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European Cyprus Permanent Residence Permit

To Applicants who are non EU Nationals and Invest in Cyprus Properties

FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY PARENTS – CHILDREN – GRANDPARENTS

Cyprus Permanent Residence Permit covers the whole family including dependents and parents of the applicant and his/her spouse

VISA REQUIREMENTS

NO VISA NEEDED TO ENTER CYPRUS

The Cyprus Permanent Residency holder and his family are free to enter Cyprus without the need of obtaining a visa

PROPERTY INVESTMENT

ONLY 300,000 EUROS

Guaranteed straight-forward procedure. The property must be bought from a licensed development company (first sale Property)

SCHENGEN ZONE

CYPRUS IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE SCHENGEN ZONE SOON

Cyprus along with Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia are expected to join the Schengen area soon

VALID FOR LIFE

NO NEED FOR FUTURE RECONSIDERATION

The Permanent Residence Permit is valid for Life. You need to visit Cyprus once every two years at l east for one day

EDUCATION & HEALTHCARE

HIGH STANDART OF MEDICAL & EDUCATION SYSTEMS

Cyprus offers an ideal family environment enabling your children to benefit from excellent school and universities while healthcare and infrastructure are all state of the art

Special Operations Of Tetrahand Cyprus In Iasis Hospital Pafos

EstablishedPrivateHospital,OwnedbytheLeptosGroup,consideredtobeamongstthebestequippedand staffedhospitalsinCyprus.

Capacity of 37 beds, including a fully equipped intensive care unit with three Operating theatres and casualtydepartment,allofwhichareinstalledwiththelatesthigh-techmedicalequipment.

Qualitymedicaltreatmentofferedbyhighlytrainedexperienceddoctors.

A24-hourdoctorAlertSystemandcasualtyDepartmentalwayspreparedtohandleanymedicalsituation

EmergencyMedicalCentreatLeptosKamaresVillage. Purpose-built,fully-equippedcentre,24hour–7day aweekmedicalandemergencytreatmenttomembersandnon-members.

There is a need in Cyprus for patients suffering from tetraplegiafollowingspinalcordinjuryandalsobraininjuryor stroke for assessments as to how their upper limb function can improve, either through targeted physiotherapy or throughreconstructivesurgery.

Responding to this need, the team of Tetrahand Cyprus was created in March 2016. The team comprises of world established Professor Jan FridenoftheSwissParaplegicCentre in Nottwil Switzerland, Mr Constantinos Kritiotis, Consultant Hand Surgeon in Iasis Private Hospital Paphos and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, UK, Sabrina Koch-Borner, Physiotherapist of the Swiss Paraplegic Centre and Christiana Fakonti, Physiotherapist of the Paraplegic Department of Nicosia General Hospital. The aim of this service is to provide reconstructive surgeryandadvancedpatientspecific rehabilitation to this demanding groupofpatients.

THE MAIN PROCEDURES THAT ARE CARRIED OUT ARE:

1.Surgerytoreestablishshoulderand elbowcontrol

2. Surgery to reestablish a functional grip withfunctionalimprovement.

So far, the team has assessed over 25 patients and performedtensuccessfulreconstructionsineightpatients. The patients are operated in Iasis Private Hospital in Paphos and rehabilitated in the Paraplegic Department of Nicosia General Hospital. More complex and demanding patients are referred to the Swiss Paraplegic Centre in Nottwil,Switzerland.

In parallel, we also have an academic development as evidenced by our presence in two International Conferences, the Tetrahand World Congress which was held in Switzerland in August 2018 and the FESSH Annual Congress which was held in Copenhagen in June 2018. Further to the above, we also provide mini observerships for international surgeons. We were more than happy to welcomeMrJamesBedford,ofManchesterUniversityNHS Foundation Trust and Mr Michael David, of University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire who attended our workfrom21/10/2018to26/10/2018hereinCyprus.

We aim to continue and expand our service in order to provideacomprehensiveneurohandserviceforthepeople of Cyprus and also patients from neighboring countries as well.

Collaboration Agreement Between Middlesex University London and Neapolis University in Cyprus for the Award of Validated Degrees for Neapolis University Programmes

Neapolis University in Cyprus proudly announces the official commencement of its collaboration agreement with Middlesex University. The agreement was signed between Mr. Michael Leptos, President of Neapolis University Governing Council, and Ms. Anna Kyprianou, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of Middlesex University.

The collaboration will enable the award of two degrees for validated programmes delivered by Neapolis University Pafos. This means that on the successful completion of such a programme, fully undertaken in Cyprus, students will receive two degrees, one from NeapolisUniversityandonefromMiddlesexUniversity.

Thevalidatedprogrammesinclude:

• BScAccounting,BankingandFinance

• BScBusinessAdministration

• BScAppliedInformatics

The enrolment option to Middlesex University awarded programmes will be available to both current and prospectiveNeapolisUniversitystudentssubjecttothe existingentryrequirements.

