Build your residency in Cyprus.

Status: The historical Cyprus Citizenship by Investment Programme closed on 1 November 2020. The active route today is the fast-track Permanent Residency Permit.

Cyprus offers one of Europe's most efficient permanent-residency pathways. The fast-track Permanent Residency Permit (Category 6.2 of the Aliens and Immigration Regulations) grants life-long EU permanent residency in approximately 2 months, in exchange for €300,000 in new-build Cyprus real estate plus a €30,000 Cypriot bank deposit.

Key features:

• Life-long validity. PR remains valid as long as you visit Cyprus at least once every 2 years.
• 8-year path to citizenship. After 8 years of legal residence (with sufficient physical presence and Greek language), you become eligible for Cypriot citizenship, and with it EU citizenship.
• 17-year non-dom tax regime. New non-domiciled residents are exempt from Special Defence Contribution on dividends, interest, and rental income.
• Family included. Spouse, children up to 25, and parents over 65 covered.

The Cypriot passport ranks #13 globally with 174 visa-free destinations and full EU citizenship rights.

For clients who would have applied under the historical CBI program (terminated November 2020), the PR + naturalisation pathway offers an 8-year route to the same EU passport. The trade-off is the physical-presence requirement during the residency period.