civilian population into the territory it is occupying. Also, in Resolutions 33/15 (1978), 24/30 (1979) and 37/253 (1983), the United Nations General Assembly deplored "all unilateral actions that change the demographic structure of Cyprus". Practical difficulties As a Northern Cyprus passport is not recognised by most national governments (much like the republic itself), naturalised citizens have to resort to other nations' passports in order to travel internationally. Australia, Pakistan, Tanzania, Turkey, the United States and the United Kingdom accept a Northern Cyprus passport. Many Turkish Cypriots who are born in Cyprus with parents who can trace their Cypriot and legal residence before the partition applied for and received a Cypriot passport from the recognised Republic of Cyprus. That said, some individuals, particularly children, have had difficulties in accessing Republic of Cyprus citizenship. In 2021, Turkish Cypriot officials were stripped of their ROC passports. Also, any citizen of Northern Cyprus is entitled to citizenship of Turkey and to receive a Turkish passport. Recent policy changes In 2005, after an increase in both crime and unemployment, the previously unrestricted immigration policy for Turkish migrants was tightened. In the wake of this new policy, a number of Turkish migrants have been deported and immigration procedures have changed to allow Northern Cyprus to better screen migrant applicants. Turkey itself regards policy change as a heavy-handed reaction, thus causing the first major area of disagreement between Northern Cyprus and Turkey. See also British Overseas citizen Cyprus Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus Politics of Northern Cyprus Turkish Cypriot diaspora Visa requirements for Northern Cypriot citizens References Law of Northern Cyprus Nationality in Cyprus Cyprus dispute