Working as a nurse in Cyprus
What official sources say about working as a nurse in Cyprus: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
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.
- Shortage list
- Listed
- EU Blue Card threshold
- 43,632 €/year
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals" in Cyprus: ≈ 3,271 EUR/month (gross, 2024), from ILO. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of nurses alone.
EU Blue Card salary threshold
Cyprus publishes a current EU Blue Card threshold of 43,632 €/year. It is the minimum salary for that work route, not what nurses earn.
Regulation and recognition
Nurse is a regulated profession in Cyprus.
- 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
An exact current shortage-list record is published for nurse in Cyprus: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission; EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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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/BibTeX citation
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