Everything you need to establish in Cyprus
One application
Get your Cyprus company, open a Solidgate payment account, and have your full payment stack running in one application. No separate negotiations with banks, administrators, or processors.
Fast setup
We review your application within 2–3 business days. Your Cyprus company, payment account, and merchant account at Solidgate are all ready together typically within 5–7 business days of signing.
Real office, real director
A registered office address, professional director services through vetted local providers, and a transparent corporate structure.
From zero to operational in 4 steps
Apply
Fill out one form with details about your business and founders.
Pass screening
Founders verify identity online. We review your application within 2-3 business days.
Sign documents
We prepare everything. You sign electronically in a few clicks.
Start operating in Europe
Typically within 5–7 business days of signing, you receive everything at once: your Cyprus company, registered office, and Solidgate payment and merchant accounts. Maintaining corporate substance remains your responsibility.
Transparent pricing
Setting up an EU business
The administrative and legal groundwork, coordinated for you.
- Cyprus private limited company with EUR 1,000 share capital
- Full package of standard corporate documents, including certificate of incorporation, certificate of registered office, certificate of directors and secretary, certificate of shareholders, Memorandum and Articles of Association, resolution appointing the first directors and first minutes
- First year of director and secretary services through vetted local providers and registered office services
- Support in finding suitable office space in Cyprus – typically EUR 250–350/month, paid directly to the provider
- Opening of a payment account with Solidgate (subject to standard KYB/AML screening)
- Opening of a merchant account with Solidgate (subject to standard KYB/AML screening)
EUR 2,900/ one-time fee
Company administration
Your Cyprus entity, supported to meet economic substance requirements. Included in the setup fee for the first year; EUR 1,000/year from year two.
- Professional director and secretary services through vetted local providers to satisfy local compliance requirements
- Registered office services included
- Ongoing support to keep your entity in good standing
EUR 1,000/ per year(+VAT)
Financial reporting and tax advisory
Financial compliance support for your Cyprus entity.
- Accounting and audit services
- Introduction to IP Box advisory (eligibility subject to independent tax advice)
- Additional services available based on your business needs
Custom pricing
What you get from one application
Company
Cyprus private limited company, full corporate document package, and an introduction to tax and financial advisory (on request).
Accounts
Payment account and merchant account at Solidgate.
Office
Registered office services included in the setup fee. Office space options in Cyprus sourced for you – typically EUR 250–350/month (paid directly to the provider).
Administration
First year of director and secretary services through vetted local providers, included in the setup fee (EUR 1,000/year from year two).
Without a dedicated partner, a Cyprus company formation is a multi-stage process with timelines you don't control. Here’s how it actually happens.
Name approval at the Registrar typically takes 2–3 working days – and starts over if your preferred name is taken. The Memorandum and Articles of Association must be drafted and sworn by a licensed Cyprus Bar Association lawyer before anything can be filed. The Registrar's standard processing window is 5–10 working days with no guaranteed turnaround.
Only after you hold the Certificate of Incorporation can bank onboarding begin – which at a traditional Cyprus bank takes a further 4–8 weeks of document requests, KYC reviews, and compliance interviews. From the first step to a working account, founders going it alone typically spend 2–3 months navigating dependencies before making a single payment.
Solidgate EU Incorporation handles the entire process in one application – your Cyprus company with payment and merchant accounts at Solidgate, typically ready within 5–7 business days of signing.
Every Cyprus entity we help set up includes a registered office address, professional director services through vetted local providers, and a transparent corporate structure – the typical substance pillars Tier-1 banks verify during onboarding. Maintaining ongoing substance remains your responsibility.
EUR 2,900 one-time covers Cyprus company setup, corporate documents, the first year of director and secretary services (EUR 1,000/year from year two), Solidgate payment and merchant accounts opening (subject to standard KYB/AML screening), and support in finding suitable office space in Cyprus (typically at EUR 250–350/month). Financial reporting and IP Box advice is custom-quoted on request.
Cyprus is a full EU member state, not an offshore jurisdiction. Cyprus entities get EU-recognized VAT numbers, file audited accounts, and run under EU banking rules. Every setup includes the structural foundations banks typically verify at onboarding: a registered office address, a local director, and a transparent corporate structure.
Yes. Solidgate EU Incorporation includes opening a payment account and a merchant account at Solidgate – no separate bank onboarding. The same application covers your Cyprus company setup, so everything is ready together typically within 5–7 business days of signing.
Cyprus authorities and Tier-1 banks require physical presence. We can help find suitable office space in Cyprus to support your operations, with options typically at EUR 250–350/month (paid directly to the provider).
We refer you to vetted Cyprus-resident director providers and help prepare all required forms for onboarding. The first year is included in the setup fee; EUR 1,000/year from year two.
Cyprus is a strong fit for digital businesses because of EU membership, full EU passporting for payments, an English-language legal system, and IP Box, a preferential tax regime with a 3% effective tax rate on qualifying income.
Identity verification and initial KYB/AML screening takes 2–3 business days. Once you sign the documents electronically, your Cyprus company, Solidgate payment account, and MID are typically ready within 5–7 business days.
Not exactly. Cyprus doesn't have an LLC structure – the equivalent is a Cyprus private limited company (Ltd), which gives you the same core benefits: limited liability, a separate legal entity, and flexible ownership structure. Through Solidgate EU Incorporation, identity verification takes 2–3 business days, and your Cyprus company, Solidgate payment account, and MID are typically ready within 5–7 business days of signing.