In this week’s podcast, we discuss absolutely everything you need to know about cruising Europe in terms of formalities. We go over EU customs, the Shengen shuffle, the Greek cruising tax and transit log, Turkish formalities and general strategies for managing all this beaurocracy.
This was originally a video, so if you prefer the video version of this podcast, give it a watch here:
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & terminology
02:30 EU Customs (Temporary import of the boat)
03:52 Shengen Zone (& how to stay longer than 90 in 180 days)
17:15 Sailing in Greece (cruising tax)
25:30 Greek transit log (& getting it stamped)
34:30 Turkiye formalities
41:48 Strategies for cruising in Europe
Additional resources:
Bilateral Agreements- https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/c067e92d-5a8b-11e9-9151-01aa75ed71a1
EU Customs 18 month Temporary Import: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/fa095d6b-45dd-4c7a-94c7-bad21d0473a9_en
A fair bit of info here: https://www.noonsite.com/cruising-resources/european-union/#:~:text=How%20long%20can%20the%20yacht,up%20in%20any%201%20year.
EU & Family freedom of movement directive: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32004L0038R%2801%29 (can download in all european languages here)
Pay your Cruising Tax for Greece here: https://www.aade.gr/en/etepai
A useful blog for info regarding how to pay your Greek cruising tax: https://www.thesailingnomads.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-paying-your-greek-cruising-tax/
And some more info on paying Greek Cruising Tax: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.noonsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/TEPAI-Registration-and-payment-Instructions_Ver5_Chris-Robb-1.pdf
The best FB forum for sailing in Europe: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Z7EziGn8w/ (LOTS of chat on here about rules and regs, use the search function first)
Turkish residency: https://yachtworks.info/how-to-obtain-a-residence-permit/
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