timhuntington
English expat in Cyprus
Forum posts
44
About me
English
Lives in Paphos, Pafos
Registration: 12 July 2022
My expat journey
Paphos, Pafos, Cyprus
Huddersfield, England, England
Activity
UK bank Account Moving To Cyprus by Filmcritic
Making plans for future retirement, been searching online and reading different answers as to which UK banks allow you to reside abroad. Just looking for a standard A/C for my pensions to be paid into which i would then transfer to cyprus via my ...
@simoningram Depends on your lawyer they all have different ways of working but I'd double check immigration are good with your Revolut statements, we were flatly refused but that was a couple of years ago and I've just kept away from providing ... Read More
Uk pensions and tax by Toon
Pensions and taxesWhat you need to know in CyprusCyprus offers a favourable tax regime for foreign pensions, which, coupled with its other tax benefits and the local lifestyle, makes the island an attractive place to enjoy your retirement years.We ...
Yes Toon, All that is good on dual taxation here with me.I'm assuming this will be 'Tax for all' and not Taxinet by the time filing is going to be done. Hope they get a more simplified version by then but this is Cyprus where the crystal ball needs ... Read More
Uk pensions and tax by Toon
Pensions and taxesWhat you need to know in CyprusCyprus offers a favourable tax regime for foreign pensions, which, coupled with its other tax benefits and the local lifestyle, makes the island an attractive place to enjoy your retirement years.We ...
The UK state pension must be filed by June 2027 for 2026, everyone needs to do this compulsory yes ?.I tried doing it for 2025 when I started getting my state pension but the taxinet online form is a mere to fill in.Mine just kept coming back with ... Read More
UK bank Account Moving To Cyprus by Filmcritic
Making plans for future retirement, been searching online and reading different answers as to which UK banks allow you to reside abroad. Just looking for a standard A/C for my pensions to be paid into which i would then transfer to cyprus via my ...
@Filmcritic Hi,I have my pensions paid into the Halifax bank then I transfer to Revolut account, then convert £ to €, then send €'s to Starling bank uk (£€ account), then send €'s to Eurobank or any bank in Cyprus ... Read More
Bringing your car to Cyprus. by Craven J Mike
Has any one done this recently & if so do they have a rough cost for doing it. It would be under the residency import. I am trying to work out if its worth doing or buying in Cyprus. The ideal plan would be to container it & put other items ...
It cost me £1800 to bring an estate car over 5 years old full of personal goods through Autoshippers ltd nearly 3 years ago. Your car comes with 3 other cars in a container to lighten the load.I've found second hand cars over here to be ... Read More
Investment and moving to Cyprus by RW60
I am in the process of planning to retire to Cyprus in 3 years time. I have just returned from a fact finding trip and generally feel comfortable with most aspects of the move and besides which I have 3 years to get to fine tune and get to grips ...
Thanks very much guys for all your input. Well I need to get my benifits over here then tax free! Phil, I do have a tin and the page says there's no outstanding documents but need to look into this more. Read More
Investment and moving to Cyprus by RW60
I am in the process of planning to retire to Cyprus in 3 years time. I have just returned from a fact finding trip and generally feel comfortable with most aspects of the move and besides which I have 3 years to get to fine tune and get to grips ...
Thanks both for quick response. I thought from Jan 2025 all state pensions were going to be taxed in the UK. Have the goal posts changed on that one? If so it would pay me to have that state pension taxed over here. What is the rate I'd pay tax? I ... Read More
Investment and moving to Cyprus by RW60
I am in the process of planning to retire to Cyprus in 3 years time. I have just returned from a fact finding trip and generally feel comfortable with most aspects of the move and besides which I have 3 years to get to fine tune and get to grips ...
My question is, When do you become a resident of Cyprus? Is it now or the 5 years after I came over. We're on the 3rd year of the 5 year temporary residency yellow slip visa, Alien. I still own a property in the UK, We're UK tax residents with ... Read More
Waiting for ID cards by MacGeorge8035
Hi, it has now been over 4 months since we got our temporary residency sorted. But, we are still waiting for our ID cards. How long have people generally waited for ID cards after getting temporary residency.I have tried phoning immigration in ...
@NeilGoldman Well I guess if you ever get pulled over by the police and asked why you never exchange your license you can explain it was not for trying I will not bother going until I get the ID card which is probably another 3 months away. I ... Read More
Bank charges by Kevin Thompson
Hi, I’m looking to open a bank account in Cyprus and haven’t decided between Hellenic and Bank of Cyprus yet, but they both seem to get similar reviews.looking at their websites I’ve been trying to work out the ongoing bank ...
@Kevin Thompson. For a married couple you need to put into a Cyprus bank account €2,400 per month, €28,800 per year.I use Starling bank account to send the money over here and do the exchange from £ to € at Starling then ... Read More
Pink Slip and Money by markedwards206
Hi Everybody,My partner and I are hoping to emigrate to Cyprus on the temporary residence permit. We have been together for 30 years but have never married. We understand for this reason that each of us would have to put €24,000 into a Cypriot ...
@ToonWould you be better off under DTT? My pension is a local government pension fund which I believe has to be taxed in the UK? Plus I'm 13 months off getting the State pension so not sure if I qualify? Read More
Pink Slip and Money by markedwards206
Hi Everybody,My partner and I are hoping to emigrate to Cyprus on the temporary residence permit. We have been together for 30 years but have never married. We understand for this reason that each of us would have to put €24,000 into a Cypriot ...
Hi Mark, you've been together 30 years, have you considered what my partner and I of 20 years did, we went and did a Civil partnership at the local Town Hall and got the certificate Apostilled. We now have ONLY to put €28,800 into our joint ... Read More
Car registration by kevinlewis2323
Good evening My car has now been cleared for registration by customs Please can anyone adviseDo I need to make an appointment to register What documents do I need?Where do I go to get plates ?I tried emailing them today but no response Many thanks ...
Oh, I've paid at least another £2k on top of that having the car imported. Read More
Car registration by kevinlewis2323
Good evening My car has now been cleared for registration by customs Please can anyone adviseDo I need to make an appointment to register What documents do I need?Where do I go to get plates ?I tried emailing them today but no response Many thanks ...
Well, it took me 13 months to get my plates, and even at the very long end of it all the clearing agent got one digit wrong on my vin no. or chassis number? which made the code for transport invalid, he charged me €60 and still got it wrong. ... Read More
Visitors visa by kevinlewis2323
Good evening allGreat news I managed to get my second years visitors visa yesterday!But asked the question Do I get granted citizenship after 5 years ?( which I thought)Their replyNo you will need to keep applying for a visitors visa indefinitely Or ...
@ToonYes, it's €2400 per month transferred from the UK bank to the Cyprus bank account. There is talk that the €28,800 could go up to €37,000 per year but also I've heard that France and Spain, and maybe others want to relax the ... Read More