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Residence → Cyprus · Permanent status
#55of 70
10 JUL 2026checked
Methodology →
CY
Cyprus
Residence score · permanent
55.3
Rank #55
of 70 countries
Travel0
Security92
Path60
Rights85
0Doors unlocked
8 yrsTo citizenship
AllowedDual

Cyprus permanent residence: security and reach.

How far this permit travels, the days it costs to keep, and where it leads — years to permanent residency and citizenship. The whole deal, with official sources.

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Around this rankRank #55 · of 70 countries
53QA
Qatar
56.0
54NZ
New Zealand
55.4
55CY
Cyprus
55.3
56JP
Japan
55.2
57MX
Mexico
54.5

How secure it is

“Days to keep” — the physical-presence rule that keeps the status alive — is the column no other index publishes. It’s also exactly what Countly counts.

Max absence before loss2 yr

Continuous absence from Cyprus exceeding 2 years is treated as grounds to revoke the permit

Indefinite statusAllowed

Revocation can follow: (1) exceeding the 2-year continuous-absence threshold, (2) selling/losing the qualifying property investment or…

Tax residency · separate clock183 days

staying past 183 days typically makes you a tax resident — a different count, also worth tracking.

This status does not add visa-free access beyond the passport itself — its value is in rights, path and security.

Where it leads

Year 0Permanent residence
Year 8Citizenship · Allowed
How many days must you spend to keep Cyprus residence?

Continuous absence from Cyprus exceeding 2 years is treated as grounds to revoke the permit

How long from Cyprus residence to citizenship?

8 yrs. Allowed.

Countly · the day-counting app

Your permit has a day counter. So does Countly.

Track the presence days that keep your residence permit — and your tax residency — alive. Automatically and privately.

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183 days

Countly keeps a verifiable ledger of your presence days: for the permit, and for the tax line right behind it.

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