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Pre-title short-term residence route: a third of the price paid, plus a Permission to Purchase application

Rule record · last verified 22 September 2026

In force. Start date not confirmed in this record.

Rule

A buyer who has paid at least one-third of the purchase price and has applied to the Council of Ministers for Permission to Purchase qualifies for a short-term residence permit, even before the title is transferred.[1][2]

Exceptions

  • This sub-clause does not itself state a permit duration; the general Article 14(1) default (one year on first application, two years on subsequent applications) is presumed to apply in the absence of a more specific figure, but this inference has not been independently confirmed against actual administrative practice.
  • This is a distinct route from the stamped-contract-plus-income route (see property-linked-residence-stamped-contract-income-route) and from the titled-owner route, which is the subject of an unresolved law/guidance conflict (see the Conflict record property-owner-residence-income-and-duration) — this Rule's own conditions are not in dispute.

Applies to

Who:
Buyers

Where this rule comes from

Authority
Council of Ministers, TRNC
Jurisdiction
Turkish Cypriot administration (TRNC)
Basis
Legislation · asserted by us within this jurisdiction
Verification
Primary source verified. We read the primary text ourselves on 22 September 2026.
Legal review
Not yet reviewed by a named legal reviewer. Marked for priority review.

Editorial note

One of four related provisions on property-linked residence pathways, published separately because each has a different evidentiary status.

History of this rule

  • — Published following Founder approval, split out of a related finding. This specific sub-clause is not part of the income/duration conflict addressed elsewhere at this time. (version 1, First published)

Sources for this rule

Numbered in order of first use. Each entry names the kind of source it is and the day we read it.

  1. [1]
  2. [2]
    Residence Permits and Visas Regulation under Chapter 105 Aliens and Immigration Law, consolidated text dated 19 February 2026

    Central Legislation Office, TRNC · Legislation and gazettes · 19 February 2026 · original in Turkish · accessed 14 September 2026 · source record

Cite this record

https://northcyprusreference.com/en/rules/property-linked-residence-contract-buyer-pretitle-route

Identifier property-linked-residence-contract-buyer-pretitle-route · Open data · challenge this rule