Pink Slip Cyprus Cost 2026: €490 to €2,200 Breakdown

Most Cyprus relocation guides quote one number for the Pink Slip. The real bill is six.

A single non-EU adult walks out of the application appointment having spent somewhere under €1,100, plus a sizeable bank deposit they get to keep. A family of three nearly doubles that figure. At DigiCare Insurance we issue the immigration medical policy that sits at the centre of that cost, so the full ledger crosses our desk every week.

This guide itemises every fee, refundable deposit, easy-to-miss extra, and the renewal math for year two. Numbers are checked against four Cypriot law firms and the Civil Registry and Migration Department for May 2026.

Cost is only one part of the application. Who qualifies, what the Migration Department asks for and how long a decision takes are set out in the full Cyprus Pink Slip guide.

What is the Pink Slip and what does this article actually answer?

Three quick disambiguations before the numbers: EU, EEA, or Swiss citizens need the Yellow Slip (MEU1), not the Pink Slip. If you already know the process and just want the total, skip to the line-item table below. A separate step-by-step application guide is in production.

The Pink Slip is also called the visitors permit. It is not the ARC: when you apply, the Department registers you in the Aliens Registry and issues an Alien Registration Card (ARC), which is a separate registration with its own number. Throughout this article we use Pink Slip.

How much does the Pink Slip cost in 2026?

The exempt-nationality row matters. EU and EEA nationals, plus citizens of Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Vatican City, skip the bank guarantee entirely (details in the deposit section below). For an exempt single adult, we have seen total year-1 spend as low as €420 using our from €120 Plan A policy and a €60 private clinic.

The full line-item Pink Slip cost table for 2026

How that reads in practice: a non-exempt single adult pays €140 in government fees in year one, from €120 to €430 for Plan A insurance, €50 to €100 for the medical, €200 to €800 for documents, and €350 to €850 for the bank guarantee. That totals around €860 at the floor and under €2,200 at the ceiling, before any optional lawyer.

CRMD government fees: €70 application + €70 registration (first-time only)

• €70 application fee covers issuance or renewal of your residence permit, in gov.cy's own wording, not processing of your MVIS8 form. Submitted in person at the District Immigration Unit, and paid every time you apply or renew.
• €70 registration fee covers issuance of your alien registration certificate (ARC). First-time only; renewals do not pay it again.
• Paid in cash or by card at the District Immigration Unit on the day of submission. Some districts accept bank transfer in advance.
• MVIS8 is the first-time visitor form. Renewals use MVIS5. CRMD staff will redirect you if you bring the wrong one.

Family applications pay €70 per applicant for each fee. A family of three (two adults plus one child) therefore pays €420 to the CRMD in year one, and €210 each subsequent year for the application fee renewals only.

Bank deposit and the nationality-tiered bank guarantee

Who is exempt from the bank guarantee

Nationals of the following countries and territories pay nothing. The Civil Registry and Migration Department's table shows no amount against any of them:

Every other nationality pays a guarantee, and the amount is set country by country. Check your own nationality against the Civil Registry and Migration Department's published bank-guarantee table (238 entries, posted 2 January 2026). A blank amount there means no guarantee is required. Do not rely on a summarised country list, including ours: that table is the only authority the counter works from.

The annual income test must also be met. Per Philippou Law (2026), a single applicant needs €24,000 in verifiable annual income from abroad. Add 20% for a spouse and 15% per child. The income can come from pension, dividends, rental property, savings interest, or remote-work salary from a non-Cypriot employer.

Plan A immigration medical insurance: the line item DigiCare specialises in

The five market-standard Plan A minimums the CRMD accepts

All five, and the policy is acceptable at the counter. Brand name does not matter; the specification does. Our published Plan A card starts from €120 a year for adults and for children aged 0-14, and from €270 for retired applicants aged 70+. Family bundles start from €420 for two adults and one child, or from €560 for two adults and two children. What you actually pay turns on age, family size and occupation.

