{"id":30347,"date":"2017-03-27T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T09:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.savoryandpartners.com\/?p=30347"},"modified":"2020-08-17T08:39:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T04:39:16","slug":"relocating-eu-fastest-route-obtain-eu-citizenship-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.savoryandparnters.com\/blog\/relocating-eu-fastest-route-obtain-eu-citizenship-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Relocating to the EU: What is the fastest route to obtain EU Citizenship? Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

CYPRUS CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Read the first part of this post here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Total Time to Citizenship: <\/strong>3 to 4 months
\nVisa-free Countries: <\/strong>Over 159 Countries including the UK, EU & Canada
\nPopulation:<\/strong> 1.1 million citizens
\nLanguage:<\/strong> English, Greek and Turkish<\/p>\n

Taxes in Cyprus have traditionally been low, resulting in people from other countries investing part of their wealth in the Cypriot economy. A great move if you consider that along with this investment, any HNW individual from the Middle East might become a Cypriot and EU citizen. However, only after completing a strict due diligence process, which opens doors not only to Cyprus but also visa-free access<\/a> to over 170 countries just like any Cypriot citizen. This is certainly one of the main perks of becoming a <\/span>Cypriot citizen, as it is well known that many Arabs and Middle Eastern nationals see their original passports as an obstacle to reaching the freedom of a global citizen they all deserve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moving to Cyprus offers a unique Mediterranean experience. The\u00a0country draws on both Europe and Asia and has many cultural influences, having been part of the Roman Empire, a British colony and, most recently, being divided between the North and South following the Turkish invasion. Nowadays the Cypriot economy receives significant direct investments in the sectors of real estate, tourism, financial services and shipping; while tradition runs strong through the island\u2019s sun-kissed villages, Cyprus is open and welcoming to expats and new Cypriot citizens.<\/p>\n

Given the political and social instability across some economies in the region, many people from the Middle East have chosen to obtain Cypriot citizenship as a gateway to protect their families and wealth from any unwanted situation or authoritarian government. A second citizenship and a second home mean significantly more security during difficult times.<\/p>\n

Recent studies developed by global immigration experts have placed Cyprus in the spotlight among the \u201cTop 10 Citizenship by Investment programs\u201d. Cyprus has been targeted for a long time as one of the easiest and fastest routes to obtain EU citizenship. In addition to that, Cypriot citizenship offers an absolute power to live, work, study and have access to superior healthcare systems across Europe, and all this can be achieved just within 3-4 months.<\/p>\n

In fact, Cypriot Citizenship is the fastest<\/a> route if you want to become an EU citizen, followed by Malta<\/a>, with a period of 1 year and four months. Applicants seeking Cypriot citizenship by investment must make an investment of 2 million Euro in:<\/p>\n