A person born abroad after 16 August 1960 can use the consular-birth route where a mother or father was a Cypriot citizen at the time of birth, subject to statutory exceptions and registration.
Sources: Cyprus Ministry of Interior — Citizenship due to Cypriot origin
Registration as a spouse after three years of marriage and cohabitation.
Sources: Cyprus Ministry of Interior — Citizenship due to Cypriot origin
Cypriot-origin registration routes cover people born abroad and specified descendants, using the applicable M121, M123, M124 or M126 procedure.
Sources: Cyprus Ministry of Interior — Citizenship due to Cypriot origin
The Cyprus Investment Programme granted citizenship linked to qualifying investment. Official records show it stopped accepting new applications from 1 November 2020. It must not be recommended as a live CBI path.
Sources: Cyprus Ministry of Finance — Investment Programme termination
The ordinary route requires twelve continuous months immediately before application and at least seven cumulative lawful years in the preceding ten years, plus language, civic, character and resources tests.
Sources: Cyprus Ministry of Interior — Naturalization due to residence