Cypriot nationality law

The Cypriot Citizenship Laws dates back to 1967. It is mainly based on jus sanguinis.

There are several ways to become a Cypriot citizen (citizen of The Republic of Cyprus) :

The first, being married to a Cypriot national, requires one to be married for at least 3 years, and have completed 2 years of residency in Cyprus prior to the date of the application.

The documents required are:

To apply through this method, one must be over 18 years old, and naturally, have Cypriot origins, as long as one was born abroad after the 16th of August 1960, with one's father at the time of birth a Cypriot citizen. One can apply in this way if one is an individual born after the 11th of June 1999, whose mother was a Cypriot citizen at the time of one's birth.

Accompanying the application must be:

Naturalization is referred to as the process for which a non-citizen of a country, in this case Cyprus, may become a citizen of that country. The process may be done via a statute or an application to the relevant authorities.

In March 2014, the Cyprus Council of Ministers revised the "Scheme for Naturalization of Investors in Cyprus by Exception" as part of the government's attempts to attract foreign investors to the country. One of these attempts included a citizenship-by-investment program that granted applicants the right to live, work and study in Cyprus and in the European Union. Applicants applying for Cypriot citizenship through this citizenship-by-investment option must actively invest in the Cyprus economy, by primarily purchasing real estate at a minimum value of 2m Euro which must be held for at least 3 years, thereafter the property may be sold however they must maintain a property of at least 500,000 Euro indefinitely. Citizenship by investment includes the main applicant and his her spouse and unmarried dependents aged 27 and under. The main applicants parents can also be added for an additional investment of 500,000 Euro. Popular cities for real estate investment are as follows: (April 2017)

Pafos and Agia Napa are tourism town and populations fluctuates dramatically between summer and winter seasons

According to the Republic of Cyprus Citizenship Law of 1967, anyone born on or after 16 August 1960, and with at least one parent being a Cypriot citizen, automatically acquires Cypriot citizenship. Those who were born between 16 August 1960 and 1999 to a Cypriot mother abroad however, do not automatically become citizens of Cyprus, but they may register after they turn 21 years old.

Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Cyprus. In 2016, Cypriot citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 159 countries and territories, ranking the Cypriot passport 17th in the world according to the Citizenship Invest Visa Index.

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