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# Working as a nurse in Cyprus

In Cyprus, the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals", which includes nurses, earns ≈ 3,271 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as a nurse in Cyprus on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 43,632 € a year (current). Nurse is a regulated profession in Cyprus. Foreign qualifications go through: Apply to the Registrar for entry in the general Nursing Register and practice licence. The Council reviews the credential and good-standing documents; non-listed foreign titles may require KY.S.A.T.S. recognition and Council approval. EU nurses may use the European Professional Card route where eligible. In Cyprus, nurses are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals": ≈ 3,271 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Apply to the Registrar for entry in the general Nursing Register and practice licence. The Council reviews the credential and good-standing documents; non-listed foreign titles may require KY.S.A.T.S. recognition and Council approval. EU nurses may use the European Professional Card route where eligible.; General care nurse
- Recognition authority: The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Ministry of Health, examines registration; the Council maintains the Nursing Register and practice licence.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission
- EU Blue Card threshold: 43,632 €/year (current)

## Sources

general nurse registration and licensing under the Nursing and Midwifery Law. — https://www.businessincyprus.gov.cy/business-sectors/nurse/
JSON list[].id=655282; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=18&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC
NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en
Country work-route threshold — https://www.gov.cy/mip-md/en/documents/eu-blue-card/
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Nurse in Cyprus: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4a1aa945f93c77db3f3371100c49573c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/nurse/cyprus/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_nurse-in-cyprus-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_09f1c9670322,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nurse in Cyprus: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {4a1aa945f93c77db3f3371100c49573c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/nurse/cyprus/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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