Do I still have to file US taxes if I live in Cyprus?
Short answer
Yes. The US taxes its citizens on their worldwide income wherever they live, so you keep filing a US return every year, even when exclusions and credits mean no US tax is due.
Americans living abroad get an automatic extension to June 15 to file. Two tools stop the same income being taxed twice: the foreign earned income exclusion, for wages and self-employment income earned while living abroad, and the foreign tax credit, for income tax paid to Cyprus. There is no credit on income you have excluded.
Cyprus taxes you as a resident once you meet its 183-day rule or its 60-day rule, so most Americans living here file in both countries.
Sources
Information, not advice. This answer describes the published rules as they stand on 12 October 2026, checked against the sources listed. Tax and residence rules depend on your own circumstances and change; check your position with a tax adviser qualified in the US and in Cyprus before you act on it.
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