Cyprus legislation and specifically article 111 of the Civil Registry law 2002 (N. 141(I)/2002 as amended), provides that, ‘’the Minister of Interior has the right to grant a certificate of naturalization, upon application by any alien adult with full capacity, who satisfies the Minister that s/he fulfills the criteria for naturalization according to the third Table of the law. As soon as the person to which the certificate of naturalization is granted, gives an official declaration of faith to the Republic as it is specified in the second Table of the law, s/he becomes a
citizen of the Republic due to naturalization, from the date the certificate of naturalization was granted’’.