[RESIDENCY] The system at Lefkoşa has improved again

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 12:09

Arrived in Lefkoşa (Immigration Office) at 07.30 am. Wrote down our names on the list (nr 7 and 8), outside, near the still closed door. Entered the building at 8.00 am, entered the comfortable waiting room. Got numbered tickets there (7 and 8) when our names where called. Office opened at 8.30 am. Shortly after we were called (electronic system hangs on the wall) we left the office with our two year residency around 9.00 am. Nothing to complain - well done, TRNC Government!

P.S. The stamp needed costst 7 TL (available in the cafetaria).

You have to ask for a two year residency at the desk - you get it when you are 65+).

The cost of residency is 185 TL per year + one 7 TL stamp (370 TL for a two year period + one 7 TL stamp).

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 15:25

strange how its good news and one comments, if you had said how bad it was the world and his friend would have been giving it there bit

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 15:28

Never thought Hans was that old!



Richard

Maz


Joined: 29/03/2009
Posts: 1924

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 16:23

I understand you can get it under 65, so maybe Hans did a misprint! And really meant 45!



Glad they are improving - I am sure they really do care, but are overburdened with applications. The police station in Kyrenia said they get around 200 every morning! Wow! That's a lot of paper work.



Still don't see why you go and queue though!

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 17:49

RE msg 3, Brinsley: (...) Never thought Hans was that old! (...)

=> Richard, your deep, philosophical thoughts in many threads here are worth a better forum than this one. Maybe your own forum?

stellasstar1



Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 1519

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 18:08

Hans, what value stamp does the Muhtar need for the new letter now?

DutchCrusader



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Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 18:34

Stellastar1: In the past five years *our" muhtar charged different prices for the stamp - this time he didn't charge us any money at all! And I've heard about different prices for the letter itself in different villages. So I really cannot give you the one and only answer!

stellasstar1



Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 1519

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 20:34

I have always taken the stamp to the muhtar and then paid extra whatever he has asked for. I thought the stamp was a standard price, and the rest was a price plucked out of the air !!!!!!

japeal



Joined: 12/09/2008
Posts: 1052

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 20:38

Stamp for Muhtar letter is 1.5TL. this was confirmed by post office in Essentepe and by Tatlisu Muhtar.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 21:45

Dutch for another 2 yeas - ouch...

DutchCrusader



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Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 08:53

RE msg 9, japeal: (...) Stamp for Muhtar letter is 1.5TL. this was confirmed by post office in Essentepe and by Tatlisu Muhtar. (...)

=> This time our letter was NOT stamped. And the Police in Girne recently accepted this letter without any remark about a missing stamp. Maybe the rules have changed again?

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 09:00

Apparently the age for two years is 60.



Ageism rears its ugly head yet again.



Free bus passes



Winter fuel allowance



Discount on flight tickets



All unfair on us youngsters.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 10:54

Re msg 12, newscoop: (...) Ageism rears its ugly head yet again. (...)

=> The oldies have worked hard to raise boys like you in wealth - so as a young man you can play golf all day long...

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 10:57

RE msg 12, newscoop: I know that all board members know better than the civil servant who told me yesterday that a 2-years residency will only be given to people 65+. I still believe the civil servant.

barbaros


Joined: 03/06/2009
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 18:23

Friends of mine renewed their residency this morning.



They were there less than 2 hours and got the 2 year residency.

One is 61 and the other 59. You must ask straight away for the two years before

documentation is issued.



B

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 18:35

The plot thickens, who's telling porkies?!



Richard

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 18:39

DC;



The 60 year thing came from the BRS.



British (except for a couple of Dutch) Residents Society.

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 20:55

god another cliffhanger on how old you have to be for residency



surley the money is benificial to trnc not your flippen age

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 21:20

I'll fox them in November stating that NZ is the most forward time Country in the World amongst other things and then insist on a 2 year 'visitor pass' because I'm way ahead of them!



Richard

ronnie1940


Joined: 13/10/2008
Posts: 26

Message Posted:
30/03/2010 20:50

We went to Lefkosa immigration yesterday (29th) arrived at 11.20, issued with numbers 102 and 103, number 87 was being processed at that time, was called into office at 11.55 and 2 year residency completed and away at 12.10. Very efficient and very quick



ronnie1940

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
30/03/2010 21:09

news what cheap flights please x

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
30/03/2010 22:53

In the pre Pegasus days CTA used to give discounted fares to pensioners.



As far as I know they still do BUT as with so many things here you have to ask.

Jetski


Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 584

Message Posted:
30/03/2010 23:10

Re Msg 5 - absolutely agree with Hans on this one (new for me eh?). A separate thread should be set up for Richard so that we can all enjoy his deep insightful thoughts in one place - without having to trawl through all the other drivel looking for his pearls of wisdom.



Was that sarcastic? - I never can tell these days.