Nicosia — Old city of Nicosia
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Work and business in Nicosia’s

Work and income in Nicosia’s: which fields are genuinely hiring Russian speakers, what the visa situation looks like and how to start your own business.

Work in Nicosia’s: remote work, a local contract, and taxes — three different scenarios
Work in Nicosia’s: remote work, a local contract, and taxes — three different scenarios

Work and business in Nicosia’s: what you need to know

A city of offices: banks, audit and consulting, government institutions, IT, education. The island’s largest concentration of white-collar employment. A residence permit/work authorisation is required to work. We handle work permits, legalisation, and business accounting through SVOY.

Greek (English is widely spoken) EUR EET (UTC+2)

Guide to working in Nicosia’s — free

Work permit, local résumé, taxes on remote work. Plus access to SVOY job listings.

Work and business in Nicosia’s: we’ll help with both

An existing business or a stake — with due diligence and valuation to fit your budget: that’s our service. We don’t find jobs or place people in employment — vacancies from fellow expats are listed open directory, including removed listings, and you write to employers directly.

Submit a request

Not a fan of bots — write to a person

The SVOY app — a marketplace for fellow expats

Services, goods, housing, and jobs worldwide. Post your own listing for free.

SVOY SERVICES

We’ll help with that in Nicosia’s

These tasks are handled by services within the SVOY ecosystem.

Business abroad

Finding a ready-made business or stake abroad: due diligence, valuation, and transaction support. We’ll find the right option for your budget and goals.

Work

Jobs in the city Nicosia — in the SVOY Jobs mini-app

SVOY does not handle employment: we do not place people in jobs or manage negotiations with an employer on your behalf. Job listings from fellow expats are collected in the mini-app ’SVOY Jobs’ — the directory is open; each listing includes direct employer contact, you need to write yourself. No need to fill out a request form and wait for a manager’s reply.

How to search

  • City already chosen — Nicosia. If it’s empty, there is a ’Remote’ toggle nearby and a ’Show all cities’ button.
  • Below are the sectors: construction, delivery, food service, beauty, care and childcare, sales, IT.
  • The search bar searches the job text — for example, ’cook’, ’driver’, ’no language required’.
  • Each listing includes the employer’s contact details and a link to the original posting. You write to them directly.
  • You post your vacancy in the same place, via ’Post a job’ — it goes through moderation.
Jobs in the city NicosiaPost a job

How employment, taxes and work permits work abroad — in the explainer ’Jobs Abroad’.

Need help relocating to Nicosia?

In the international SVOY community you will find:

  • Russian-language chat Nicosia
  • Housing and neighbourhoods
  • Schools and kindergartens
  • Doctors and clinics
  • Lawyers and help with paperwork
  • Verified contacts and recommendations

If you come with good intentions — you’re one of us.

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