EU Citizen Free Movement Residence

As an EU citizen , you have the right to move to any EU country to live, work, study, look for a job or retire.

Citizens of all EU Member States, as well as of Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, can enter Cyprus with their identity card

Employees / Postings abroad Certificate of employment or confirmation of recruitment from your employer Self-employed Proof of your status as self-employed Pensioners Proof of comprehensive health insurance Proof you can support yourself without needing income support: resources may come from any source Students Proof of enrolment at an approved educational establishment

If you want to settle in another EU country but you have no intention to take up any work or education there, you need to prove that you: have sufficient resources for you and your family during the time you want to stay in your new country have comprehensive health insurance

whether as a worker, a student, a pensioner, or a jobseeker.

You can stay in another EU country for up to 3 months without registering as a resident, but some EU countries might require you to report your presence in the country . If you want to stay longer than 3 months, you might need to register your residence .

You must hold a valid national identity card or passport .

After 3 months in your new country, you may be required to register your residence with the relevant authority (often the town hall or local police station), and to be issued with a registration certificate.

Your registration certificate should be issued immediately and cost no more than the price nationals pay for identity cards .

If you are married or in a registered partnership with an EU citizen that is living, working, studying or looking for a job in an EU country different from the one they come from, EU rules make it easier for you to join them there. The information on this page applies also to children and grandchildren joining their EU family abroad.

If your EU spouse is legally employed in another EU country, you can stay there with them without having to meet any conditions.

As an EU national , you automatically acquire the right of permanent residence in another EU country if you have lived there legally for a continuous period of 5 years .

You can lose your right to permanent residence if you live outside the country for more than 2 consecutive years .