A structured, evidence-first route to permanent residence in an EU member state through the Regulation 6(2) fast-track — clear figures, honest risk notes, and the right licensed professionals handling submission.
Last updated: June 2026 — current figures are subject to change; verified against official Cyprus program settings as of the date shown.
Free Cyprus PR Assessment — Regulation 6(2) fast-track, the EUR 300,000 new-property route, income rules and family eligibility, reviewed against your profile.
Get Assessment| Cyprus Permanent Residence (Regulation 6(2) / Category 6.2) | |
|---|---|
| Status (June 2026) | Open — no suspension |
| Minimum investment | EUR 300,000 + VAT in new residential property from a developer (resale excluded) |
| Income requirement | At least EUR 50,000/year from outside Cyprus, +EUR 15,000 spouse, +EUR 10,000 per child |
| Permit validity | Permanent / for life — card reissued roughly every 10 years |
| Stay obligation | Visit Cyprus at least once every two years |
| Processing | ~2–3 months from a complete submission; ~6–9 months end-to-end (guidance, not a promise) |
| Cosmos fees | [fees confirmed after assessment] |
| As of | June 2026 |
We assist applicants based in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, Kuwait City, Muscat, Manama, as well as across India and Sri Lanka. Our role is to turn a complex residence-by-investment route into a clear, executable plan, with the application itself prepared and submitted through Cyprus-licensed professionals.
The objective is not speed alone — it is correctness, clean documentation, and a route that holds up under scrutiny.
The mainstream route requires a minimum investment of EUR 300,000 plus VAT in new residential property bought directly from a developer, and resale property does not qualify. Alternative routes exist — commercial property, shares in a Cyprus company, or units in a Cyprus investment fund of EUR 300,000 — but the new-residential-property route is the one most applicants use.
Alongside the investment you must show secure annual income of at least EUR 50,000 from sources outside Cyprus, increased by EUR 15,000 for a spouse and EUR 10,000 per dependent child. The property route typically expects a higher proven income. Clean, well-documented source of funds matters as much as the headline figure. Find out whether your profile fits — free assessment.
The honest note. Cyprus permanent residence does not grant the right to work in Cyprus by default, and it does not confer EU-wide free movement — it is national residence in one EU member state, not a Schengen or pan-EU residence right. Travel inside the Schengen area follows the standard short-stay rules; Cyprus is moving toward joining Schengen but, as of June 2026, still applies its national entry rules. The permit can be revoked if you do not visit at least once every two years or if the qualifying investment is sold or not maintained. The proposed EUR 500,000 threshold and a proposed mandatory check on income source are live legislative proposals that could change the economics — treat every figure here as subject to change, and any Cosmos fees as [fees confirmed after assessment].
No — the permit is permanent and does not expire, so there is no annual renewal; the physical card is typically reissued about every ten years. The one ongoing condition is that you must visit Cyprus at least once every two years, or the residence can be revoked.
In practice this makes Cyprus a low-maintenance residence compared with programs that demand long annual stays. The investment must be maintained, though — selling the qualifying property or letting the investment lapse can put the permit at risk. We build that into the plan from day one so there are no surprises later. Message us on WhatsApp.
Eligible family members are your spouse, children under 18, and unmarried adult children aged 18 to 25 who are financially dependent and in full-time education; dependent adult children usually require a separate, higher investment per applicant. Dependent parents and in-laws can sometimes be added with additional income proof.
On timing, legal-firm guides commonly cite roughly two to three months from a complete submission, while the full journey from investment to card in hand is more realistically framed as around six to nine months. We use ranges deliberately — the stages you control, mainly document quality and a clean source of funds, set most of the timeline. Preparation is what separates competitive applications, and preparation is assessable.
Cyprus sits outside Canada, Australia and New Zealand, so Cosmos holds no CICC, MARA or IAA licence for this route — and we are clear about that. Under our facilitator model, Cosmos coordinates eligibility, documentation and case management, while the application is prepared and submitted through government-authorised agents and regulated legal practitioners — Cyprus-licensed lawyers — in our network. You always know who is doing what.
Cyprus PR is residence, not citizenship, so no renunciation of Indian citizenship is required at the residence stage and there is no OCI step now. If you later pursue Cypriot naturalisation, after roughly seven to eight years of residence, India does not permit dual citizenship — at that point Indian citizenship would need to be renounced and the passport surrendered before applying for OCI (OCI is not citizenship; it is a long-term status). Funding the investment is governed by the Reserve Bank of India's Liberalised Remittance Scheme, which currently caps outward remittance at USD 250,000 per individual per financial year (as of June 2026), so the source and documentation of funds must be planned before you commit.
This is general information, not financial, tax, or legal advice. Remittances are governed by RBI regulations under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme and your bank's compliance requirements — consult a qualified chartered accountant or your authorised dealer bank before moving funds.
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The mainstream route requires a minimum of EUR 300,000 plus VAT in new residential property bought directly from a developer; resale property does not qualify. Commercial property, Cyprus company shares, or Cyprus investment-fund units of EUR 300,000 are alternative routes. You also need secure annual income of at least EUR 50,000 from outside Cyprus.
No. Cyprus permanent residence is national residence in one EU member state — it does not grant EU-wide free movement and does not by default give the right to work in Cyprus. Travel within the Schengen area follows standard short-stay rules. As of June 2026, Cyprus still applies its national entry rules.
You do not need to live there full-time. The permit is permanent and does not require annual renewal, but you must visit Cyprus at least once every two years or it can be revoked. The qualifying investment must also be maintained — selling the property can put the residence at risk.
Not quickly. The old five-year investor naturalisation shortcut is gone, and naturalisation now effectively requires around seven to eight years of legal residence. Cyprus permanent residence is best treated as a residence product, not a fast route to an EU passport.
No. As of June 2026, the proposed increase of the minimum threshold to EUR 500,000 is still under ministerial discussion — it is proposed and pending, not adopted, and not law. A separate proposal to make income-source verification mandatory is also under consideration, not yet enacted.
Cosmos Immigration is a regulated immigration consultancy founded in Dubai in 2014, working through CICC-, MARA- and IAA-registered professionals, with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Hyderabad and Oakville. Cyprus sits outside our Canada, Australia and New Zealand licensed scope, so we hold no CICC, MARA or IAA licence here: under our facilitator model, applications are prepared and submitted through government-authorised agents and Cyprus-licensed legal practitioners in our network, while Cosmos coordinates eligibility, documentation and case management. You can verify the credentials we do hold yourself on each regulator's public register. Verify Our Credentials
Cosmos Immigration is a private consultancy, not a government body. Program criteria and figures are set by the relevant governments and are subject to change; verified against official sources as of the date shown.
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