Middlesex University is a British university based in London, with a distinguished heritage of excellence andinnovationinhighereducation.NeapolisUniversityisproudtojoinMiddlesex’sacademiccommunity of40,000studentsanditsdistinguishedacademicassociatesallaroundtheworld.

The area of Paphos, one of the most beautiful regions in the Mediterranean, has once again come out on top for attracting the majority of European and Non-European buyers and entrepreneurs. The town of Paphos and the entire picturesque province is the safest and most secure area on the Island, where one can live,workandholiday.

Paphos had the lead in purchase contracts to overseas buyers, especially from Europe, for the whole of 2018 by 40.4 % in comparison to Limassol which follows with 29.7%. Larnaca is 3rd with 15.8% and lastly Famagusta with 8.8%andNicosiawithjust5.3%.

Over the course of 2018, a total of 4367 property sale contracts were signed by overseas buyers, with 1428 deposited by EU nationalsand2939bynon-EUnationals.Atthe same time, during the same period the total number of contracts to overseas buyers has risen 81% compared to the ones signed during thecorrespondingperiodof2017.

The perfect climate along with the new cosmopolitan culture in the region has increased the turnout of foreign buyers and investors. Paphos has been identified in 2017 as well as in 2018 as the best city to buy a holidayhomeabroad.

Cyprus Upgraded To Investment Grade By Dbrs

Cyprus has been upgraded back to investment grade by DBRS Ratings Limited, following recent upgrades fromStandard&Poor'sandFitchRatings,theCyprus NewsAgencyreportedonSaturday.

In a Friday report, DBRS upgraded Cyprus' long-term foreign and local currency-issuer ratings from BB to BBB (low) and its short-term foreign and local currency-issuer ratings from R-4 to R-2 (middle). DBRSalsochangedthetrendfromPositivetoStable.

Cyprus Passport Ranked

th16 WORLDWIDE FOR TRAVEL ACCESS

Cyprus' passport was ranked 16th worldwide in terms of global access, according to the Henley Passportindex.

Holders can travel without visa to 173 countries in theworldandrequirevisasfor53.

Prosperity Index: Cyprus

28th Most Prosperous Country in the World

Cyprusisthe28thmostprosperouscountryinthe world according to the latest Legatum Prosperity Index.

Legatum measured the prosperity of 149 world countries according to their economic, quality, business environment, social capital, governance, education, health, safety and security, personal freedomandnaturalenvironment.

According to the agency, the upgrade is driven by the material reduction in Cypriot banks' non-performing loans (NPLs) in recent months, reflecting the government's and the banks' stepped up efforts.Together,theorderlyliquidationof Cyprus Cooperative Bank and the banks' saleofNPLshavealmosthalvedthestock of the banking sector's NPLs in 2018. While NPLs remain high, the agency adds, the decline in NPLs and a strengthened legal framework are reducing risks to financialstability.

Greece is ranked seventh, as is Belgium, Canada and Ireland. Greek passport holders can travel without visa to 184 countries but need a visa for 42.

Japan tops the list, with the country's passport holders having visa-free access to 190 countries and requiring visas for 36. Ranked second are Singapore and North Korea, while Germany and France share third place, and Denmark, Finland, ItalyandSwedensharefourth.

Luxembourg and Spain are in fiſth place, Austria, Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Switzerland,theUK andtheUSarerankedsixth.Makingupthetopten are the Czech republic (eighth), Malta (ninth) and Australia,IcelandandNewZeland(joint10th).

Based on IATA data, the Henley Passport Index offers an in-depth picture of which countries passport-holders can access with which type of visa, how the passport has changed over the last 14 years, how it compares to other passports, why it has the level of access it does, and which additionalpassportswouldimprovemobility.

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CYPRUS RANKS 3 MOST FRIENDLY FAMILY DESTINATION FOR BEACH HOLIDAYS IN EUROPE

Cyprus has been ranked the third most family friendly destinationinEuropeforabeachholiday,accordingto theFamilyBeachIndexcompiledbyBritishtravelfirm On The Beach. It scored highly when it came to warm sea temperatures, water and amusement parks, and thelowaveragecostofafamilyholiday.

Crete tops the list, while Costa Blanca in Spain came in second. Making up the top five are Spain's Costa BravaandCostaDorada.

The index is based on the average air temperature, average sea temperature, the number of family friendly attractions, flight duration from the UK and the average cost for a family of four. It covers 50 resortsinEurope.

Cretewasfoundtohavethehighestnumberoffamily friendly attractions (10) of all of the destinations in the study and enjoys an average daily temperature of 24degreesduringthesummermonths.

Costa Blanca scored highly due to its short flight durationfromtheUK,warmseaandairtemperatures, andlargenumberofwaterandthemeparks(seven).

The rest of the top ten is made up of Majorca (sixth), Malta (seventh), Corfu (eighth), Sardinia (ninth) and theCostaDeLaLuzinSpain(10th).

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