A technical-level meeting has been held at the Ministry of Finance with the aim of bringing solutions to the problems being faced by British citizens living in the Republic in buying immovable properties, getting residence permits and to eliminate the hardships they experience at the customs.
Colin Mulcahy, British Residents’ Society Government Liaison Officer told reporters before the meeting that the number of British citizens living in the Republic is increasing day by day and that problems they are facing at government offices should be solved.
For his part, the Minister of Finance Ersin Tatar said that fresh efforts are being made by the government to solve the problems being faced by some 10-thousand British citizens living in the TRNC.
The Minister explained that the UBP Government made new regulations to bring solutions to their problems, adding that they will not be facing with similar hardships anymore.
“British citizens will make more investments in the country if they feel more at home”, he said.
The vice-Chairman of the British Residents’ Society Stephan Day voiced their pleasure to see officials from the Interior Ministry at the meeting, thanking Mr Tatar for receiving them.
The Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary Kamil Kayral, the deputy-Director of the Immigration Department Hasan Hacıoğlu were also present at the technical level meeting which was chaired by Minister of Finance Ersin Tatar.
