Residence Permit First Application
All students’ residence permit applications are required to be delivered
to the
International Office in 30 days after arrival, as we are required to
deliver the
applications to the Immigration Office instead of students. We bring
application
files to the Immigration Office once a month. Follow the steps
below:
1st : Make an Application
- 1. Go to the following website to make an application:
e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr
- 2. Click “I lodge an application for a residence permit for the
first
time”
- 3. Click “I would like to lodge a new application”
- 4. Fill the application form (Make sure you write all the
information
right.) (Make
sure you enter all required information correctly)
- 5. After finishing the application, get an appointment date.
2nd: Submit the application file to the International Office
Prepare all the required documents and submit them to the International
Office.
Required Documents:
- 1. Online application form (e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr)
- 2. Copy of your passport (Page/Pages containing ID information)
- 3. Photocopy of The Last Entrance Stamp
- 4. Photocopy of The Visa (a printout if it is electronic. If the
applicant is
from a country that does not require visa, this process is not
required.)
- 5. Photocopy of The Previous Residence Permit (for the extension and
the
transfer applications)
- 6. 4 biometric photograph
- 7. Health insurance
- 8. Students Certificate (You can take it from Student Affairs.
Please do not
forget to mention that you take it to apply for residence permit.)
- 9. Receipt of the Payment for residence card - 125TL (You can either
pay it
online by credit card or go to any tax office.)
- 10. SGK Declaration (You should fill in
sections about you in Turkish.)
- 11. Notification
Document (You should fill
in sections about you in
Turkish.)
- 12. Address
Form (You should fill in
sections about you in
Turkish.)
In case you are under the age of 18, the following additional documents
should be
attached to your application;
- • A consent signed by your parents (If the document issued in
İstanbul, it has
to be stamped from the Embassy of your country and any Governorship
in
İstanbul.)
- • Birth Certificate (Should be stamped by the Embassy)
After submitting your application to the International Office, it may
take from 1
month up to 3 months to receive your residence permit. You will receive
an SMS
saying that your residence permit has been sent to the address. When the
university
receives it, you will be notified via e-mail.
3rd: Take your residence permit
After receiving the e-mail, please go to the International Office to
receive your
residence permit.
Important Notes:
- • Legal action is taken against students who do not follow the
procedures.
- • You do not need to obtain a visa to enter Turkey during the period
your
residence permit is valid. To illustrate, upon returning to Turkey
from a visit
to your country during a semester break, you may present your
residence permit.
However, if the expiry date of your residence permit is close, you
are
recommended to contact the authorities not to face a last-minute
problem at the
airport.
- • For first time applicants, Tax number is required to be taken from
the tax
office to be able to make payment.
- • Migration Management takes into consideration the online
application date. In
any circumstances, you need to take an appointment before your
residence permit
or visa expires.
- • The address you give while you are applying for a residence permit
should be
correct and complete.
- • In case of change of passport, marital status or address, you must
inform
Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Migration Management within 20
working days.
- • There should be no erasures or scrapes on the residence permit. In
case of
loss, the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management should
immediately be
notified.
- • The list of students who are in statuses: registered, not
registered,
non-registration, on leave, disciplinary punishment or
Erasmus-Exchange is sent
to the Migration Office every semester. Information about those who
have
graduated, have left with their own will or have withdrawn their
registration is
sent to the related unit in about one week. Therefore, those must
follow their
residence procedure carefully.
- • The student residence permit of the students whose status is "on
leave" or
"not registered" for any reason is canceled by the Migration Office.
Please pay
attention to this point while you are freezing your studies or
getting leave for
one or more semesters. Therefore, those who will stay in Turkey for
any reason
need to apply for a short-term residence permit. (Do not wait to see
your leave
request to be defined to the Student Information System, but make
your online
application for a transfer to a short-term residence permit as soon
as you
submit your leave request to your department.)
- • If you are planning to stay in Turkey while you are not registered
in any
program (for the graduation ceremony, for graduate program
application, etc.)
you need to apply for a short-term residence permit before your
residence
expires.
- • Undergraduate students need to leave the country within 10 days
after
graduation. This period is two months for the students graduating
from graduate
programs. (For undergraduate students, the graduation date is the
date of the
grade announcement. For graduate students, the date of the
submission of the
printed thesis to the Graduate School). