Cyprus approved 22,740 citizenship applications between 2020 and July 2023, while rejecting 2,650 others, according to a state audit report. The number of naturalisations peaked in 2022 with 7,071 approvals, followed by 6,109 in the first seven months of 2023, the Audit Office reported. As of November 7, 2023, 11,891 citizenship applications remained pending, with … Continue reading Thousands await Cyprus citizenship as processing delays stretch to 16 years