Just saying Hi and help

Pippa oh if there was a step by step guide :-/ how nice. Unfortunately the way things move here it would be out of date very quickly! It all depends on where you are coming from as this will influence your experience. From your profile it looks like UK but you may have a European partner or ancestry and that makes a big difference. So rather than list a lot of options perhaps you could mention if you have any European connections in direct family like mum, dad husband. That will help us all to provide a bit more targeted detail.

@Pippapips I agree with Phil... Passport holding is key if one of you is  EU.. or one of you has Irish connections to grandfather level and can apply for an Irish passport  ... Makes things much easier ..

Also do you need to work are you or one of you on state pension or likely to be when you move as Form S1 will give you access to healthcare but not without..

The more info the better. .

@Toon

Hi thanks for your reply

we are both Uk Citizens no EU or Irish connections age 59 We will have roughly £34,000 pounds per year funds once uk house is sold leaving around £200,000 for a property purchase

we will not be working and staying on the pink slip temporary visa so how do we stand on healthcare

Also are they changing the amount you need both on a property and in the bank as I’ve read it may change with regards to property which is best the north or south

I can’t thank you enough for this

pippa

@phildraper

Thankyou for your reply I’m hoping you can see the message below as well

Pippa

@Pippapips private healthcare will be required which must include repatriation cover. There are cheap policies available with limited cover but they do satisfy immigration requirements.. The TRNC requirements for residency are different to RoC.

https://mfa.gov.ct.tr/consular-info/visa-regulations/

Any RoC potential changes published recently are just in or under discussion at the moment.. so who knows.. most things here happen slowly slowly siga siga.... But having said that the last 12 months we have seen many changes to requirements...... in view of your intended moving dates Its way to early to speculate on any changes.. lots of things can change in 18 months.

Financially and on the basis of your stated income I would suggest you have more than enough to live quite well here in RoC and potentially even better in TRNC ... listen to everyone get as many opinions and views as you can consider everything ignore nothing ..... There is value in everything as long as it makes you think.. 

As for north or south only you can decide.. you need to visit and see for yourself.... I love to visit TRNC and have visited many times whilst living here in the RoC and will continue to do so...for us it's a little bit of the mainland Turkey we loved tinged with Cyprus... I know it's not Turkey but Cyprus.. some say it's more like Cyprus of old .. they way the whole island used to be .....  We nearly bought over there but a few more visits and experiences convinced us otherwise but not in a bad way .,... We now know 100% its not for us. I wouldn't knock it as many people love it more than the RoC and chose it for their own reasons. I will say that most day to day groceries etc are 30% cheaper in TRNC than here. But in my opinion and that's all it is for every upside there is a downside and vice versa and that can be applied everywhere. Only you know what you want or are looking for or are expecting from the Cyprus experience... Manage those experiences as much as you can keep your options open

Rent first always.. don't buy immediately check locations live here (or north) first and I do mean live not holiday .. get out of holiday mode as soon as you can .. get the real feel as dynamics change morning noon and night.... If it's your desire to try TRNC give it a whirl for 2 or 3 weeks you might like it but then again you might not ....try before you buy into it...

@Pippapips as Toon said your dates are a long way in the future. Things can and probably will change. Best to start looking in advance at requirements and making plans as there will be a lot to do. I never felt like being on holiday from the day I arrived as we were too busy looking for a rental, dealing with immigration and banks etc. In 3 months I had less than 2 full days sitting by the pool :-/

Visit both sides of the island and decide where you want to be. If the ROC then engage a professional to help you. People here can provide details of their experiences. It will cost (mine was 1400euro) but at least you have someone with their finger on the pulse. Be prepared for the slowness and do not get frustrated. I have no idea about the north so cannot comment. If you decide on ROC then I can help with things you will need to prepared before leaving the UK. Police checks is one and apostles of various docs are faster and easier before you leave. The post experience I have here is next to nonexistent as letters from the UK take on average 3 weeks! Post is rarely delivered to the house and I have to visit the post office and ask if there is post for me lol. DHL is the only option I found for fast reliable delivery of important docs. . You may not be aware that rental property in ROC come fully furnished (including pots pans towels and sometime previous persons cloths) so if you intend to bring things don't bring everything unless you want to pay storage. Even buying a house you will see fully furnished as the norm! I sold a lot of stuff on ebay the year before leaving. Charity shops are also a great option and they appreciate the money generated by your donations.

When you are at UK state pension age you will get an S1 and this can be registered here to qualify for GESY the state medical scheme. The income tax situation is much better here and again a professional will help advise on what to do regarding any assets, pensions or income you have. Look into completing a P85 on the HMRC web site once you have departed as this will probably result in a NT tax code for the UK. It will also trigger the S1 when retirement age is achieved.  Expect the temporary residency visa to take 2-3 months to complete and then up to 10 months to get the ID card. Well that is my experience when I arrived in Dec 22.

All very exciting and well worth the effort as you will have a much better life in Cyprus.

Keep in touch....

Tolp info again Phil.