment
- €300,000 plus VAT
- Qualifying property
- New build, purchased from a development company — resale does not qualify
- Annual income
- €50,000 from outside Cyprus, plus set amounts per spouse and child
- Cyprus-source income
- Does not count towards the threshold
- Validity
- For life — no renewal required
- To keep it
- Visit Cyprus periodically
- Family included
- Spouse and dependent children
Some figures may have changed — we confirm current requirements at your appointment.
Frequently asked
No. The income must arise outside Cyprus.
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This page is general information, not legal advice. Requirements and fees are set by the competent Cyprus authorities and can change. We verify every checklist against the official sources — see the checklist's "last verified" date.