Sunday 15 November 2015

New Lucrative Revenue Stream for Local Real Estate Companies

Do you have you access to wealthy property investors and interested in an additional lucrative revenue stream?

We are building strategic relationships in the region with professional Real Estate Companies that have access to wealthy property investors as there is a mainly untapped market for investors to gain 2nd passports (European Union) through international property investment. This provides the investor and family with the freedom, security and mobility to live, work and study anywhere in the European Union and to travel freely to over 150 countries.


We provide a fast track (3 months) European Union Citizenship service through real estate investment to wealthy individuals and families and if you have access to such clients and are interested in an additional very lucrative revenue stream then please leave a message here or contact me at derek@europeancitizenships.com or visit our partners page here 

Wednesday 11 November 2015

Twinned Cities – Paphos, Cyprus and Amman, Jordan

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades visited the headquarters of Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) on Tuesday, where the Amman and Paphos mayors signed a twinning agreement. 

Anastasiades, who was accompanied by Paphos Mayor Phedon Phedonos, said his visit seeks to build solid grounds for Jordanian-Cypriot relations in economy, tourism and culture, and to boost grounds for mutual respect between the people of the two countries.  

The Cypriot president, received at GAM by Amman Mayor Aqel Biltaji, described the twinning agreement signed between Amman and Paphos, a city on the southwest coast of Cyprus, as a clear indication of efforts to boost future cooperation. During the visit, Biltaji presented the key to Amman to Anastasiades, who expressed his admiration for the history of the capital and the various successive civilisations that lived and prospered in Jordan. 

Underscoring the importance of the twinning agreement, Biltaji highlighted the historic links between the two cities, noting that both have played a key role in the field of trade. He also emphasised the tourism and cultural cooperation that the agreement will lead to, stressing Amman’s resilience and ability to cooperate with other cities, and deal with crises.

Biltaji noted that Paphos has been named European Capital of Culture for 2017.

Biltaji also presented the Cypriot president with a golden coin, depicting His Majesty King Abdullah on one side and an image of the Baptism Site on the other, as a token of appreciation. He also presented a similar silver coin to Phedonos.   

Anastasiades and his wife arrived in Amman on Monday on an official visit to the Kingdom, during which he is scheduled to hold talks with His Majesty King Abdullah.The talks will cover bilateral relations, and regional and international developments.

For information on the Fast Track EU Citizenship Programme visit here

Monday 9 November 2015

Understanding the European Citizenship and Residency Landscape


EU Passports


The Citizenship and Residency Market can be very confusing with the number of offerings from many different countries providing what looks on the surface like similar offerings. The reality can be very different and hopefully this information will help dispel some of the myths, simplify your choice and ensure that you choose the right option that meets your requirements.



The offerings can be placed into 3 main categories: - The Caribbean/Americas Citizenships, The European Residency Programmes, the FULL EU Citizenship Programmes. 

The Caribbean/Americas Citizenships

These offerings from countries such as St Kitts, Dominica, Antigua & Barbuda, and Grenada are
typically in the $250,000 to $400,000 region and provide you with citizenship of that island only and some travel capability on a visa

The European Residency Programmes

The European Residency Programme offerings are provided by Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Bulgaria
and Hungary (the latter two confusingly name them citizenship programmes) they typically cost in
the region of €500,000 and offer residency (live in the particular country only), the ability to travel to Schengen countries and an option to upgrade to full citizenship after 5-10 years.

The FULL EU Citizenship Programmes

Whilst the Citizenship Programmes are more expensive they offer complete FREEDOM, SECURITY
& MOBILITY to allow you & your family to LIVE, WORK or STUDY anywhere in the European Union 
and provide extensive travel to over 150 countries

FULL EU Citizenship Programme Options

The UK Tier 1 Investment Programme costs  £2m (€2.8m) making it the most expensive of the three options. It takes a minimum of 5 years before applying and you have to live a minimum of 185 days in the UK every year for 5 years, pass a language test and interview making it complex and expensive.

The Malta (EU) Individual Investor programme costs  €1.15m, however you are required to donate €650,000 to the Maltese government as a gift. You are required to live in Malta for 12 months before applying and the application then takes a further 6 months. The qualification challenge and the donation to the government are proving to make the Maltese option not that popular.

The Cyprus (EU) Citizenship by Investment Programme requires €2.5m (typically in real estate), takes 3-4 months and there are no residency or language requirements. The speed and simplicity of the Cyprus programme is making it the most popular option for those wanting FULL EU Citizenship & Passport and the Freedom to Live or Work in Europe.

You can read the full article here

For further information or assistance contact us at:
 info@europeancitizenships.com
+44(0)20 3488 0590 or +44(0)7771 716434

Friday 6 November 2015

Is now the right time to be investing in Cyprus?

