Bar raised for Cyprus retirees

UK and other non-EU pensioners eyeing a retirement home in Cyprus are being pushed to rethink their plans as authorities raise the bar for residence permits, temporary or otherwise. The changes come amid a surge of demand from retirees from the UK, Israel, and Germany, with real estate agents worried the government’s plans will prematurely burst a mini-boom in the sector. The Interior Ministry has recently posted changes to its temporary residence scheme, tightening requirements which allow non-EU passport holders to extend their stay in...