driving license / passport

jacko


Joined: 20/11/2007
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 10:35

hi again i bet you are all getting sick of me now, firstly no onw appears to have answered my resdential permit question do i take it you are all on the island illegally!!!! lol

what i also want to know is like most of you i have UK passport and driving license with Uk address on will the address need to be changed to my new address in Cyprus or does it remain the same. Plus i have approx 5 years left on my passport is this easy to get renewed if so how? dont you just love me when i come onto this forum....

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 10:59

sorry jacko i must have missed that post but i'm sorry i dont know 100% so i dont want to give out wrong info uk turk will help you with you on this score or the expats who have been through it themselves

good luck simbas

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 12:00

hi jacko

firstly concerning your driving licence, you dont have to change your address but i would say is if you have not changed to the plastic card licence do this before you come out they say you can use your gb licence for a year then you have to have it translated into turkish and approved at the notary office but i have driven on my gb licence for a very long time without it being translated into turkish and i have not been questioned

secondly concerning your passport i would advise you to renew your passport in england becasue by the middle of the year all old passports have to be changed to the new passport with the id chip on the back of the page so instead of going thru the greif of changing it abroad just do it in the u.k, because as far as i know you would have to go over to the south to renew where the british consulate is

regards

ukturk



p.s i dread it when i see your name!!! i think to myself what does she want now!!! LOL LOL

only joking love i know one thing thou by the end of this you are going to owe me a slap up meal!!! lol

Milou


Joined: 15/10/2007
Posts: 425

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 12:21

UKTurk



I don't understand - Keith has an old passport without the chip which still has three years to go - are you saying this is retrospective regarding old passports and he will have to have a new one by the midle of next year?



Regards

jacko


Joined: 20/11/2007
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 12:24

Well Ukturk stop cringing you answered well what about residency permit did you try to avoid this one???

When you say renew passport in the UK is this before i come out and do i put my new cyprus address on it or renew it in Uk when it runs out in 5 years time? Maybe i missed something in your response or acting dumb!!!



As for slap up meal i thought you looked the type who took care of his body just think of all those calories !!

McSteviet



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 13:05

I don't think you have to change you passport to a chipped one this year or anytime soon, as far as I know and I travel quite a bit with work and no-one in my Company has told me that.



Steve

McSteviet



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 13:15

I post this from the IPS website.



Do I need to exchange my current passport?

Your current passport will remain valid until its expiry date. You will not need to exchange your passport to a biometric passport, but should apply for a new passport in good time as and when your current passport expires. It is best to allow three weeks for a passport application.



Do I need to change my current passport for a biometric passport to travel to the US?

Most UK citizens will not need to exchange their current digital passport for a biometric book. Please note the following:



Children must have their own individual passports to be eligible for entry to the US under the VWP

Your British passport will qualify for the US Visa Waiver Programme (US VWP) if the personal information page (the page containing your photo, your name and your date of birth) is on an inside page of the passport rather than on the inside back cover.

If your personal information page is on the inside back cover and was issued inside the UK, your passport will qualify for US VWP.

If your personal information page is on the inside back cover and was issued outside the UK, please visit (please note these links will open in a new browser window) http://www.usembassy.org.uk, http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/vwp_travelerguide.pdf or http://www.fco.gov.uk for more detailed information about US visa and immigration rules



Steve

McSteviet



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 13:22

Come on Izzet, we want to see Pat.

ianwfs


Joined: 08/01/2008
Posts: 563

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 13:47

Passport. No problem. You renew it at the high commission in Nicosia. Not sure of the process, but I undersand it is painless.



Driving Licence. You need to have a UK address on your licence for it to be valid. The address must be one where you are contactable. You don't actually have to live there. (Think of the millions of expats working overseas on a long term basis, but who will eventually be moving back.) It is an offence to simply move house and not tell them. If they can't contact you, they could cancel your licence. Remember that if your licence is cancelled, there is no exchange agreement with the TRNC or Turkey. You could drive on a TRNC licence for 12 months, but after that time you would have to take a UK driving test, and after driving here you would certainly fail.There is, however, no need to notify the DVLA of any overseas address.



