by CopperLine » Sat May 10, 2014 3:22 pm
Let's look at the proposal like this : divide up all those who might make a claim to citizenship into different categories. Different people on this forum will have tolerance or intolerance for different categories and that will give shape to the particular kind of settlement possible and acceptable to different groups.
Category A* : all those people, born before 1974, who were born in Cyprus AND who were born to parents who were both also citizens of Cyprus, AND have been resident in Cyprus throughout their lives.
Category B* : all those people, born before 1974, who were born in Cyprus AND who were born to parents who were BOTH also citizens of Cyprus, AND have been resident in Cyprus for at least five** years.
Category C* : all those people, born before 1974, who were born in Cyprus AND who were born to parents ONE of whom was also citizen of Cyprus, AND have been resident in Cyprus for at least the last five** years.
* Where Cyprus refers to pre-1974
** Different durations would yield different implications.
Category D^ : all those people, born post-1974, who were born in Cyprus AND who were born to parents who were both also citizens of Cyprus, AND have been resident in Cyprus throughout their lives.
Category E^ : all those people, born post-1974, who were born in Cyprus AND who were born to parents who were both also citizens of Cyprus, AND have been resident in Cyprus for the majority of their lives.
Category F^ : all those people, born post-1974, who were born in Cyprus AND who were born to parents who were both also citizens of Cyprus, AND have been resident in Cyprus for at least the last five** years.
Category G^ : all those people, born post-1974, who were born in Cyprus AND who were born to parents ONE of whom was also a citizen of Cyprus, AND have been resident in Cyprus for at least the last five** years.
^ Where Cyprus refers to both south/RoC and north
** Different durations would yield different implications.
Category H : all those people, regardless of age, who were born outside of Cyprus AND both of whose parents was born in Cyprus before 1974.
Category I : all those people, regardless of age, who were born outside of Cyprus AND ONE of whose parents was born in Cyprus before 1974.
Category J : all those people, regardless of age, who were born outside of Cyprus and NEITHER of whose parents was born in Cyprus AND have CITIZENSHIP in Cyprus^^ for at least five** years.
Category K : all those people, regardless of age, who were born outside of Cyprus and NEITHER of whose parents was born in Cyprus AND have been RESIDENT in Cyprus for at least five** years.
^^ Cyprus meaning here both south/RoC and north.
** Different durations would yield different implications.
Basically maximalists will not likely accept any category other than Category A and D (possibly Category H), but many wouldn't accept even these categories for Turkish Cypriots. By contrast those keenest for a settlement will more likely accept more categories for citizenship down the list, even categories J and K which are essentially what people refer to as 'settlers'. By the way categories J and K would also cover the thousands of British and other European or Russian, etc, who have retired to or otherwise settled in Cyprus, as well as covering the usual Turkish settlers.
With a bit of research once could put numbers to these eleven categories. Thus I suspect that categories F, G, H, and I might be the largest categories - covering all those London Cypriots and Sydney/Melbourne Cypriots - i.e, the second/third generation Cypriot diaspora. Also each of these categories could be subdivided further, producing different and possibly significant nuances. For me, I'd consider everything up to and including Category K because I think a settlement based on unification is essential for all Cypriots, and better an imperfect settlement than another forty/fifty years of idiocy.
