Is it a requirement that an applicant must live in Cyprus prior to or after Citizenship being granted?

Home FAQs Is it a requirement that an applicant must live in Cyprus prior to or after Citizenship being granted?

There are no residency prerequisites either prior to filing the Citizenship application or following the granting of Citizenship. This is one of the many benefits of the Cypriot Citizenship by Investment program, when compared to other EU Citizenships programs.

Related FAQs

1. Does a Permanent Residency Permit (PRP) help towards obtaining Citizenship?
2. How long is the examination period for the Citizenship application?
3. When does the successful applicant receive their Cyprus passport?
4. What does "acquisition of businesses or companies based in Cyprus" mean precisely?
5. In regards to satisfying the financial criterion of investment into real estate, are real estate properties purchased by the applicant in the past eligible?
6. Are re-sale properties eligible for the real estate investment criterion and/or the private residence requirement?
7. How can the Investor maintain Citizenship granted?
8. Can the residential property be sold or rented out once Citizenship is granted?
9. Are medical tests required or a health insurance prior to applying for a citizenship?
10. Where an applicant for a Cypriot Citizenship by Investment is the holder of a European permanent residency, is it required for the residency to be revoked prior to applying for Citizenship in Cyprus?
11. In case an applicant already owns residential premises in Cyprus, will he still be required to purchase an additional permanent residence of at least €500,000 for the purposes of the Citizenship by Investment application?
12. Can an unmarried couple simultaneously file a Cyprus Citizenship by Investment application where the investment will be made solely by one of them as the main applicant and the unmarried partner will be considered the spouse?

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