Citizenship of Cyprus
CYPRUS INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Most European countries allow investors to receive temporary residency or, in rare cases, permanent residency. Cyprus is the only EU country that offers foreign investors the opportunity to receive citizenship through investment in approximately 6 months.
In accordance with the changes in legislation on Cyprus citizenship of September 13, 2016, the right to receive citizenship extends to investors and members of their family who own real estate in Cyprus in an amount of €500,000, provided that the investor makes an additional investment of at least €1.5 million for a period of at least 3 years.
Advantages of gaining Cyprus citizenship through investment
Full citizenship in Cyprus
Citizenship of Cyprus, as an EU country, gives you all the rights of an EU citizen, which are the same across all European countries
Your whole family gets citizenship
Together with the main investor, also his/her family members will receive citizenship: his/her spouse and children, including adult children under the age of 28
No requirement to stay in Cyprus
A Cyprus citizen can freely choose where to live and can officially live on a permanent basis in any European Union member country
No need to invest capital without anything in return
Majority of the investment necessary for receiving citizenship is returnable and can generate a profit
This is the only program in Europe for receiving citizenship through investment in approximately 6 months!
Ways that you can invest:
Investment in real estate in Cyprus:
- residential or commercial
- properties or infrastructure
Investment in Cyprus
- government bonds
Investment in the alternative
- investment fund
The applicant can combine the aforementioned ways of investment, but the total amount must reach at least €2,000,000 if the investment only contains residential properties.
In any other investment structure, it has to reach €2,500,000.
The investment package can include purchase of Cyprus government bonds in a maximum amount of €500,000.
Who can get Cyprus citizenship?
THE MAIN INVESTOR
(who must be over the age of 18)
THE APPLICANT’S SPOUSE AND UNDERAGE CHILDREN
CHILDREN AGED 18 TO 28
(provided that they are full-time students and financially dependent on the main applicant)
3 steps to Cyprus citizenship with Discus Holdings
CHOOSE A RELIABLE INVESTMENT PROJECT
The experts at Discus Holdings continually keep track of the Cyprus real estate market. We can confidently offer you the best investment options that have passed our independent evaluation.
GATHER ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
Discus Holding lawyers will help you prepare all the documents you need and fill in the official forms, so the client’s file will be of the highest quality for submitting for citizenship. This step is a very important one, because the review of the client’s file, together with verifying its contents, has a direct impact on the expected result.
SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FOR REVIEW
After the client’s file has been drawn up, our experts will track its submission to the Cyprus state authorities. These authorities will examine the client’s file, verify its contents, and make a decision on whether to grant citizenship of Cyprus, after which the client will receive a certificate of naturalization to confirm this, and using that certificate you can receive a Cyprus passport and ID card.
Our experts at Discus Holding’s Cyprus office will help you take the oath of allegiance to the Republic of Cyprus and speed up the process of issuing documents attesting to your status as a Cyprus citizen (Cyprus passport, ID card), after which you can enjoy all the advantages that citizenship of an EU country brings you.
