how long can we stay

nannybabs


Joined: 06/04/2009
Posts: 19

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 18:03

my friend has been told `us swallows` are only aloud to stay in trnc for 90 days per year, not 90days at a time as many times as we like. if we exceed our 90 days our english driving licence is invalid and so is our car insurance, can any body give us the correct info!!

lapta29


Joined: 09/10/2009
Posts: 88

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 18:07

next week it will ne 90 mins the week after 90 days but not consecutive then 90 days but no weekends the the rules they are a changing !!

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 18:25

What? are they saying only 90 days a year now, please can someone tell us if this is correct, .....

birdy



Joined: 21/07/2009
Posts: 154

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 18:43

look if you got a visa for 90 days and on 89 days you leave the trnc then come back same day and they give you another 90 days where is the problem.

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 18:46

Is it only the 90 days in total that you can stay in any one year? or am I missing something here,.......

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 19:02

It's 90 days each visit irrespective of how many times you visit.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 19:29

its 90 days, then cross the border into the South and get another 90 days...



Simple (as the Meerkat on Compare the Meerkat advert would say....)

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 19:41

"Simples" is what the meerkat says nick.



You should know, Im sure i read somewhere on here you have a 4 meter dish? Maybe wrong???? LOL

Tootie

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 19:42

mess 8 - got the 4m Jodrell, but am a bit mutton, so though that bleedin' meerkat says "simple" - why would it say "simples" ????

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 19:47

Dunno mate, But it does say "simples" ask Daisy (DD).



Simples.......



Tootie

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 19:49

Sam is not dumb!



Richard

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 19:50

Nick

It says simples so simples folk like us can say it's stupid, simple.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 19:53

i must be stupid as well as simple....

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 19:56

Or simply stupid?

Tootie

Corbo



Joined: 13/09/2009
Posts: 627

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 20:14

It's an Eastern European Meerkat..SIMPLES!!

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 20:19

Simply great everyone, thought it was so, but us simpletons simply wanted conformation, simply simplicity to simplyify, thanks.... simples,

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 21:16

neutralnick

Ref message 7

'its 90 days, then cross the border into the South and get another 90 days...'

Be aware that if you encounter any other problems with immigration then the first thing they will pick up on is your 90 days issued at the 'border' it is optional and if you are found to be negligent on other aspects then they will use the '90 days across the border' against you. Be aware it has happened to a few people. Do your research and do not rely on going across the 'border' to renew your 90 day visa.

AJ

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 22:27

AJ - Me and the Mongerford two have been doing it for 4 years....



Absolutely no problems or questions...



One thing is for sure, once you get your leg into the residency permit gang, it's hard to get out...

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 22:56

Nick

Have you heard of the Petch family?

They were doing the same thing as you until they upset someone and then their 90 day renewals at the 'border' were used by the authorities as an easy way to deport them. Whatever other transgressions there were by the family they used the 90 day renewal rather than getting residency and that was their downfall. Do a bit of research about that particular situation and understand that being given 90 days at the border is discretionary and can be withdrawn at any time even after you have got your 90 day stamp.

I cannot believe that after many years of you telling people to take their heads out of the sand that now you are doing the same thing.

AJ

laptagal


Joined: 28/05/2008
Posts: 549

Message Posted:
19/10/2009 23:00

Hi NN - can you elaborate on "once you get your leg into the residency permit gang, it's hard to get out". We will be applying for temporary residence soon, in order to be able to bring our furniture in so would be good to know the potential 'pit falls'.

snd1966


Joined: 10/06/2009
Posts: 353

Message Posted:
20/10/2009 07:42

My friends have actually been to the police station and asked about this when the rumour started hitting the island last year. They were told due to the fact they do not permanently live here of course they can come and visit the island more than 90 days in one year. BUT they do have to return to the UK due to health commitments and do own a home in each country. They also use Ercan. They were told the 90 days in one year applies to male Cypriot subjects who have not completed their army service and if they do not exceed their 90 day visa in one visit no problem. And if they required more than 90 days in one visit it was best to get it renewed at the crossing/border/green line but also inform the police why they had to overstay in case of problems in the future and a record could be found

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
20/10/2009 09:01

all i'm saying is that if you cross the border to the south and come back to the north, you usually get a 90 day visa......

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
20/10/2009 09:10

AJ if I remember correctly and if I am wrong I am sure someone will tell me, the Petches were working here illegally and they were dobbed in to the authorities by the brits, that is why they were deported, as I say ..if I am wrong then someone will tell me!

liz w



Joined: 09/10/2008
Posts: 270

Message Posted:
20/10/2009 09:20

Hi Folks,



I spoke to a nice man at the Lambousa a couple of weeks ago ,from the British residents Assoc. and he told me that it was only 90 days in any one year !!!! I then asked numerous other people cause that was the first time that I had heard this , they all say different things, but one thing that comes across loud and clear is that you cannot rely on getting your stay extended by just going south and back. Any problems and they will take your first date into account.



I know that they change the goal posts every now and again. So maybe its best to check at the police station!!



Liz

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
20/10/2009 09:56

mess 24 - what i learnt very quickly was not to believe everything that you hear.....



Make your own judgements...

Harold2555



Joined: 19/04/2008
Posts: 1139

Message Posted:
20/10/2009 10:47

The 90 day visa is a tourist visa. If you give the authorities any reason to question your presence in TRNC then it is relatively easy for them to show that you are not tourist and therefore withdraw your visa.



Harold

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
20/10/2009 21:22

All these problems occur because getting a Residence Permit is expensive, entails a medical, and has to be renewed every year. If the authorities made it all more simple (simples??) more people would retire here, = more revenues etc.