Passports and Visas
All the foreign country passports are recognized at the entrance ports and airports of TRNC. Greek
Cypriots, Greek from Greece and citizen of Armenia should have visa.
Citizen of Nigeria Philistine, Afghanistan, Libya, Armenia, Greek and Greek
Cypriots have to have visa, but if their people comes to TRNC as a tourist
and if they come as groups they don't need any visa. Also those who are 3.
world citizens that are Greek, Greek Cypriot and Armenian have to have
visa. Visa applications can be done to TRNC foreign representatives for
the Nations that mentioned above. If any citizen of a country that
mentioned above is married to a TRNC citizen the need of a visa is
evaluated in a different manner and could be more elastic. But this
special condition is determined after the application to the foreign
representation of TRNC. On the other hand, it is possible for the people
from different nations (except the ones mentioned above) who enter Turkey, to enter TRNC freely as
a tourist or with a tourist group. The same procedure is carried out to
passengers who travel separately. Separate passengers have to have enough
amount of cash, returning ticket and reservation to a TRNC Hotel (proving
that the purpose of travel is tourism) Under these circumstances it is
impossible to have a problem during the entrance of TRNC. When entering
TRNC the period of the visa is determined by the immigration police
officer. After entering TRNC if you have valid justifications you can
apply to prolong for visa to ministry of interior.
Customs Regulations
1. Customs
regulations while entering and leaving TRNC Customs regulations shows similarity
with the developed European countries customs regulations in methodic and
basic. Any person who comes to TRNC in a certain place, time, and way,
anything that he or she carries on himself or herself in anything that he
or she carries in the luggage ;
a) Anything that was bought outside of TRNC or
b) Any good that has commercial value tax unpaid or tax refunded and
c) Anything or good that could not be carried before its tax paid; has to be
declared due the custom regulations. Any person who enters or leaves TRNC
has to answer any question of the official clerk about his or her luggage
or anything that is carried on her or himself. At the same time the
passengers has to show any good in his or her luggage or anything that he
or she carries on himself or herself to the official clerk in a certain
place, time that the official clerk shows. But if the passenger asks that
he or she wants to be examined in a special place examination can be
carried out in a special place. According to customs regulations if any
person who refuses to give information and refuses to show and declare the
goods that he or she carries or keeps them in his or her luggage commits
law. Any good that depends on customs tax or any other tax if not declared
of hidden and found by the officials during the examination time or goods
that are prohibited or restricted to import and export could be kept by
customs as a punishment
2. While entering or leaving TRNC
the amount of money that a passenger can carry freely: Passengers while
entering or living TRNC may carry maximum 10,000 USD or equivalent in
other currency.
3. While entering country, duty free rights of the passengers are as
follows:
Tobacco: 400 cigarettes or 500 gr tobacco
Alcoholic drinks 150 cc
Wine
150cc
Perfume and lotions 100 cl
Non commercial goods 75 $ worth
free Over 75 $ taxable
Personal Belonging Depends on passenger's
social condition. 4-Regulations for entering TRNC by a motor vehicle While
entering TRNC in last 2 years the person who stayed and lived abroad more
than 365 days and comes to TRNC temporarily and is over 18 years old age
(staying in TRNC should not be more than 12 months) is considers as
visitors. Persons that did not stay abroad this much could be consider as
visitors if they declare and show all the documents proving that they live
outside of the country. While entering these people has to declare the
cars documents and has to make 3 months valid car insurance. 5-Other
important points Customs offices make examination while entering or
leaving TRNC plus they carry
out other regulations of all different ministries during their
examinations. Restricted or prohibited goods
Controlled during import
-Controlled
drugs ( Opium, heroine, morphine, cocaine, cannabis etc.)
-Fire arms
(guns)
-Munitions, explosives
-claps knifes
-counterfeit money
-Obscene tools and publication.
-Sapling, lump, and seeds.
-Animals and birds (needs veterinary quarantine)
Controlled
during export
-Controlled drugs
-Fire arms munitions and explosives
-Antiques
-Antics (plus statues)
-Various archeological goods.
-Living wild animals in TRNC
-Before export controls permissions
is needed from various offices so before coming to export ports all
formalities has to be completed.
Health Regulations for Animals
1. Any kind of animal admission to the country needs preliminary permission.
2. The veterinary office of the ministry of agriculture and forests gives
preliminary permission.
3. The conditions of preliminary permission depend on the species of the
animal. These conditions are told to animal owners by the veterinary
office.
4. According the law that is in force now the quarantine period depends on
the species and the origin country of the animal.
5. Carrying animals to the guarantee place and keeping them there is paid by
the animal owner.
6. Any kind of food that contains animal and biological products needs
preliminary permission to be imported if they are brought by the passenger
on himself.
Formalities for Private Yacht Owners
You can enter TRNC Yacht port if you get preliminary permission or when you
enter Kyrenia water. You can get alimation through VCH16 radio channel.
Kyrenia marina address: Kordon Boyu Cad. Vakiflar Ishani Kyrenia Marina
Tel: 90392 8153587
Fax:903928152316
Radio VCH16
Horbour
Master: Numan Ormanci - Gokhan Guler
Key Master : Hamit Topal
Entering formalities to Kyrenia Marina for yacht owners:
-Getting in touch before entering marine
-After casting anchor
passengers have to go on the immigration and customs procedure.
-If
there is any animal or a pet in the Yacht, Veterinary office personnel has
to be called in order to start quarantine procedure.
The facilities given at Kyrenia Marine:
-Electricity & water is given
-Laundry washing & drying
-Leaving luggage office
-Captaincy services
-Ship washing services
-Ship technical
service
Technical Rules:
-Minimum fee is applied 7 meters
-Longer than 20 meters (L.O.A)
ship -Yacht fees.
-Catamaran ships / Yacht (more than 5 meter fee.)
-Fees are paid at TRNC central Banks effective buying rate on the day
of payment
-The fees tar rife of Marina Director ship can change under
some circumstances
-The ships that have TRNC flag have %10 reduction
for binding fee.
-%10 service fee is included in the prices.
-If
commercial ships have more than 2 personnel they have to pay 250.000 TL
per personnel per day. P.S: For all of these services and facilities the
prices are determined in US Dollar annually. For further information you
should get in touch with the Marina.
Formalities for Private Plane Owners
ICAO
(International Aviation) rules valid. Arrival to TRNC international route
is followed. Preliminary flight and landing permission should be gotten
from the officials.
Technical information for the plane, number of
passengers has to be declared during the time of permission application.
There is no validity of staying. On the information about civilian aviation and ERCAN Government Airport can be obtained from
civilian aviation directorship.
Tel: 90392 2273739
Fax: 90392 2286566
Air Traffic Control Tel:
90392 2314771 |
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