Nicosia - Post Report Question and Answers
What types of jobs do most expatriate spouses/partners have? Locally based or telecommuting? Full-time or part-time? Can you comment on local salary scales?
There aren't as many EFM jobs available because some are filled by long-term Americans or Cypriots who don't rotate out. Most EFM jobs receive multiple applications, and some EFMs wait awhile for opportunities to work at the embassy. Some of us have spent time substituting at the school, which is flexible but doesn't pay well. - Jan 2025
I worked full-time remotely-based out of an office in the UK and occasionally traveling for work. One drawback of being based in Cyprus rather than more centrally in Europe was that almost any trip took a full day each way. I was not paid on the local economy. - Aug 2022
Most work in the embassy. EFM jobs are few, though. Some EFM's have struggled finding employment within the embassy. - Aug 2022
Very few and far between. - Jul 2013
Not many - Jun 2011
From what I can see, not that many. - Dec 2009
Not that I know of. - May 2008
