Getting to know Northern Cyprus

North Cyprus visa

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North Cyprus visa

As you know, Cyprus is divided into northern and southern parts. Its northern part is under the rule of Turkey and its southern part is under the rule of Greece.
Therefore, both as an independent country have their own laws, and applicants for a South Cyprus visa and a North Cyprus visa must follow specific procedures that are fully reviewed in this article.
We have also investigated the causes of Cyprus visa rejection. Of course, if you intend to get a study visa in North Cyprus, call the numbers on the top of the site now.

Does Northern Cyprus require a visa?

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus does not have a special visa and people are allowed to enter the country upon their arrival. Of course, it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that in order to cross the border of North Cyprus without any problems, you must have prepared your return flight ticket in advance and also made a hotel reservation in North Cyprus (or bring the university admission form) and documents. Take it with you. There are different types of North Cyprus visa, which we have discussed in detail below.

North Cyprus visa

Iranian citizens and EU member states, CIS countries, Turkey, America, Canada, Mexico, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Australia, New Zealand and Iraq do not need a visa to visit North Cyprus. For all visitors, the passport must be valid for six months and it is usually better to have two pages of the passport blank.

All other countries whose names were not at the beginning of this text should check their situation with the nearest Turkish embassy or representative office of the Republic of Turkey in North Cyprus according to the passport and the type of visa requested. As all flights to Northern Cyprus stop in Turkey (Istanbul or Ankara), all students and travelers must obtain a Turkish transit visa.

Northern Cyprus tourist visa

People who come to Northern Cyprus for tourist visits and stay in a hotel or other accommodation and those who have rented accommodation for this purpose can get a Northern Cyprus tourist visa for a maximum of 30 days. If they can provide evidence that the person has paid for the stay in advance of the trip, a visa of up to 90 days may be granted.

Cyprus visa by invitation for people who have one of their family members living in Cyprus or who has an invitation from someone in North Cyprus, visa can be issued for such people for a maximum of 60 days. (Invitation is issued through Noter)

Northern Cyprus work visa

Northern Cyprus work visa is issued for 30 days to foreign nationals who have come to the country with a preliminary permit according to the Law on Work Permit for Foreigners. Citizens of countries that do not have an embassy, consulate or other representation in Northern Cyprus are required to have a passport valid for at least two years in order to apply for a Northern Cyprus work visa.

Can a person with a North Cyprus tourist visa work in Cyprus?

Answer: No, none of the 30-day visas or residence visas (or property ownership) give you the right to work or earn income in Northern Cyprus, and you need a Northern Cyprus work visa to work. This applies even to European citizens, as Northern Cyprus is not currently subject to EU law. If you want to establish or start a business in Northern Cyprus, we suggest you consult with an experienced Northern Cyprus lawyer.

Northern Cyprus temporary residence visa

One of the following types of visas may be issued to people who intend to enter and stay temporarily in Northern Cyprus.

  • Graduates of North Cyprus universities can get a 30-day visa without any problems on any trip to Cyprus.
    Visa for scientific research: People who come to the country for scientific research can get a visa for the duration of the research.
  • Visa for judicial and administrative purposes: People who come to the country based on the request or decision of judicial or administrative authorities can receive visas for the duration of their duty.
  • Student residence permit application visa: Foreigners who come to the country to obtain a student residence permit, with a university admission form and tuition payment receipt, will receive a 60-day stay until receiving a North Cyprus student visa.

Northern Cyprus residence permit

In order to receive a residence permit in Northern Cyprus according to the new law of the Immigration Department, the student must register on the website of the Immigration Department before the expiration of the visa granted at the airport. The website address of Northern Cyprus Immigration Department is linked. But registering on this site has its own complexities and because of this many times students have problems. Therefore, we have prepared this article so that you can get to know what steps you must go through to obtain or extend a student residence.

