Cyprus 60-Day Rule Checker
The Cyprus 60-day rule makes you tax resident with as few as 60 days on the island — but only if four conditions all hold in the same calendar year. Enter your days and tick your ties: the checker gives the verdict and shows exactly which condition is missing.
1 · Your days this calendar year
2 · Your ties
3 · The verdict
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How the rule decides
- The 183-day test goes first. More than 183 days in Cyprus makes you resident outright — the 60-day conditions never come into play.
- Otherwise, all four conditions together: at least 60 days in Cyprus; no more than 183 days in any single other country; not tax resident anywhere else; and a Cyprus economic tie (business, employment, or an office in a Cyprus tax-resident company) plus a permanent home you own or rent.
- The tie has to last to 31 December. If the job, business, or directorship ends mid-year, residency under the rule lapses for the rest of that year.
The full rule guide covers the non-dom benefits the rule unlocks and the evidence the Tax Department asks for when you request a tax residency certificate.
A worked example
You spend 75 days in Cyprus, rent a flat in Limassol all year, and are a director of your own Cyprus company. The rest of the year is split between Portugal (150 days), Thailand (90), and travel. No country passes 183 days and none treats you as resident: all four conditions hold. Spend 200 days in Portugal instead of 150 and condition 2 breaks — the rule is unavailable for the year no matter how many days you logged in Cyprus. The 183-day calculator totals your days per country from trip dates if you don't have the numbers to hand.
Frequently asked questions
A second route to Cyprus tax residency, alongside the 183-day test. If you spend at least 60 days in Cyprus in a calendar year, no more than 183 days in any other single country, aren't tax resident anywhere else, and have both a Cyprus business/job/directorship and a permanent home there, you are Cyprus tax resident for that year.
No. The 60 days is one of four conditions that must all hold in the same calendar year. Sixty days on holiday with no Cyprus home and no Cyprus job or company does not make you resident.
Per calendar year (1 January – 31 December). The day you arrive in Cyprus counts as a day in Cyprus; the day you leave counts as a day outside. Arriving and leaving on the same day is one day in; leaving and returning on the same day is one day out.
You add up your days per country for the year, and the country with the most days must not exceed 183. This is the condition slow travellers break most often: a base country where you spend seven months puts you over, even if Cyprus itself is fine.
Carrying on a business in Cyprus, being employed in Cyprus, or holding an office such as a directorship in a company that is itself Cyprus tax resident, at any time during the year. If that tie ends before year-end, residency under the 60-day rule lapses for the rest of the year.
Not by itself. Tax residency and non-domiciled status are separate tests. Residency under the 60-day rule lets you claim non-dom benefits — such as no Special Defence Contribution on dividends and interest for 17 years — but non-dom eligibility is assessed on its own.
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This rule is tracked automaticallyin
Bounded
- Automatically tracks your days for this rule
- Alerts you before you cross the limit
- Counts arrival and departure days correctly
- Runs alongside your other visa, tax, and residency rules
Sources
For information only. This calculator is a planning aid based on publicly available rules, not tax, legal, or immigration advice. Border officers and tax authorities make the final call — always confirm with the official sources linked above and a qualified professional before acting.