Angelina Alyabyeva, Legal Associate, CYSEC AML Officer, Compliance Consultant, LLB(Hons), LLM
๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต(๐ญ)/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ, ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ (๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ญ(๐)/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ), ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐. ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐, ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐, ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ.
Residency Requirements: Foreign nationals aspiring to become Cypriot citizens must substantiate their eligibility by proving legal and continuous residency in the Republic for the preceding twelve months. Unlike prior regulations, brief absences not exceeding a total of 90 days within this period will not disrupt the residency requirement. Additionally, applicants must demonstrate lawful residence or civil service engagement in the Republic for at least seven years in the decade leading up to the twelve-month period.
Good Character Assessment: Applicants must exhibit good character, as evidenced by their adherence to the law, respect for the Republic of Cyprus, and the absence of any involvement in activities detrimental to national interests. The criteria include a clean criminal record, no association with illegal administrations, and compliance with international law.
Language Proficiency: Proficiency in the Greek language at the BI level is a prerequisite for naturalisation. Applicants are required to provide language proficiency certificates specified in an Order of the Minister, obtained through a written examination.
Knowledge of Political and Social Reality: A thorough understanding of contemporary political and social aspects of the Republic is essential. Evaluation by a committee comprising representatives from the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, and Ministry of Justice determines applicants' knowledge through a specified procedure.
Financial Stability and Suitable Accommodation: Applicants must showcase suitable accommodation and financial stability. This involves demonstrating regular, lawful income, addressing long-term unemployment if applicable, and revealing any financial assistance received during their stay in the Republic.
Genuine Intention to Reside: A genuine intention to reside in the Republic or serve in its civil service is paramount. Residence for naturalisation purposes refers to the physical presence of the applicant, excluding periods as an asylum seeker, holder of international protection order, or holder of a student permit from the residency calculation.