Cyprus Fact-File Part 7:
Business Owner Welfare and Lifestyle

7.4 Cyprus Individual Business Healthcare

The Cypriot health care system is of a good standard and is accessible to residents and non-residents and although it isn’t always entirely free, any charges imposed are relatively inexpensive.

Those who contribute to the social insurance fund are often entitled to free or subsidised health and dental care; medical cards are issued to people working in Cyprus, offering free healthcare to individuals and families with income below a certain level (Medical Card A), and partial subsidies for those with slightly higher incomes (Medical Card B). Higher earners are obliged to pay for their healthcare, but the prices are relatively low. Private health care too is relatively inexpensive.

As a member of the EU, Cyprus can provide free health care to citizens from other EU member states that have contributed to social insurance schemes in their own countries, although only for a limited period.

For non-residents and citizens of the EU on short visits to Cyprus, it is a requirement to possess a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), issued by each member state to its own citizens.

Other forms of health card or E-form are required for other persons living or working in Cyprus from non-EU countries. New residents of Cyprus should apply for a Cyprus Medical Identity Card using form Min. Health (I.Y.87) – available from the Ministry of Health web site at www.moh.gov.cy.

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