From China to Cyprus, in the right order.

No. China has no exit tax, so moving abroad isn't treated as selling your assets. There's no wealth tax or inheritance tax either. If you cancel your household registration because you emigrate, you first settle any tax you already owe. That's a clearance of old tax, not a new charge.

Maybe not for a while. China treats you as resident if you spend 183 days there in a year, or if your household registration, family or business ties keep China as your usual home. If those ties stay, you can stay resident however few days you spend there. Plan the move as if China still counts you for some time.

Yes, if you register first. Before any cash, IP or shares go in, register the company with SAFE. Your bank checks this and won't move money either way without it. Since 1 July 2026, China's outbound investment rules also cover individuals. Their filing details are still a draft, so plan that filing with an adviser when you put money in.

No. The quota is for personal spending such as travel, study, medical bills and family support. Investing abroad sits outside it and needs approval from your local foreign exchange bureau before you buy currency. Splitting the money across relatives' quotas counts as evading the rules, with fines set as a share of the amount moved.

No. If the company's real decisions are taken in China, China treats it as a Chinese company and taxes its worldwide profit at 25%. The decisions, the books, the company seal and the board minutes belong in Cyprus. This matters most while China still counts you as resident.

Keep it or close it, but closing is slow. You appoint liquidators, notify creditors, get tax clearance, then close your social insurance, customs and foreign exchange registrations. Files usually stall at tax clearance. If the Cyprus company owns it instead, keep your SAFE registration complete. Its dividends to Cyprus still bear 10% Chinese tax, and selling a Cyprus company whose value is mostly Chinese can be taxed in China.

No. Under the 60-day rule you can be Cyprus tax resident with 60 days a year here, a home you rent or own, a business or job in Cyprus, and no more than 183 days in any other country. Being a director of your own Cyprus company can count. Since 2026 it works even while China still counts you as resident.

It stays in place. If you settle abroad before retirement age, your personal pension account is kept and paid when you meet the normal conditions. You can only take the balance as a lump sum if you give up Chinese nationality. That step also cancels your household registration and triggers the tax settlement, so plan all three with an adviser at once.

No. We build and run the Cyprus side. For SAFE, the outbound investment filing, your Chinese tax position and the Chinese company, work with a Chinese adviser. We can recommend one if you need it. Your bank handles the foreign exchange.