Top recipients of Cypriot citizenship in 2017 were Russian
The top recipients of Cyprus citizenship in 2017 were Russians some 1,315 of whom received naturalisation, a Eurostat report published on Tuesday revealed. Number two...
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Kenyan billionaire with Cypriot passport under investigation at home
A Kenyan billionaire who has been granted a Cypriot passport is under investigation for tax evasion by the authorities in the African country, it was...
Petrides working with Turkish Cypriot teachers union to resolve citizenship cases
By Evie Andreou A team appointed by Interior Minister, Constantinos Petrides, will work with the Turkish Cypriot teachers’ union Ktos to go through the applications...
Turkish Cypriots increase pressure over Republic passports
More than 5,000 Turkish Cypriots with one Turkish parent have expressed interest in obtaining a Republic of Cyprus passport, it was reported in the north...
Golden passport holders remain ‘secret’
Parliament on Friday rejected a Green party proposal to publish the names of foreign nationals who have been granted citizenships by Cyprus either as an...
EU Commission scrutinises Golden Visas, NGO links to risks (Update 2)
(Updates with EU Commission comment in third paragraph) The European Commission will plan a report about schemes of member states that allow foreign investors to...
Cypriot origin equals Cypriot citizenship
NATIONALITY or citizenship is the link between a person and a state recognised internationally. It does not indicate a person’s ethnic origin but it binds...
Turkish Cypriots to sue Republic of Cyprus for citizenship discrimination
Around 1,000 Turkish Cypriots are planning to sue the Republic of Cyprus on the grounds of discrimination for its alleged refusal to grant them citizenship....
New rules mean greater transparency on citizenship for investment
In future the names of legal and auditing companies that arrange citizenship for foreign investors will be made known to the interior committee. However, MP...
Turkish Cypriots ‘bribing gangs’ for citizenship for their kids
Gangs are being bribed with money in exchange for Cypriot citizenships for children in the north of mixed marriages, primarily between Turkish Cypriots and Turkish...
Australian citizenship crisis claims another lawmaker
A citizenship crisis that robbed Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of his one-seat majority will claim another politician, with the senate president on Wednesday saying he...
Anger over Turkish woman given ‘TRNC citizenship for love’
There was unrest in the political scene in the north of the island on Thursday after it was revealed that a Turkish woman from Istanbul...
Cyprus denies ‘selling’ EU citizenship to rich (Updated)
Reports on Cyprus’ citizen investment scheme are exaggerated, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Monday in response to an article in the Guardian newspaper which...
Cyprus top of EU states in citizenship by investment survey
Cyprus had the highest ranking among the four EU member-states included in the Citizenship by Investment Index compiled by Professional Wealth Management, which is published...
CTP slams coalition over issuing ‘reckless’ citizenship in the north
THE Republican Turkish Party (CTP) has slammed the Turkish Cypriot authorities for distributing citizenships contrary to the “legislation on good governance” and to the principles...
Citizenship by investment delivers unexpected reward
Affluent newcomers are arriving with expertise and interest in oil and gas related activities, industrial agriculture, and other hi-tech sectors that Cyprus is keen to...
One third of citizenships in 2015 granted to Russians
Cyprus granted citizenship to 3,322 people in 2015, of which 34.3 per cent were of Russian origin, 8.8 per cent were from the UK and...
Protest over thousands of new ‘TRNC citizenships’
Chairman of the Turkish Cypriot Democratic Party (DP) Serdar Denktash and the authorities in the north were slammed on Tuesday for granting thousands of...
Backlog of citizenship applications clears
Half of the 5,000 outstanding applications for citizenship and naturalisation have been processed in the last two months, the interior ministry announced on Tuesday. Many...
Revised scheme for granting citizenship approved by cabinet
The cabinet has approved a revised scheme for granting Cypriot citizenship to non–Cypriot entrepreneurs and investors. In statements to the press on Wednesday, Finance Minister Harris...