  • The first step in obtaining a Northern Cyprus residence permit is to log on to the website of the Northern Cyprus Immigration Department.
  • First, select the Öğrenci İzinleri option in the Online İşmler section. By selecting this section, you can register in the system.

A: If you are registering in the system for the first time, select Yeni Kayıt option and enter your information such as name and email address. Username and password will be emailed to you or sent to your phone via SMS.

B: If you have already registered in the system, select the Login option and enter the system using your username and password.

  • So far, you have successfully registered in the Immigration Department system. And you passed the first step to get a North Cyprus visa. Then in the next step, you will do the following in order.
  • Get the Yabancı Kayıt Numarası foreign student registration number. This number will be used in all government offices, so be careful to keep it. Write this number down somewhere.
  • If you have done your health test and got the result, pay the student accommodation fee online.
    After completing all the above steps, the system will inform you when your student accommodation is available. After that, your residence permit will be issued.

How to get the health test result for North Cyprus student visa:

If you do not have a valid health test result, select Geçerli Bir Sağlık Raporum Yok option in the system and then do the following steps:

  • Pay the cost of the health test online through the system.
  • Do your health test in the laboratory that the system introduces to you.
  • After getting your test answer, select Geçerli Bir Sağlık Raporum Var option in the system.

health test

Very important points: It is very mandatory to complete the above steps in the system before the expiration of the legal visa period specified in your passport upon arrival at the border. People who do not complete the procedures for obtaining a North Cyprus residence permit or their student residence on time will be subject to a fine for illegal residence. And also the next point is that non-native students must renew their health test every year.
North Cyprus residence permit fee for students: The cost of obtaining a North Cyprus visa for students, including two parts: the laboratory fee and the tax administration fee, after paying the amounts of these two items, after a few hours, an SMS will be sent to the student stating that the visa is ready. After that, the student can view his visa on the website.

North Cyprus residence permit for student companion

The documents required to file a Northern Cyprus visa for a student companion are as follows, and a separate system has recently been established for a student companion visa in Cyprus, which you can click to enter.

  • The original letter of Mukhtar of Cyprus in the name of his wife or a member of his family who intends to get a visa.
  • Copy of residence contract
  • Stamped pink notebook with wife’s photo
  • Passport copy of the information page, entry and exit and visa of the previous year for both you and your spouse.
  • Translation of the marriage certificate, instead of the marriage certificate, the translation of birth certificates is also acceptable, or if you intend to translate the marriage certificate, the translation of the first 2 pages is enough and you do not need to prepare the pages of the translation conditions.
  • Traduction de l’acte de mariage, au lieu de l’acte de mariage, la traduction des actes de naissance est également acceptable, ou si vous avez l’intention de traduire l’acte de mariage, la traduction des 2 premières pages suffit et vous n’avez pas besoin de préparer les pages de les conditions de traduction.
  • Certificate of employment for a new study from the university
  • A balance sheet that you should receive from the bank. The money must be in the student’s own account because his companion does not currently have a North Cyprus visa and is not able to open a bank account.
  • If you register on the website, when you go to Lefkosha Immigration Office, show them that your registration process is in progress.
  • Finally, after checking your documents, the Lefkosha Immigration Department will give you a sheet that you should bring to the Famagusta Police Department or any city where you are a student (immigration department). If a letter of payment was complete, you should pay 135 lira as a bank statement.
  • Then you have to take the slip to the government hospital, where they will specify which laboratory you should go to.
  • You go to the police station again, they will take all the documents from you, your story ends with the police station.

You go to the laboratory, you do the test (passport must be with you), and you wait for the residence of the spouse (the main person) to be done on the site, after receiving the residence of the spouse (the main person), you go to Lefksha again to get a North Cyprus visa for the student’s companion. .

 

Mohammad Hossein Mehrzad Sadaghiani

I am Mohammad Hossein Mehrzad Sedkiani. Managing Director of the Cyprus Universities Brokerage and holds a Master's degree in Information Technology from the Eastern Mediterranean University of Cyprus.

One Comment

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