The Basic Principles Of Citizenship By Virtue Of Naturalization

Contents

1 The legal conditions for acquiring citizenship by virtue of naturalization

2 Basic principles

3 Conclusion

A "Citizen of the Republic" is a person who, on 26/07/2022 (date of enactment of the relevant Law), has acquired or is entitled to acquire the status of citizen of the Republic or who, after the said date, acquired the status of citizen, in accordance with the provisions of the Law or on the basis of Annex D to the Treaty for the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus. The issue of citizenship is regulated by the Civil Registry Law of 2002 (Law 141(I)/2002) ("the Law"), and more specifically but not exhaustively, by Part VII of the Law.

In Cyprus, the Law provides four ways through which a foreign person can acquire the status of Cypriot citizen: