Foreigners who own a property in the TRNC may be granted a 1-year renewable residence permit for the first 3 years and, thereafter 2 years renewable permit provided they have obtained the title deeds (Koçan) registered in their name.,null,If the immovable property has been purchased by a contract of sale, and the Title Deed (Koçan) has not yet been issued, at least one-third of the sale price must have been paid, and the applicant must have applied for permission from the Council of Ministers to acquire the immovable property (Permission to Purchase).,When you apply for the residency, if you do not have the title deed, you should submit a stamped document from the Taşınmaz Mal Birimi Office in the Interior Ministry which shows the file reference number for your Permission to Purchase Application., ,Family Residence Permit, ,Couples, co-habiting people, and/or family living in the same swelling should apply for a Family Residence Permit. If only one partner's name is listed, the primary income earner or the person whose name is on the Property Title Deeds (Koçan) should take the role of Sponsor for the Application. Only their salary/pension will be evaluated when making the Application.,Other sponsors who could be considered as a sponsor are TRNC citizens, residency permit holders, business permit holders, student residence permit holders, and foreigners who have been legally working in the TRNC for at least a year., ,Residence Permit Application Process, ,A residence permit application must be made using the online Residency Application or Student Residence Permit. Foreigners must apply within 30 days of entering the TRNC or before their visa has expired.,Applications for renewal residence permits must be made by 60 days and by 20 days before the expiry of their current residence permit., ,All applicants must submit their Application using the online Residency Permit System, available at ,www.icisleri.gov.ct.tr,. ,See ,Online Residency Tab ,for detailed information on registering on the system. Please note that before registering on the system, you must obtain a Mukhtar's Letter, as you will be required to upload a copy of this as part of the application process.,Once the initial Application is submitted, the applicant(s) will be advised of their appointment date at their District Police Station., ,The applicant must bring all the required documentation to their police appointment; the required documents can be found below at ,www.icisleri.gov.ct.tr, or through the online system. The Immigration Authority of the District Police Directorate will perform an initial evaluation of the documentation at the appointment and inform you if any required documentation is missing. If you fail to submit the correct documents, the police will advise you of the missing documents and allow you to bring them to the police station within a few days of your appointment. If you fail to submit the missing documents, your Application may be canceled, and you will need to leave the country if your legal permission has lapsed.,null,Once your Application is approved (at the police interview), you should log into the system the next day and check what actions you must undertake. We recommend you log into the system regularly to find out what actions are required to follow the progress of your Application.,If you have requested a 1-year visa, usually, the request to pay your health insurance online appears on the system immediately; however, if you have applied for a 2-year visa, you may find that the system will show that your Application has been sent to immigration for assessment to determine whether a 2 year visa can be granted. As a result, you may need to wait 7-10 days for the approval to be obtained before you are requested to pay for your health insurance online., ,Following your police interview you will be asked to pay for your health insurance online. If you are over 60 years of age- you will be asked to pay for your state health insurance (if you do not have an approved private health insurance policy). If you are under 60 years of age you will need to pay for your state health insurance and blood tests online. If you require a 'health check' the system will notify you which clinic you should attend.,Visit the designated clinic for blood & TB tests, return to the clinic after 2 days to check if there is a reaction to your TB skin test.,null,If your Health Check is approved your Application will be approved to move into the next stage.,Suppose a satisfactory Health Check is not received by the Immigration Department within 30 days from the date of Application. In that case, the applicant will be notified by SMS that the Application has been rejected and you must leave the country within 5 days. People who did not leave the country within 5 days will be considered to have stayed there without permission and will be fined.,In parallel with the Health Insurance/Health Check process, your application documentation will be forwarded to the Immigration Department for further evaluation., ,A few weeks later, you will be informed via the Online System whether your Residence Permit has been granted. If you are granted a Residence Permit, you will be prompted to pay for the permit online. You should pay for your permit online, and once the payment has been made, you can download and print the receipt. Once the online payment has been completed, log out of the system and log in again; at this point, your Residence Permit will be available for download and printing.