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Living in Northern Cyprus as a foreigner
Entry and legal stay, residence permits including the permit tied to owning property, family residence, working and work permits, schools, healthcare, banking, driving and personal tax. We have located the primary instruments and the responsible authorities. Nothing is published in this vertical until each rule has been read in its primary text.
Honest status
This vertical exists as a foundation. We have located the primary instruments and the responsible authorities listed below, and we have recorded the regulatory events we can verify. No rule or answer is published here until it has been read in its primary text and encoded with its source, so there is nothing on this page a reader should rely on yet beyond the links to the authorities themselves.
Questions we are working to answer
Listed so you know what is coming and what is deliberately not yet published. Each will appear only when its rules are verified from primary sources.
- –Does buying property in Northern Cyprus give me residency?
- –Can a family move to Northern Cyprus, and what does each member need?
- –Which nationalities need a visa to enter, and for how long can visitors stay?
- –Can foreigners work in Northern Cyprus, and who applies for the work permit?
- –What does a residence permit cost and how often is it renewed?
Authorities
- Ministry of Interior, TRNC · Turkish Cypriot administration (TRNC)
Receiving and processing foreigners’ applications for Permission to Purchase (Immovable Property Unit)
- Immigration Department, TRNC · Turkish Cypriot administration (TRNC)
Residence permits, including permits tied to ownership of immovable property
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, TRNC · Turkish Cypriot administration (TRNC)
Visa and entry rules for foreign nationals
- Central Legislation Office, TRNC · Turkish Cypriot administration (TRNC)
Publishing consolidated texts of laws, regulations and decrees
Primary instruments located
- Residence Permits and Visas Regulation under Chapter 105 Aliens and Immigration Law, consolidated text dated 19 February 2026
- Residence permit tied to immovable property (Immigration Department page)
- Visa practice and travel information (TRNC Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Official Gazette No. 119 of 25 June 2026: Law 44/2026 amending the Aliens and Immigration Law (Chapter 105), residence permit fees
Regulatory timeline
1 regulatory events · full record
· Amendment law · In force
Law 44/2026 changes residence-permit fees under the Aliens and Immigration Law
law · decree · court or institution