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Cyprus CIP Investors Who Began Process Under Old Rules to Be Grandfathered in, Avoiding €150k Donation

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, exemption, regulations, rules

On Monday, Cyprus’ Council of Ministers decided to grant an exemption from the €150,000 donation requirement to those investors who began the CIP investment process prior to the new rules.

Cyprus Citizenship Program Raises Mininum Investment, Reports €6.6 Billion Revenue Since 2013

February 14, 2019February 15, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, data, europe, georgiades, policy, policy update, statistics

Having lowered the minimum investment requirement for its citizenship by investment program in 2016, from €2.5 million to €2 million,

Cyprus’ CIP Has More Agents Than All Others Combined, But Saint Kitts Has Twice as Many on Per Capita Basis

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Editor accredited agents, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, licensed agents, registry, saint kitts and nevis

With 562 registered service providers, the Cypriot CIP has more accredited agents than all other citizenship by investment programs combined, but walk past a thousand Kittitians on the street and you’ll run into at least one licensee.

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Cyprus CIP Could Reach 700 Naturalizations Limit This Year

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, data, europe, statistics

In the first seven months of 2018, Cyprus had already received 521 applications for citizenship by investment. Unless it rejects

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Cypriot President Responds to “Targeting” of Citizenship Program in European Parliament

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, EU, europe, european parliament

During a debate among members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, earlier this week, President Nicos Anastasiades of Cyprus came

Astons announces the opening of its new Cyprus office in Limassol

December 2, 2018December 17, 2018 Editor astons, cyprus, sponsored feature

Due to the growing demand for the Cyprus Investment Scheme (citizenship by investment program), Astons felt the time was right

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Cyprus CIP Seeking DD-Partner, May Raise Program Price to Fund Housing Subsidies

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, europe, policy

The Cypriot government says it may raise the Cyprus citizenship program’s minimum investment requirement by EUR 50,000 to finance rent

EU Committee Calls for Golden Visas and CIPs to be “Phased Out as Soon as Possible”

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 Editor cbi, citizenship by investment, cyprus, european parliament, malta, residence by investment

In a draft report published yesterday, the European Parliament’s Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion, and Tax Avoidance Committee is calling for

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CIP Doesn’t Reduce Tax Transparency in Cyprus Says Head of CPA Institute

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 Editor blacklist, cbi, citizenship by investment, cyprus, moldova cip

Cyprus is preparing a response to the OECD, in an attempt to remove its citizenship programme (the Cyprus Investment Programme)

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EU to Use “All Legal and Psychological Tools” to Force CIP-Country Compliance With New Guidelines

September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship, citizenship by investment, cyprus, EU, european commission, jourova, recommendations, report

Vera Jourova, the European Commissioner for Justice, visited Cyprus on Friday as part of a “fact-finding mission” intended to give

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Cyprus MP: Boost Transparency in Citizenship Program to Avoid Foreign Criticism

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 Editor cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, policy, politics, transparency

Giorgos Perdikis, a Green Party MP in Cyprus, has stated he plans to introduce a bill to increase the transparency

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A History of Citizenship by Investment – Infographic (Updated)

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 Editor antigua and barbuda, belize, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, dominica, grenada, history, infographic, investment migration, ireland, jordan, malta, moldova, montenegro, saint kitts and nevis, saint lucia, turkey, vanuatu

From Saint Kitts & Nevis in 1984 to Jordan, Moldova, and Montenegro in 2018; we’ve made a step-by-step guide to the

Europe Policy Updates

Cyprus’ CIP Service Provider Registry Out Now – Developers Included Despite Protestations

August 1, 2018 Editor arton, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, europe, policy, registry

Cyprus’ Committee of Supervision and Control for the Cyprus Investment Programme yesterday published the official list of licensed service providers.

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Arton VP: Granting Advisor-Licenses to Cyprus Developers Would be “Huge Blow” to CIP’s Reputation

July 23, 2018 Editor arton, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, kyradjis, policy

The new Cypriot regulations are ambiguous as to whether the companies selling investments under the Cypriot Investor Scheme – mainly

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3 Reasons the EU Could Learn to Love Citizenship by Investment – By Stephane Tajick

July 2, 2018July 5, 2018 Stephane Tajick cyprus, EU, europe, european commission, european parliament, hurricane, hurricane relief fund, malta, opinion, tajick

This article was contributed by regular columnist Stephane Tajick. For more articles by Stephane, see the “Tajick’s Take” column. The

Europe Policy Updates

Application Deadline for Cyprus CIP Service Provider Accreditation is a Month Away

June 16, 2018June 30, 2018 Editor accredited agents, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, harmonization, policy, standardization

Cyprus is standardizing the operation of its citizenship by investment program, the Cypriot Investment Scheme (CIS), and is increasingly taking

Opinion of the Editor

The Times and Portuguese Marxists Slander Investment Migration Industry

June 15, 2018November 22, 2018 Editor citizenship by investment, cyprus, golden visa, investment migration, malta, marxist, slander, vice

Opinion of the editor: I have a dream. I have a dream that one day, I will be able to

Cyprus Application Cap “Imposed to Satisfy European Union” Says Local CIP-Attorney

June 11, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, conference, cyprus, demetriades, mina, policy, real estate, regulation

During the Cyprus Citizenship and Residence by Investment Conference in Limassol last month, Investment Migration Insider asked two Cyprus-based lawyers specializing

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Euro-Parliamentarians Call for Brussels to Regulate, Close Down CIPs, Ignoring National Sovereignty

June 1, 2018November 22, 2018 Editor ana gomes, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, EU, european commission, golden visa, malta, mep, opinion, portugal

Note: This article is sprinkled throughout with comments in bold. They represent the personal opinions of the editor only. Several

Cyprus CIP Caps Applications, Implements Tougher DD, Changes Official Name

May 23, 2018 Editor cap, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, due diligence, policy

Cyprus’ Council of Ministers yesterday announced several significant amendments to the country’s Citizenship by Investment Programme. The changes include capping

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