Uglobal Immigration Magazine Volume 1, Issue 1 | Page 19

UGLOBAL.COM When Cyprus changed its citizenship-by-investment laws, Armoush’s brother, who was in Cyprus, recommended the program. Like many other countries around the world, Cyprus offers citizenship or residency opportunities as a means to attract foreign capital into the country. To attain citizenship, investments can be made through acquiring real estate (at least 2 million euros), purchasing a business that employs Cypriots, purchasing special investment funds linked to the country, or a combination of those. Applicants must also buy a residence in Cyprus for at least 500,000 euros. The residence, which can be applied toward the 2-million core investment, must be maintained for life. The Cypriot program is fast and provided Armoush with easy access into the rest of the European Union in less than a year. So Armoush made his investment and applied. He put money toward housing developments in Ayia Napa and Kapparis beach in partnership with the Giovani Group, a developer based in Protaras, on the eastern tip of Cyprus. In addition to seeing profit opportunities in the country, Armoush liked that Cyprus — which has been influenced by various powers over the centuries, including the Greeks, Turks and Ottomans — felt like his native Jordan. 路斯推出投资移民项目以吸引外国资金。为取得公 民身份, 投资人必须通过购买价值至少200万欧元 的房地产, 购买雇佣塞浦路斯居民的公司, 购买国家 特殊投资基金, 或通过以上三种方式的组合形式完 成投资。 申请人还需要在塞浦路斯购买一处价值至少50万 欧元的住宅, 购买住宅的开销可以算入200万欧元 的核心投资中, 投资人必须终生持有该处住宅房地 产。塞浦路斯投资移民项目申请处理高效快捷, 这 使得Armoush能在不到一年的时间内就取得自由出 入欧盟其他地区的权利。 于是Armoush同来自塞浦路斯东部普洛塔拉斯的开 发商Giovani Group合作, 向阿依纳帕和Kapparis 海滩的住宅开发项目进行了投资。除了看重塞浦路 斯投资获利的机会, Armoush还很喜欢这个国家 本身——几个世纪来多种元素