An announcement has been made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus regarding travel for non-citizens who have residency or work and students permits.
In order for travellers with non-citizens residents or those with work permits to be allowed entry, they must carry out mandatory 14-day quarantine. The quarantine stay will be carried out under the TRNC government guidelines and at a fee of just over £510 (4,400 TL) per person, students entering are exempted from the fee but will have to carry out a 14-quartine stay within universities accommodation.
The statement published said: “The elements contained in the announcement made by of the Ministry of Finance regarding the entry of non-TRNC citizens who have residency, work or student permits into the TRNC as of 8 June are as follows;
- Non-TRNC citizens with residency, work or student permits, who enter the TRNC between June 8 – July 1 2020, will be subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine;
- The cost of 14-day quarantine will be 4 thousand and 400 TL per person and will include boarding, accommodation as well as the PCR test that will be performed at the end of the quarantine;
- The fee for the quarantine must be deposited into the TC Ziraat Bank account numbers listed below and a receipt of payment must be obtained;
- Subsequently, applications together with the receipt of the payment as well as relevant documents (residency, work and student permits, foreign ID) must be submitted to the nearest TRNC Embassy / Representative Office/ Consulate by e-mail or WhatsApp numbers listed below;
- Students studying at the universities and equivalent schools in the TRNC will spend their quarantine period in dormitories designated by the administrations of their universities and will not be subject to any fee for quarantine…”
More information can be found on the TRNC government website – click this link to find out more.