Almost 6,000 people benefited from amnesty, e-visa system to come up by June

Almost 6,000 people who were living illegally in the TRNC benefited from the just concluded amnesty program introduced by the government.

Emphasizing that the aim of the Immigration Amnesty is to ensure legality in the country, TRNC Minister f Interior, Ziya Öztürkler stated that they predicted that approximately 5,000 to 6,000 people would be registered with the Immigration Amnesty, which constitutes one of the pillars of a multi-faceted work to ensure national security and legality, and they were right in their predictions.

“As we foresee, a total of 5,563 people benefited from the Immigration Amnesty, with current figures. Provided that 1,160 of them are from abroad, the rest benefited from the amnesty in the country. Here, an important step has been taken against our main goal, which we always say, by recording our people, and against illegal living. About 4,500 people have been registered in the country” Öztürkler said.

Speaking on e-visa, the minister said the target for the e-Visa system is June.

Stating that all technical studies and specifications of the E-Visa Automation System, which is a vital project for the future, security and registration of the country, have been prepared and the tender process has been completed, Öztürkler said, “The delivery cost of the E-Visa Automation System is 3 million 850 thousand Turkish Liras and He announced that he was tendered with a post-warranty maintenance service fee of 385 thousand Turkish Liras and that the necessary by-law work for the project to come to life is at the stage of completion.

He stated that the bylaws are now ready, and that they are in the process of getting the final opinions from all stakeholders.

Emphasizing that many important stages regarding the legal legislation, modular work and the requested software have been completed in the project, and in this context, very serious work is being carried out with the Police Organization, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and other stakeholders, Öztürkler said that the target for the E-Visa Automation System to come into effect is June. declared that.