The Cyprus citizenship program offers the most simple and efficient means of obtaining EU citizenship, it is the only direct EU citizenship program as it has absolutely no residency requirement and citizenship is approved in just 3 months. Investors and their families can obtain full EU rights, including the ability to live and work in any EU country practically immediately!

	TIME TO CITIZENSHIP 3 Months		VISA-FREE TRAVEL 168 Countries
	RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT None		DUAL CITIZENSHIP Permitted
	EXIT STRATEGY 3 Years		FAMILY Spouse, dependents up to age 28 & parents of main investor
	ELIGIBILITY All Nationalities		TAX CONSEQUENCES None

Global citizenship

Dual citizenship offers an effective tool for international tax planning and provides financial privacy for banking and invest- ment. It improves personal security, enables freedom of movement and allows access to the best healthcare and education opportunities.

Cyprus citizenship by investment

In March 2014, Cyprus changed the legislation that enables foreign investors to become a Cypriot (EU) citizen and obtain a Cypriot passport through naturalisation, making it more accessible and affordable than ever. An EU citizen is any person who holds the nationality of an EU country. EU passport holders are entitled to enter, reside, study and work in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

Non-Cypriot Investors can acquire Cyprus Citizenship by naturalization by exception on the basis of the Civil registry Laws 2002-2013.

HIGHLY EFFICIENT > PR approval in 5 days > Citizenship conditional approval in 3 months > Passports & ID’s issued within 6 months	EXIT STRATEGY > Pure investment - no donation element > Main investment can be sold after three years > Investment can generate a good return
FAMILY > Investor and spouse > Dependent children up to age 28 > Parents of main investor > Citizenship passed on by descent	VERY PRACTICAL > No residency requirement > No tax consequences > No need to relinquish current nationality > No language requirement, medical test, interview

Investment criterion

Cyprus citizenship may be obtained through a secure property investment, the financial criterion is as follows:

€2 Million investment in residential real estate (in a single property or portfolio)

Parents of the main investor can be included in the application provided that they purchase a permanent residence property with a value of at least €500.000. This amount can be pooled in the main investment if preferred.