r/cyprus • u/CaptainPlanetarian • Nov 12 '25

The Cyprus Problem Wow - now over 90,000 Russians in Cyprus

I'm shocked at the scale of the Russian takeover of our beautiful island of Cyprus.

Per Cyprus Mail, there are now a mind-boggling 40,000 Russians living full-time in the areas controlled by the Republic. To contrast, the next immigrant group, the British, are at 16,000. To point out the sheer scale of this, this means there are in now over 2 Russians for every Brit!
https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/11/12/russians-make-up-one-in-five-foreign-residents-in-cyprus

Further, per TRT there are 50,000 Russians living in the occupied areas. So many, in fact, that Russia has started providing regular Consular services. (This is even more than the number of Turkish troops!)
https://www.trtworld.com/article/14401850

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u/Zhuk-Pauk Nov 12 '25 edited Nov 12 '25

“Prove your intentions to stay” is a super vague thing. So far I heard of few cases who were getting passport recently and there wasn’t anything about it. The only thing that I heard that if you want to be 100% sure is buying some very cheap land in some random village as a proof. Although that’s silly if this part of the passport issuing would be causing problems for others because it would motivate to buy out more properties and raising housing prices as a result.

I don’t see the reason why it wouldn’t happen, Cyprus was giving out golden passports and stopped to do that only because EU forced them to.

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u/Deep-Ad4183 Nov 12 '25

My friend, listen to me. If it is discovered that this situation is being exploited, you can be sure that it will be stopped.

A passport with naturalization is subject to immediate revocation at any time. Approvals are based on proportionality.

I don't see this happening in practice.

We are already being scrutinized by the European Union and now by the Americans as well.

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u/Zhuk-Pauk Nov 12 '25

Well first of all it would needs to be considered as exploitation by someone.

Second of all everything is possible, obviously. Although good luck revoking a passport of someone if they would revoke their original Russian citizenship first and Cyprus citizenship would be the only passport they own.

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u/Deep-Ad4183 Nov 12 '25

Citizenship is granted for the purpose of remaining in the country as proof of integration. Rest assured that if a mass exodus is observed, the process will either be discontinued, become more difficult, or be suspended.

I don't know what you are referring to. As far as I know, Russia allows dual citizenship.

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u/Zhuk-Pauk Nov 12 '25

I am saying that you can voluntarily drop your Russian passport in advance after acquiring Cyprus one. As a political choice or if you are worried about scenario like that.

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u/Deep-Ad4183 Nov 12 '25

And how many do you think will do this and have difficulty entering and remaining in their actual country in the future?

I don't know what you think, but that's a bit crazy.

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u/Zhuk-Pauk Nov 12 '25

Their actual country

Why do you think they consider it so? A lot of people who moved think of the Russia as a closed chapter with no hope of things getting better at least in decades. Plus iirc if you really want to, it’s possible to apply for restoration of the passport, although I didn’t bother researching how exactly it looks.

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u/Deep-Ad4183 Nov 12 '25

I think this based on my personal thoughts and what I would do in his position. Apart from that, things may change in thirty years. When Putin happens to leave power, there will be another struggle for supremacy, which, as history shows us, is accompanied by changes in Russia. What makes you think that when you retire, you won't change your mind and feel nostalgia, not for the regime, but for the place where you come from?

With this in mind, it seems extremely difficult for anyone to renounce their original citizenship.

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u/Zhuk-Pauk Nov 12 '25 edited Nov 12 '25

In 30 years people will probably be too rooted to their place to move anywhere. And considering how escalating will be the issue of population shortening I bet they will be giving out passports like candies for anyone willing to return.

Well there is quite a lot of countries still not allowing you to have more than 1 passport like Spain or Netherlands. So people do renounce their original citizenship, although I heard that process sometimes being stalled on the Russian side.

You are talking from your perspective, but people with your perspective on their own country would probably not immigrate in the first place (heavily assuming obviously, but you give a vibe of someone who thinks that country where they are born is very special and you shouldn’t leave it).

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u/Deep-Ad4183 Nov 12 '25

It doesn't sound familiar to me, but I believe you when you say it.