Work/Residency Permit in North Cyprus-one or both?

Marbro


Joined: 16/07/2009
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 15:59

If you have been offered employment will a work permit allow you to stay legally or do you have to apply for temporary residency too?

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 16:00

You can only have one or the other.



Chris

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 16:02

its my understanding you cant have both, unless they have changed thier minds without warning.

honestie


Joined: 22/02/2009
Posts: 468

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 16:12

with full time work permit can be here legally you cant have residency as well. residency does not allow you to work. If you have work permit and you leave work or dont want to work you have seven days from the date your work permit expired or finished to go out of the country and just have tourist visa of 90 days or reapply for residency. That was the situation uptil recently but as you know can change

AnthonySmith


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 455

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 17:12

A work permit overrides the need for a residency permit. Re: msg 4, you have 30 days to leave following the end of your permit.

honestie


Joined: 22/02/2009
Posts: 468

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 17:22

sorry 7 days or it may have changed. I know from my expereience and others accountant said 30 days and I was told 7 at immigration. the one who took accountants advise was 2 weeks out. You may try 30 but I wouldnt

AnthonySmith


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 455

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 17:24

I asked immigration and the police and the interior ministry.

mahdel


Joined: 28/05/2009
Posts: 255

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 18:13

Don't get a residency permit if you're in line to get a work permit. I had one for a few months before I found a job here and it was a MASSIVE hassle to deal with once I tried to get a work permit. I kept going to the immigration office who said they couldn't cancel the residency until I got a certain paper from the work office, who told me they couldn't give me that paper until I didn't have a residency permit anymore. Beaurocracy in action. Eventually I persuaded the immigration office to cancel it effective immediately, but they kept warning me I'd be deported or something. I wasn't, they were just lazy and somewhat ignorant. So yeah, don't get a residency permit unless you want to waste a lot of time at immigration.

honestie


Joined: 22/02/2009
Posts: 468

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 18:20

msg 7 asking them and doing it as I have and my friends and employee has is a totally differant as we know for tourist visa and other things.



Having done work pernits for myself and employees I wouldnt take the chance and leave it for 30days that is all I am saying just to make people aware what you are told and what is best to do can be two differant things



and message 8 is right hard work

Marbro


Joined: 16/07/2009
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
19/08/2010 15:34

Thank you all for taking the time to reply X

CJtill


Joined: 02/05/2008
Posts: 836

Message Posted:
19/08/2010 20:47

Just out of interest, can you get a work permit by post, or can you get someone else to pick it up for you?

I was just thinking of the entertainers doing a one-off and flying in and out of the TRNC, say over a weekend.

Michael