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Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to criminals and fugitives
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CompleteReviewed 10 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
Al Jazeera Cyprus Papers launch article: leak of 1,400+ approved applications 2017-2019, buyers from 70+ countries, EUR 2.15m minimum, EUR 7bn+ since 2013, May 2019 tighter rules, July 2020 revocation law, about 30 facing loss of citizenship. Named individuals not recorded.
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Numbers (4)
- Applications approvedCategory: In leaked cacheLimit: 1,400 applications2017-2019 · Al Jazeera 2020Reported by othersCyprus · Citizenship by investment programme
- CBI inflowsLimit: EUR 7 billion2013/2020-08 · Al Jazeera 2020Reported by othersCyprus · Citizenship by investment programme
- Deprivations of programme citizenship recommended30 persons2020-08 · Al Jazeera 2020Reported by othersCyprus · Citizenship by investment programme
- Number of nationalities among applicantsLimit: 70 nationalities2017-2019 · Al Jazeera 2020Reported by othersCyprus · Citizenship by investment programme
Rules and prices (1)
Timeline (3)
- Al Jazeera leak exposes 'Cyprus Papers' passport sales23 Aug 2020ScandalCyprus · Citizenship by investment programme
- Parliament passes law allowing removal of citizenship (reported)Jul 2020LegalCyprus · Citizenship by investment programme
- Cyprus tightens eligibility rules (reported)May 2019Rule changeCyprus · Citizenship by investment programme
About the document
What it covers Launch of 'The Cyprus Papers': leak of 1,400+ approved applications (2017-2019); claim of over EUR 7bn raised since 2013.
Notes Investigative journalism; figures are Al Jazeera's own or unattributed. Not stored.
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