Ian

jacko


Joined: 20/11/2007
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 14:38

Ian thank you for explaining the legalities of this just want to make sure i have covered all when i move.

jacko

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 17:18

hi guys

sorry i did not explain fully, you dont have change your current passport to the chip passport, you can actually wait for you current passport to run out then apply for a new one thats when you will get the newer style of passport, but if you are going to live out in cyprus it will be pretty hard to renew your passport, so thats why i said you are better off just applying for a new one now even thou you got 5 yeras left,then you dont have to go thru the stress and hassle of going thru the procedure

and like i said with your licence when living in turkey and north cyprus (same rules) you are allowed to drive on your gb licence upto a year then you have to have it translated and approved by the notary office and if you got a licence already you dont have to notify them, but like i said make sure if you got the older style of licence get it changed to the new one

regards

ukturk

p.s i did not dodge your question on resi permit!!!! lol i have written this already in great detail in a previous thread ill find it and post you the link if thats ok with you!!!! lol

jacko


Joined: 20/11/2007
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 17:48

well!!!! uk turk trying reading that response when you are drunk i think i get the gist of it all now as for past threads .. HAVE YOU SEEN HOW MANY THERE IS MAN?????? lol



I did suggest somewhere along the line when i joined that it would help people if all these threads could be put into actual category folders im sure im not the only one who has problems searching for particular info plus im a busy buy person!!

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
08/01/2008 21:49

hi jacko

yes man i have seen there are quite a few pages, what cos you are a busy person that does not make us busy people aswell!!!! lol

well i found some time out of my busy schedule to look on your behalf here is the link i hope you find to your satisfaction

http://www.cyprus44.com/property/residence-permit.asp

regards

ukturk

ianwfs


Joined: 08/01/2008
Posts: 563

Message Posted:
09/01/2008 00:57

Just a quick thought. There is an urban myth that TRNC licences are not recognised by the UK authorities. That is not the case.



Ian

RTgirl



Joined: 13/03/2007
Posts: 73

Message Posted:
09/01/2008 06:12

Morning all, question for ukturk.



You mention changing from the old style driving license to the new plastic card one - what reason is there for this??



I've not lived in the UK for the past 11 years so still have an old one and don't have any plans to go back there before I come to Cyprus. My visits to the UK have been few and far between so I'd never thought about the license. Will I encounter problems if I don't have the new plastic license??



Thanks



Mary

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
09/01/2008 13:36

hi rtgirl

morning is not the word more like good night lol

what is is the early bird catches the worm or something!!!! lol

im in the same boat i havent lived in the u.k for 8 years and only go and visit maybe once a year for hols but i still changed it when i was there a couple of years ago

the reason i say change the licence becasue eventually the older paper licence will be phased out because the whole of europe use the plastic card system and it also acts as id because it has your picture of you on it

as far as i know you wont encounter any problems but you never know but it is better to be safe than sorry, dont panic but next time you are in the u.k have it changed wont take long just send it to the dvla and it will take around 7 to 10 days for it to come thru mine took 9 days

hope this helps

regards

ukturk

ianwfs


Joined: 08/01/2008
Posts: 563

Message Posted:
09/01/2008 23:15

The old-style paper licences are still perfectly valid in the UK. You can change to the the new plastic ones for free. If for any reason you need to replace your licence, it will be the new one that you get.



Ian

RTgirl



Joined: 13/03/2007
Posts: 73

Message Posted:
10/01/2008 11:03

Hello again



ukturk and ianwfs, thanks for your replies, most helpful - as usual! Keep up the good work lol....



The reason for the far too early post was that I was at work, 7.00am Saudi Arabia time, 4.00am GMT.... The day I get a job that doesn't start in the early hours I will be very happy.



That said, this is now my weekend....