On the 24th of May 2013 the Council of Ministers of the Cyprus Government introduced new and more relaxed criteria beneficial for non-EU citizens, businessmen and investors. The “Naturalization by Exemption” scheme contains a number of criteria for investors which can be combined and used as leverage for obtaining the Cypriot citizenship. This is a unique opportunity to convert business activities to European citizenship with all the benefits ensuring free movement, residence, rights and so on. One of the key benefits of the Cyprus citizenship program is that it involves a secure investment. Cyprus Citizenship shall be granted to the applicants who invest directly in Cyprus property as below.
- € 2,500,000 in properties and also owns €500,000 plus VAT residence