Paphos Life

Lincoln wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:19 pm


There are essentially three residency statuses that British expats are entitled to: MEU1 (registration for residents that want to live in Cyprus for more than three months)
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UK nationals visiting the island after that will be allowed to stay here for three months, without a visa.

What I have not been able to determine is exactly what this means. Three months in any year, or three months in any one trip?
I visit Cyprus four times a year for six or seven weeks at a time. Clearly more than three months total, but less than three months at any one time.

I emailed the immigration department but the reply I got said that " ...you are eligible to apply for MEU1...", which doesn't answer my question. Although I own a house here, I consider the UK to be my place of residence.

Spock wrote: ↑Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:29 am
What I have not been able to determine is exactly what this means. Three months in any year, or three months in any one trip?

3 months per trip but not more than 180 (or 182?) days per year. Within the Schengen area there is also a restriction to not stay more than 90 days within every 180 day period. As Cyprus isn´t part of the Schengen area I´m not sure whether that applies here, too.

jeba wrote: ↑Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:36 am

3 months per trip but not more than 180 (or 182?) days per year. Within the Schengen area there is also a restriction to not stay more than 90 days within every 180 day period. As Cyprus isn´t part of the Schengen area I´m not sure whether that applies here, too.

Thanks jeba.
That's the way we have looked at it so far and will continue to do so.

The only thing you need to watch out for is if you stay in Cyprus long enough in any given year, then you are deemed a tax resident?


Shane

I understood the at a non eu citizen would be 3 months in total

ApusApus wrote: ↑Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:36 am The only thing you need to watch out for is if you stay in Cyprus long enough in any given year, then you are deemed a tax resident?


Shane

We did register with the Tax Office for IPT but have no income in Cyprus and are below the threshold for IPT.

Jimgward wrote: ↑Tue Feb 26, 2019 3:10 pm I understood the at a non eu citizen would be 3 months in total

Hence my confusion. So many different interpretations and I don't know which is correct!