Cyprus's flagship national route for hiring highly skilled third-country staff. Companies with significant foreign ownership or investment can register with the Business Support Centre and then employ third-country Directors and Key Personnel under a streamlined permit process, without a labour-market test.
Third-country nationals hired as Directors or highly skilled Key Personnel by a registered Company of Foreign Interests.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
Highly skilled third-country staff generally need a minimum gross salary of around 2,500 euros per month; only support staff earning below that fall into a separate, capped category.
Yes. Minor children can join you through family reunification and receive residence permits aligned to your own.
Yes. Minor children can join you through family reunification and receive residence permits aligned to your own.
Yes. If you are a highly skilled employee earning at least the qualifying salary, your spouse can get immediate, free access to the Cyprus labour market.
Yes. Minor children can join you through family reunification and receive residence permits aligned to your own.
Yes. If you are a highly skilled employee earning at least the qualifying salary, your spouse can get immediate, free access to the Cyprus labour market.
It can. Continuous legal residence can lead toward long-term or permanent residence after about five years and citizenship after a longer qualifying period.
It can. Continuous legal residence can lead toward long-term or permanent residence after about five years and citizenship after a longer qualifying period.