Immigration and Residency Updates
Visa and Residency Information
We would like to remind you that all flights to Northern Cyprus are connected via Turkey. Therefore, depending upon your nationality, you may need a TRANSIT VISA of Republic of Turkey. You may contact nearest Turkish Embassy/Consulate ( www.mfa.gov.tr ) to get advice on the TRANSIT VISA requirements, and complete VISA formalities by presenting the letter of acceptance issued by the university.Citizens of Pakistan, residing in Pakistan require visa to enter TRNC. You may contact nearest TRNC Representative Office to get advise on visa requirements and complete VISA formalities by presenting the letter of acceptance issued by the university.
Angola
Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Azerbaijan
Ordinary passport holders are exempt from visa requirement for their travels to Turkey up to 30 days. Official passport holders are exempt from visa requirement for their travels up to 90 days.
Bulgaria
Diplomatic and service passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 30 days. Ordinary passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Georgia
Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Kazakhstan
Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Kenya
Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Sri Lanka
Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Ukraine
Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates and stay in Turkey up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date. Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days
Syria
Ordinary and official passport holders are required visa for their travel up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Saudi Arabia
Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are obliged to get their visas from the Turkish diplomatic representations abroad. Ordinary passport holders can obtain their sticker type visas at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival.
Oman
Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days
Libya
Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Lebanon
Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date
Kuwait
Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey and they can obtain their sticker type visas at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival.
Kyrgyzstan
Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Iran
Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Egypt
Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Nigeria
Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Please note that for Nigerian students the visa application process take at least one month.
Pakistan
Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Citizens of Pakistan, residing in Pakistan require visa to enter TRNC. You may contact nearest TRNC Representative Office to get advise on visa requirements and complete VISA formalities by presenting the letter of acceptance issued by the university.
Palestine
Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Only diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Uzbekistan
Ordinary passport holders are exempt from visa requirement for their travels to Turkey up to 30 days. Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 90 days.
Bahrain
Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey and they can obtain their sticker type visas at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival.
Bangladesh
Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Ghana
Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Jordan
Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa to enter Turkey.
Mauritius
Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain one month multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates. Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
United Arab Emirates
Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain their sticker type visas at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival.
Please check http://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa for further and recent updates and news regarding the immigration.
Additional important information for current students:
Contacts of Representative Offices and Honorary Representatives of the TRNC:
