Today, I renewed my temporary residency permit which went very smoothly. I did use an Agent which helped a great deal.
I have heard a lot about a Category F Visa so today I made some enquiries with my Agent about applying for one.
She informed me that technically we would qualify but she also told me that applications can be made and you pay the Cyprus immigration at the time of application. The Agent also told me they are supposed to take around 15 - 18 months to be processed. However, she is not aware of a single application since 2020 that has been processed.
She believes that immigration are not processing Category F Visa as they are expecting a change in requirements regarding this type of Visa