Cyprus · 3 rules · 3 calculators
How many days can you spend in Cyprus?
It depends on what you’re counting. For tax, more than 183 days in Cyprus in the calendar year make you resident — and so can 60, if you spend no more than 183 in any other country, are tax resident nowhere else, and have work and a home in Cyprus. Cyprus permanent residence, an Immigration Permit, stops being valid after 2 years away.
Tax residency
Tax residency in Cyprus: 183 days, or the 60-day rule
How many days can you spend in Cyprus to become tax resident? More than 183 in the calendar year, or at least 60 under the 60-day rule — with work or a business in Cyprus at 31 December and a home there you own or rent.
Residence permits
Living in Cyprus: 2 years away with permanent residence
An Immigration Permit, the investor route included, ceases to be valid after 2 years absent from Cyprus, or once you take up permanent residence abroad. EU long-term residents can lose the status after 12 months in a row outside the EU.
Day calculators for Cyprus
Cyprus: questions and answers.
How many days a year do I need in Cyprus for tax residency?
More than 183 in the calendar year — or 60 under the 60-day rule, with no more than 183 in any other country, no tax residence elsewhere, work or a business in Cyprus at 31 December and a home there.
Do days in Cyprus count towards the Schengen 90 days?
No. Cyprus is in the EU but not in the Schengen area, so days there don’t count towards 90 in any 180.
Can I keep Cyprus permanent residence while living abroad?
For up to 2 years away: an Immigration Permit, the investor route included, ceases to be valid after 2 years absent from Cyprus, or once you take up permanent residence in another country.
How many days can you spend in Cyprus? FlySee counts them for you.
Track days in every country and know the date you can stay until.
- Counts your days in Cyprus and in every other country this year — the 60, and the 183 elsewhere
- A tax tracker of your own counts towards 60 days in Cyprus this calendar year
- Logs every day you’re outside Cyprus, automatically, and rebuilds past trips from your photos
- Exports your days by country as PDF, Excel or CSV — for your tax return
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Sources
FlySee counts days; it doesn’t give tax advice. Whether you’re resident is for you and your adviser.
FlySee counts days; it doesn’t give immigration advice. Whether you qualify is for you and your adviser.