Letter from UK Gov to TRNC (UK) residents

Butterflyaway · Post by **Butterflyaway** » Fri 29 Mar 2019 4:39 pm

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/open ... =immediate

For those who don’t want to open the above link, here is a snippet:

The other important change that could follow in the case of a No Deal Brexit is the imposition of immigration controls on British nationals at Larnaca and Paphos airports. The current practice in the Republic is for non-EU nationals who do not require a visa – for example Americans or Australians - to be admitted for 90 days, and for passports to be stamped accordingly. The Republic of Cyprus authorities may count time spent in the north of Cyprus towards the 90 day visa free total. If this happens, you would need to exit from the Republic again through Larnaca or Paphos within 90 days or potentially face difficulties at the airport on exit or re-entry. We recognise that this could cause inconvenience for the community, and we are exploring with the authorities of the Republic how we can manage this. We will keep you updated. On a related note, you will already be aware of the issues around using Ercan airport, and the complications this can cause with the Republic authorities. This is expected to remain the case after Brexit.

erol · Post by **erol** » Fri 29 Mar 2019 4:50 pm

Thank you for bringing this to my (our) attention. I was unaware of any such letter and whilst I am personally not directly affected by such things my mother who is here now is as are some friends of hers due to arrive in Laranca very soon after the current 'no deal' deadline

Mowgli597 · Post by **Mowgli597** » Fri 29 Mar 2019 4:52 pm

Thank you for this.

alphamike · Post by **alphamike** » Fri 29 Mar 2019 5:04 pm

Thank you so much for posting, much appreciated.

Butterflyaway · Post by **Butterflyaway** » Fri 29 Mar 2019 5:11 pm

You are very welcome. I have been subscribing to these emails for some time now.

Personally, after this afternoon’s vote, IMHO the observations in the letter will be irrelevant.

Panchocat · Post by **Panchocat** » Fri 29 Mar 2019 9:43 pm

Interesting reading. His point about the IDP is actually illegal though as you are supposed to be a resident of the UK to apply for one, although in theory many people without a UK base are using UK driving licences illegally too......
Not practical to fly out of Larnaca every 90 days either for most people.
I guess after today in Parliament we are all going to have to wait and see.