At DigiCare Insurance our Plan A policy starts from €120 per year per adult under 62, rising by age band up to €430 for ages 80+, and the Cover Note (interim insurance certificate) is issued on the same business day. The CRMD accepts a Cover Note as proof of cover for the application, which removes a typical 5-to-7 day wait that breaks many family timelines.

Because this is the one Pink Slip cost you cannot skip or substitute, it pays to buy it from an insurance agency that specialises in it. Our dedicated Pink Slip insurance page walks through the Plan A cover, pricing by age band, and same-business-day certificate in full.

A note on GeSY: the Migration Department does not accept the Cyprus General Healthcare System as Pink Slip cover. Most Pink Slip holders are not GeSY beneficiaries either, because that category asks for a permanent residence permit or employment-based social-insurance rights. UK State Pensioners with an S1 are the exception, enrolling under the Health Insurance Organisation's own S1 Holder category. Plan A is still what the permit asks for.

Medical examination, apostille, and certified translation: the easily-forgotten extras

• Medical exam (€50 to €100): HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and syphilis blood tests, plus a chest X-ray for tuberculosis, at any private Cyprus clinic. Most GPs in Nicosia, Limassol, and Paphos perform the package in one visit, with results in 24 to 48 hours. Renewals do not require a repeat exam.
• Apostille (€10 to €20 in Cyprus, £35 to £45 in UK via the FCDO): Foreign birth, marriage, and criminal record certificates must carry an Apostille certificate under the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961. In Cyprus the apostille is issued by the Ministry of Justice and Public Order for €10 to €20 per document. UK applicants use the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office legalisation service at £35 to £45 per document.
• Certified translation (€30 to €80 per page, total package €200 to €800): Every non-English document must be translated by a Cyprus sworn translator. A typical filing runs 4 to 10 pages.

One thing our agents flag for UK applicants every week: the criminal record certificate must come from the ACRO Criminal Records Office, not a DBS check. CRMD does not accept DBS, even an Enhanced one, because the ACRO certificate is the document recognised for emigration purposes.

How much does Pink Slip renewal cost (year 2 onwards)?

What is no longer charged on renewal:

Bank-guarantee exempt nationals (EU and EEA citizens, plus Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Vatican City) pay even less on renewal: just the €70 Migration Department fee plus insurance renewal, totalling €190 to €320 per adult per year.

Do you need to buy insurance again when you renew?

Anyone moving from the pink slip onto an Immigration Permit under Categories A-F should know that since 1 September 2026 the Migration Department has asked for original legalised blood tests and a chest X-ray from abroad on those applications. Applicants who already hold a temporary residence permit, with results retained on file, are exempt.

One route this does not open. The visitor permit is not among the five categories covered by the online renewal service launched in July 2026, so a Pink Slip renewal still begins in person.

Pink Slip vs Yellow Slip vs Category F vs Permanent Residency: what's the right route for you?

How to choose, in plain language:

• EU passport holder? Get the MEU1 Yellow Slip instead: €20 per person, permanent, unrestricted work. Full walkthrough in our MEU1 Yellow Slip guide
• Non-EU retiree with stable passive income? The retiree route is cheaper per year and grants permanent residence. Cost: €470 government fee on first application, plus your annual insurance. See our guide to the Category F retiree permit
• Non-EU digital nomad? A Digital Nomad Visa may be cheaper than a Pink Slip.Digital Nomad Visa health insurance guide
• Non-EU and not yet retiring? Pink Slip is the standard route. Hold it for 5 years, then upgrade to MEU3 long-term residence. After 8 total years, you can apply for citizenship.

Frequently asked questions

Ready to apply?

The Pink Slip price tag is six numbers, not one. Get the math right before you walk into the District Immigration Unit, and the day is a formality. Get it wrong and you lose a renewal cycle waiting for a guarantee to clear or a Cover Note to issue.

DigiCare Insurance handles the immigration medical insurance line on every Pink Slip application we touch. Plan A starts from €120 a year, the Cover Note is issued the same business day, and the certificate carries the market-standard minimums the CRMD accepts, in the wording the counter looks for.