The Cyprus Economy

Exceeding international expectations and returning  to positive growth in 2015, Cyprus has made substantial progress in restructuring its economy. Cyprus has been remarkably resilient following the financial crisis and has implemented tough austerity measures to restructure its economy. Although it has been a challenging time, the economic adjustment programme is very much on track, with good progress made in all key objectives set out by the country’s international lenders. So far, Cyprus has passed all evaluations with flying colours and the country is coming out of recession in 2015 – a year earlier than first projected.
 Investors and progressive business minds recognise that Cyprus today is one of the best places to invest! It is well known that the recent discovery of the largest oil and natural gas near to the coast of Cyprus is expected to completely transform the country’s economy over the next decade! There has recently been some large notable Real Estate investments reflecting the new confidence in the Cyprus economic position

The Cyprus Property Market

A new horizon has opened for the property industry and other major investments in response to the oil and gas that has been found in Cyprus, with large overseas  investment in new Ports and Marinas, new Malls and other major projects already planned and under construction. These new projects inject daily progress into the Islands plans making Cyprus one of the most attractive places for investment in Europe.

The confidence in this market is typified by a number of major real estate projects that are currently planned including:
Limassol Marina, yia Napa Marina, Venus Rock , Limin Bay Two 18-hole Signature Golf Courses, Eagle Pin Golf  development, Neapolis Smart EcoCity: Paphos,  Nicosia City Mall,  
Limassol Landmark a 34 story tower

Timing

Land Registry reveals that the total number of property buyers has increased notably, particularly with purchases from overseas increasing by 20% in the first half of 2015.

It is now considered by many as the best time for foreigner investors to invest in the Cyprus Property Market, after the global recession, the properties are still at  low prices, but not for too long! This is the chance for investors to grab the opportunity today in buying exceptional properties in this beautiful and developed Island at the post-recession prices and see an impressive and guaranteed return from their investment over the next few years!

You can read the full article here 

For further information or assistance contact us at:

+44(0)20 3488 0590 or +44(0)7771 716434

Monday 21 September 2015

"Foolproof Formula for EU Passports and Citizenships in record time"

Well when reading this you are probably not aware that you can obtain citizenship and passports in Cyprus in just 3 to 4 months and that they are FULL European Union passports providing the same access rights and benefits as any EU passport including UK, France & Spain. That is providing complete freedom, security and mobility to live, work or study anywhere in the 28 European member countries.

This is a pretty new initiative that was introduced by the Cypriot government in the second half of last year. It requires an investment of €2.5 million and is therefore really only for wealthy individuals and families outside of the EU, however it is less expensive that the UK option at £2 million and  takes 5 years, the Cyprus option taking just 3 to 4 months is light speed ahead  in comparison.

There is very little known about it in the market as it hasn’t really been promoted, and as it offers so much more,  I have decided to help drive awareness of it in order to hopefully help hundreds if not thousands of people gain the freedom and security that any human being should have the right too.

Why has the Cypriot Government introduced a Citizenship through investment Programme?

You may well be thinking “Why has the Cypriot Government introduced such a programme” well this is pretty straight forward, it is for the same reason as many other countries have introduced such schemes and that its to attract international investment and boost the local economy. Many countries including UK, Canada and Australia have introduced such schemes in the past and then after a while when they have achieved the desired objectives either stopped them altogether or slowed them down by making the qualification criteria and process very difficult.

Cyprus is no different and has experienced its own share of difficulties in recent years resulting in an EU bailout. However with restructuring and new initiatives such as this programme they have exceeded all expectations and are on track or ahead of all the financial targets set by the EU and are expecting positive GDP this year, a year earlier than forecast.  Due to these various initiatives and the huge investment potential that Cyprus has to offer it has attracted considerable international investment  which has boosted the economy along with the significant gas fields that have recently been discovered.

Who is this programme aimed at? 

With the qualifying investment level set at €2.5 million the programme is aimed at wealthy individuals and families who would like a fast and easy access to the European Union. They would typically be the calibre of person that the island is aiming to attract to its and Europe’s borders. These individuals and families with significant standing and values should be an asset rather than a burden to the country.

One of the major qualifying investment classes is real estate as the government recognises that large investment in real estate will have a significant boost to the economy. This direction will also attract those with penchant for property including experienced property investors and professionals.

How I help?

I have personally been active in the Cyprus property market since 2004 and our team based in Cyprus has been established for over 40 years. Our team has won awards for outstanding services to international investors and our award winning lawyer has conducted over 200 residency and citizenship applications in the past 18 months with a 100% success rate. We are therefore uniquely placed with a wide selection of investment projects and as well as providing you with the peace of mind that not only will you receive an outstanding service, your citizenship application is guaranteed and you will be investing in real investment projects with a high potential of strong returns.

If you or your clients would like a fast and efficient route to the freedom, security and mobility of living and working anywhere in the European Union then the Cyprus Citizenship by Investment Programme is by far the fastest and simplest route that is available today.


For full details of the programme and how you can obtain FULL EU passports in just 3-4 months simply go click here and request more information.