Northern Cypriot passport

Northern Cypriot passports are issued to citizens of the self-declared state of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) for the purpose of international travel. The passport is valid in only a few countries in the world due to the limited international recognition of Northern Cyprus. A Northern Cypriot passport is valid in Anguilla,[2] Pakistan, Tanzania,[3] Turkey, and the United States.[4][5] Turkish Cypriots are also issued with Turkish passports.[6]

Northern Cypriot passport
The front cover of a Northern Cypriot passport with the coat of arms of Northern Cyprus.
TypePassport
Issued by Northern Cyprus
PurposeIdentification
Expiration5 years
CostStandard (32 pages): 440 TRY (€ 66) [1]
Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular Turkish Cypriot passports.
  Northern Cyprus
  Visa free
  Pre-arrival visa required
  Countries in which the passport is not valid
More details: Visa requirements for Northern Cypriot citizens

Until 1994 entry to the United Kingdom was easier on an "unrecognised" TRNC passport than a Turkish passport. Many Kurds and other political dissidents paid high prices to obtain TRNC passports which they used to enter the UK visa-free and claim asylum.[6]

See also

References
  1. http://www.muhaceret.gov.ct.tr/Pasaport/Harclar
  2. Anguilla Official Website Visa Requirements for Anguilla
  3. Tanzania, Official Government Website, Visa Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Name of the Country: Northern Cyprus
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. "Recognition of the pseudo-state's passports". www.europarl.europa.eu.
  6. Conference, Association of Social Anthropologists (2003). Human Rights in Global Perspective: Anthropological Studies of Rights, Claims and Entitlements. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-30409-2.

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