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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:

    • TURKISH VISA INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS:
      • RESIDENT PERMIT:
        • Information About Driving Licence in TRNC:

Contacts of Representative Offices and Honorary Representatives of the TRNC:

                        • Australia
                          • Belgium
                            • China
                              • Germany
                                • Hungary
  • Pakistan
    • South Africa
      • Turkey
        • United Kingdom
          • Azerbaijan
            • Canada
              • France
                • Italy
                  • Saudi Arabia
                    • Switzerland
                      • United Arab Emirates
                        • United States of America