Working as a physician in Cyprus
What official sources say about working as a physician in Cyprus: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Cyprus, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 3,665 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as a physician in Cyprus on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 43,632 € a year (current). Physician is a regulated profession in Cyprus. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in Basic Medicine. In Cyprus, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 3,665 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Doctor in Basic Medicine
- Shortage list
- Listed
- EU Blue Card threshold
- 43,632 €/year
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Cyprus: ≈ 3,665 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 physicians 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 physicians earn.
Regulation and recognition
Physician is a regulated profession in Cyprus.
- Recognition route
- Doctor in Basic Medicine. Apply to the Cyprus Medical Council for registration. A foreign qualification not listed in the statutory annex requires KY.S.A.T.S. recognition and Council approval; the basic route requires 12 months approved hospital service, unless a listed specialty or 30-month experience exception applies. Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice.
- Recognition authority
- Cyprus Medical Council, Ministry of Health.
- Language requirement
- Greek language knowledge at C1 is required for medical practice under the cited Cyprus Medical Council service route; Council may also interview applicants.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for physician 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). Physician in Cyprus: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 26014ebf17b20b703fa7954b692fb705]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/cyprus/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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