I have being married to a Turkish born lady since 1978

[harveyfreedman]

hi,

we are moving to TRNC in March this coming year, my wife holds a Turkish ID, she left Cyprus in 1959, we have been married since 1978, can anyone answer the following questions please:

will i be able to get a Turkish ID myself as i have been married for so long to a Turkish Cypriot
if i wish to bring in a Honda Accord 2.4i reg in 2005 that i have owned since new, and its in my wife's name will we be allowed any reduction in import duty
if i wish to start a small business, will our status help
and lastly, if we import our household goods, will it make a difference that my wife hold an ID

If anyone can assist with the answers to all or even some of the above questions, i would be truly grateful

Many thanks
Best regards
Harvey and Nadia

[emineden]

Hello Harvey and Nadia,

wishing you good luck on your planned move here.

You should be able to get a kimlik card,
I dont think you will get any discount re the car,
I think you should be able to start a business together especially when you get your kimlik card.
I dont believe you will get any reduction in duty when you send your container, although unless everything is brand new the duty wont be a lot of money.

regards

dennis

[emineden]

sorry shoukd have said that when you get your kimlik, you may have to do 1 years army service, subject to age - health and any previous army service.

dennis

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Harveyfreedman

You say in your heading that your wife is Turkish born and then later in your post that she is Turkish Cypriot, no offence but Nadia is not a very Turkish sounding name.

If she is Turkish, you will not get Turkish Cypriot citizenship.

If she is a Turkish Cypriot or has citizenship, even then it is not a foregone conclusion.

I married a Turkish Cypriot 3 years ago, after being married 15 months I obtained citizenship, but, I know of a woman who married a Turkish Cypriot, 5 years ago, she has still not obtained citizenship.

I wish you luck.

[andrew4232]

looking at the dates i dont see national service should be an issue but here who knows

[fatouche]

I have a Kimlic card, but did that did not entitle me to a reduction in the import duty on my car, and Customs decide how much it's worth.

I did not have to pay duty on the household goods imported from England.

[vonnie]

Ive been married to a Turkish Cypriot since 1979,I got my kimlik card within months,no problem,didnt get any discount for importing a car and no army service for me,as im a woman and hubby had already done it.Good luck with your move