notlost-justlookingaround
French expat in Cyprus
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Registration: 07 July 2025
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Cyprus
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Replacing a roof top water tank-residential bungalow by Savvas Fiaca
can anyone tell me the expected cost of replacing a roof top water tank-residential bungalow type house in Larnaca-thank you
Fair point, but from the wandering about I did to look at the major components (tank and 2 x panels) was roughly 1,500 EUR retail cost in 2024 without delivery, installation or removal and disposal of the old system.Can't imagine the parts are ... Read More
Driving licence renewal at 70 by Toon
Now it's my turn to ask a questionMy cyprus driving licence will be due for renewal as I will turn 70 in the not too distant future..I assume a med cert from doc and a renewal.application at Citizen Service Centre. Is that all? Has anything changed ?
Handy.Let us know if PRs can renew at the CSC. Read More
Replacing a roof top water tank-residential bungalow by Savvas Fiaca
can anyone tell me the expected cost of replacing a roof top water tank-residential bungalow type house in Larnaca-thank you
Was that a "wow", what a bargain, or "wow" - you got screwed? Read More
Exchange driver's licence from an EU state by notlost-justlookingaround
Hello,My wife and I are third-country nationals (non-EU citizens) who lived in the EU for many years before coming to Cyprus.Our existing driver's licence is from an EU state and expires next year.The licence expires a month after our current ...
quick recap.you must be a resident in Cyprus for at least 6 months (185 day rule in calendar year) in order to receive a Cypriot issued driver's licence.you must have the actual plastic residency permit (permanent or temporary) in order to exchange ... Read More
Exchange driver's licence from an EU state by notlost-justlookingaround
Hello,My wife and I are third-country nationals (non-EU citizens) who lived in the EU for many years before coming to Cyprus.Our existing driver's licence is from an EU state and expires next year.The licence expires a month after our current ...
Final update.So, made it to my appointed time at the (very empty) Limassol TOM office and handed my pile of dead trees to the examiner.He very quickly handed them back and asked where the original electrical bills were.I pointed at the printed ... Read More
Driving test in Paphos with a learner permit issued in Limassol by kubokat
Hi everyone,I'm a bit confused about the driving test procedure in Cyprus and would appreciate some advice.I got my learner's permit in Limassol, but I'm currently taking driving lessons in Paphos. I have already managed to book my practical driving ...
Can't comment on the first issue of the driver's licence, but the renewals need to be done at the MOT office in the district you live in.These renewals are reviewed by the same driving examiner that does the tests, and they tend to fixate on the ... Read More
Replacing a roof top water tank-residential bungalow by Savvas Fiaca
can anyone tell me the expected cost of replacing a roof top water tank-residential bungalow type house in Larnaca-thank you
We paid 2,000 EUR for a complete replacement of the roof-top hot water tank including installation last year. Read More
Driving licence renewal at 70 by Toon
Now it's my turn to ask a questionMy cyprus driving licence will be due for renewal as I will turn 70 in the not too distant future..I assume a med cert from doc and a renewal.application at Citizen Service Centre. Is that all? Has anything changed ?
Renewals for non-citizens are done at the district MOT, not at the Citizen Service Centre since the application and supporting documents needs to be given the once over twice by an examiner.Not even sure that Cypriot citizens can renew at the ... Read More
Exchange driver's licence from an EU state by notlost-justlookingaround
Hello,My wife and I are third-country nationals (non-EU citizens) who lived in the EU for many years before coming to Cyprus.Our existing driver's licence is from an EU state and expires next year.The licence expires a month after our current ...
Update to my update...As our scheduled appointment in Limassol to change our driver's licence was 2 days before our holidays in June, we decided to try our luck in Larnaca since they don't use appointments. It's first come, first served.Unless you ... Read More
Curtailment of Photo Voltaics by MacGeorge8035
I had my solar panels installed at the end of 2024. During 2025, I suffered regular curtailment of my PV production. During this period, it was not that often, and I managed to build up a nice amount of credits. In March, all my credits were removed ...
We got our panels installed in spring 2023, and were finally connected to the grid in August 2023.Our credits were "disappeared" in January 2026. 30 months vs. 36 as contracted.Luckily we were away for many weeks over the winter and never got hit ... Read More
Exchange driver's licence from an EU state by notlost-justlookingaround
Hello,My wife and I are third-country nationals (non-EU citizens) who lived in the EU for many years before coming to Cyprus.Our existing driver's licence is from an EU state and expires next year.The licence expires a month after our current ...
for other reference, the Cyprus licence is valid for 15 years, or until you are 70 at which time you have to have a medical and do a renewal again.so, if you are 55 your new iicence is valid for the full 15 years, but if you are 60 as an example, ... Read More
Exchange driver's licence from an EU state by notlost-justlookingaround
Hello,My wife and I are third-country nationals (non-EU citizens) who lived in the EU for many years before coming to Cyprus.Our existing driver's licence is from an EU state and expires next year.The licence expires a month after our current ...
An update on this process, at least in Limassol district.Sadly, Limassol is not as useful as Larnaca it seems and you can't just walk in with paperwork as Neptune3 was able to do.We went into the MOT office in Limassol before Christmas to ask the ... Read More
New Tax Reforms passed by Toon
Parliament on Monday approved the long-awaited sweeping tax reform package, voting through five of the six bills submitted by the government.It is the most extensive reform to the system in over two decades; the previous major change took place in ...
@ToonThanks for the update.Any idea what the "Regulations were also passed on the taxation of interest, dividends and income of non-residents." involve?More to the point, are they going to start taxing foreign dividends earned outside Cyprus, for ... Read More
Timeline for approval by Theresamcdermott
Hello we are in month 2 of waiting for approval from Paphos Council of Ministers to purchase. Does anyone have any recent experience of the timeline for approval. Thank you
@Theresamcdermott Short answer is that it depends which District you are purchasing in.we bought in Limassol District 3 ish years ago and it took 1 month to get COM approval. When my wife retired in 2024, we looked at the market again and stopped ... Read More
Off shore accounts by derekxrp999
Hi im looking for information, to reside in Cyprus, the government requires an income of 24k euros per year..Now they expect and income in a Cypriot account and the rest i believe from an external source, however if you cut all ties with the UK and ...
@derekxrp999 Don't quote me verbatim here, but I don't think they care where the funds are transferred in from as long as they "come from a foreign source".We listed investment accounts outside Cyprus as our source of funds during the immigration ... Read More