New Regulations of Cyprus Investment Program 2020

The Cyprus Investment Program has changed some of the regulations which were officially published on 18^th August 2020. Most of the revisions have been made in favor of investors aiming to make the CIP even stronger. The officials have granted more advantages to incentivize investment specially in property while making sure one of the world’s most prestigious passports retains its trustworthiness.

New Rules, New Advantages

• The validity of the Clean criminal record certificate has been extended to six months instead of three
• The applications of all the family members of the investor (children and parents) can now be submitted simultaneously with the investor’s application
• The parents of the investor and/or the parents of the spouse or partner of the investor can submit an application under the CIP scheme providing their own a permanent private residence in the Republic worth of at least Five Hundred Thousand euros (€ 500,000) plus VAT
• The adult children of the spouse of the investor are now also eligible to submit an application

Property Investors New Economic Benefits:

• exemption from capital gains tax for buyers of properties that will be acquired before the end of 2021
• reduction of the ownership period to 3 years, after which the property may be resold/ leased without VAT
• 70% discount for foreigners on fees and transfers until the end of 2021

The real estate acquisition in Cyprus enables you to apply for citizenship or permanent residency of Cyprus. Travel to 162 countries soon including the USA freely with one of the most powerful passports in the world of second-citizenship.

For more information, please contact one of our advisors in UAE, Denmark or Canada, and we will do our utmost to guide you through your Cyprus Citizenship by Investment process.

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