Applying for Residency in North Cyprus

[steveinnortherncyprus]

All visitors arriving in North Cyprus are automatically issued with a
three-month visa by passport authorities at the airport. If you are
intending to move to North Cyprus on a permanent basis or wish to stay
in North Cyprus for a period longer than three months 90 days, then you
must follow the TRNC government procedures to apply for temporary or
permanent residency.

Regardless of whether you intend to stay for one day longer than three
months or for the rest of your life, the first step you must take is to
apply for a temporary residency permit. This permit type allows you to
extend your stay on the island for up to one year. To obtain the permit
you must first register with your local police station and ask for a
temporary residency permit form. You will need four passport-sized
photographs and payment of £80 sterling.

Before your permit is granted you will be required to undergo tests for
TB (tuberculosis) and AIDS, cost about £160.00 At the end of that
one-year period you must once again apply for the permit £80.00.

After a minimum period of three-years, where three consecutive
temporary residency permits have been granted, you can apply for
permanent residency of North Cyprus. This is a very simple process and
removes the hassle of having to undergo temporary permit
re-applications.

[m1ke]

Steve,
In the Applying for Residency in North Cyprus The health tests also
include Hepatitis C.

[m1ke]

Steve,
and by the way if you fail any of the health tests you are immediately
deported without recourse to an appeal. I know someone where the police
turned up mid morning, gave them 15 minutes to pack and then took them
to the police cells at the new harbour and then that evening on to
Ercan where they were put on a plane with no chance of returning.