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Cyprus — Residency

Cyprus Permanent Residence by Investment

Processing time
2–4 months
Physical presence
The holder must visit Cyprus at least once every two years to keep the permit — a very light presence rule. Full naturalisation is a separate, much longer path and requires genuine residence.
Family
A single application can cover a spouse and dependent children up to 25 if in full-time education. Parents can qualify with additional income proof.

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Limits and drawbacks

  • This is permanent residence, not a passport. Cyprus’s citizenship-by-investment programme was shut down in 2020 — do not confuse the two.
  • Cyprus is not in the Schengen area, so this status does not grant Schengen free movement, unlike some other EU golden visas.
  • You must show at least 57,500 USD a year of secure foreign income, and the property must be held for the life of the permit.
  • The permit can lapse if you fail the every-two-years visit or dispose of the investment.

What it gets you

  • Permanent residence for life, granted in about two months, for the whole family
  • A very light presence rule — one visit every two years
  • A property investment that retains value, not a sunk fee
  • A favourable non-dom tax regime and an English-speaking, EU business base

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What we do for you

Citizenship or residence, the honest answer often is not the one you arrived with. We take the whole procedure with you — eligibility, the route that fits your situation, the file, the follow-up — with one person on your side throughout.

For Cyprus specifically, you are talking to someone who already knows the file: who to speak to on the ground, what the unit actually asks for, and the points where applications stall.

  • One point of contact, from the first call to the certificate
  • Vetted partners on the ground — law firms, licensed agents, banks — introduced, not listed
  • It starts with a short qualifying call, and no, it is not a sales call

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