no more visas being issued to brits

thetruth


Joined: 11/01/2009
Posts: 268

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 19:55

this is what i was told,does anyone know about this?you can only stay 3 months and then you have to go home,you are then allowed to enter once more for 3 months and then thats your lot for ever!surely this connot be true.....

Navek



Joined: 01/06/2008
Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 20:03

Hi Tatty,

Might be a good idea to check the chlorine & pH levels are correct before you put algaecide in.

If not, I'm sure Vaughan or Zerochlor will put you right.

Good luck,

Navek

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 20:04

Pray tell us where you got this dubious piece of 'information' from?

AJ

Navek



Joined: 01/06/2008
Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 20:04

Sorry, wrong thread :-(

Washerman


Joined: 19/09/2008
Posts: 2301

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 20:09

thetruth...maybe, quite possibly or, get a temporary residency/work permit like normal folk and NOT travel back and forth on a 90 day.

No need to worry for most

Washerman

Earlybird


Joined: 28/04/2009
Posts: 816

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 20:21

Told by whom? So many rumours.

Maz


Joined: 29/03/2009
Posts: 1924

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 20:43

Owing to the recent 'Amnesty' issued by the Gov (which had a fine attached), tghere is no more styaing on illegally. You come in on a Tourist Visa for 90 days, and then either leave, or apply for a Temporary Residency or Work Permit - UNLESS, you want to come back on another 'holiday'. But you can't5 just pop over the green line to get another 90 days if you flew into Ercan! Nothing has really changed, other than the gov trying to get some money in by way of fines for those who have overstayed for visa time. What they DID say is that ifr you had at some time a temporary visa, then the only way you can get another one is leave the country, pay the 1190tl fine, and then come back. Work visas out of date, can pay the fine but stay IF they are applying for another Work Visa. Odd way of doing it, but THAT is the current state. O.K

cronos


Joined: 26/10/2008
Posts: 2093

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 20:53

thetruth...msg 1...."this is what i was told,".........BY WHOM ?

A government official?

A border guard?

A bloke in a bar?



Please clarify the validity of this "information".



MarieB...msg 7

I don't fully understand what you are trying to say.

Could you tell me.....is there a minimum time that you have to have left NC before being able to return without penalty?

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 21:16

As far as I understand it nothing has changed apart from the announcement of an amnesty which only concerns those that have not been doing things by the book. With regards to going across to the South to renew your '90 days' visa, I have been warning people for a long time that it is not the legitimate way of doing it and the only way to do it is travel to Turkey (or another country outside of Cyprus). Now if what you are saying is that you cannot now leave the TRNC more than twice to renew your 90 day visa then I would like to know where this information came from.

AJ

paddywack


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 959

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 21:25

A.J.

This is the problem with posting unsubstantiated rumours.

Washerman


Joined: 19/09/2008
Posts: 2301

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 21:28

If they are tightening up, it sounds plausable.

Those that get 90 day visas, instead of temp' resi's - watch out (to be confirmed)

Washerman

cronos


Joined: 26/10/2008
Posts: 2093

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 21:34

It's as plausible as direct flights and completion of the Girne bypass....yes !

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 21:37

Above all ,shouldnt you all get your work/residency permit?Providing you live here in Cyprus.

I helped a friend/neighbour to get their residency and from what I had seen it wasnt that much of a hard task.



After all,most of you are here for early retirement!(or am I wrong)

X amount of money in bank(think it is £6000 per person per year)+contracts/deeds for your house and job done.

And the government are actualy trying to make it easier for you to get it.They are more flexible now then they ever been.

cronos


Joined: 26/10/2008
Posts: 2093

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 21:44

flexible = desperate ?

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 21:45

cronos

You have a point as well,but wouldnt that go both ways?

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 22:20

msg 8,

40 minutes.

I'm not joking either...

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 23:31

The truth. Are you telling the truth?

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 23:32

Bill its guaranteed xx

Stubs


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 641

Message Posted:
14/08/2009 23:40

Why do people want to come into the TRNC on what is a tourist visa and make it their permanent residence? If they move there and dont want to follow the rules then they have became an "illegal immigrant"



The rules are there and in place if you want to flout them or can't be bothered following them then go live somewhere else!!!!

cronos


Joined: 26/10/2008
Posts: 2093

Message Posted:
15/08/2009 00:51

Stubs....I will only ever be a holidaymaker/visitor and the 90 day visa is more than ample for me.



What concerned me was the suggestion that the number of actual visits may be restricted.

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
15/08/2009 00:57

Me too. If I visit 4 times a year, one month at a time, then I'm in trouble? That's ridiculous. Mind you, nothing would surprise with NC.

cronos


Joined: 26/10/2008
Posts: 2093

Message Posted:
15/08/2009 01:01

Hector(Martin)....judging from past posts I think we are singing from the same hymn sheet on a lot of issues.

Stubs


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 641

Message Posted:
15/08/2009 02:01

Cronos



I understand what you are saying. It is at the discretion of the immigration officer on how much they wish to give you either a 30 or 90 day visa.



Although nothing does surprise about the TRNC. It was only a couple of years ago that the government passed legislation that you could only pick up blood relatives from Ercan.



Hosgeldiniz KKTC !!!!

thetruth


Joined: 11/01/2009
Posts: 268

Message Posted:
15/08/2009 08:46

the info is from our friends who were told by the police,thay are not giving any more visa to brits.maybe thay have got it wrong i dont know,thay have a house here now thay are told thay can not stay here.lets hope its not true.

gates


Joined: 08/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
15/08/2009 17:04

hope fully this is all the illegal workers that might be after september great

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
16/08/2009 11:34

Although nothing does surprise about the TRNC. It was only a couple of years ago that the government passed legislation that you could only pick up blood relatives from Ercan.







blood test kits issued at the car park lol

Geejay


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 475

Message Posted:
16/08/2009 14:53

I think this is dubious information. I know several people who ask for 90 day visas, go back to UK and return shortly for another 90 day visa. Sometimes they have to ask for it specifically.



If you're coming here several times a year why not apply for temporary residency as "washerwoman" suggests ? Then no problem. Just don't get hung up about the "variable" bureaucracy here !

suntanman



Joined: 18/04/2007
Posts: 721

Message Posted:
16/08/2009 16:39

If this information is correct it puts me right in the s**t. I have a place in TRNC and a place in UK. Don't want to live in either country full time (although N Cyprus is tempting) I intend to spend 3 months in Cyprus, go home for a couple, then back to Cyprus etc etc. I don't intend to work legally or illegally in either country, but want the flexibility of movement between the two countries. I was let to believe that if you apply for residence in TRNC you can only leave the country for 90 days within a 12 month period. Is this correct?

the butler


Joined: 22/06/2007
Posts: 1958

Message Posted:
16/08/2009 19:07

Hi Suntanman,



I would like to ask the same question, as this is what I intend to do for the next 2 years.







The butlers wife