Is Cyprus passport visa-free in the United States?

If you can really be naturalized, you can, but residency is not enough. . . But Cyprus is not easy to naturalize.

You must have listened to the deliberate misleading of the intermediary and planned to buy a house in Cyprus and get a residence permit in Cyprus (more accurately, a residence permit). Unfortunately, the cunning agent didn't tell you that this residence permit with a big seal on your China passport doesn't allow you to get a job, enjoy social welfare or even be naturalized. Moreover, once the property is sold, the residence permit is gone.

In fact, not only in Cyprus, but also in Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Malta and other countries, you can get a residence permit in that country by purchasing real estate. This kind of residence permit is the same in nature. You are not allowed to work, enjoy social welfare or even be naturalized. Moreover, once the property is sold, the residence permit is gone.

To take a step back, suppose you get the right of abode by marrying a Cypriot citizen (this kind of residence permit allows you to work and enjoy social welfare. When you reach the legal age, you can gradually obtain permanent residency. However, if you don't know Greek, how can you finally pass the language test and become a Cypriot citizen?

Think about it. Immigrants from China are not stupid. They are best at "winding around" to achieve their goals.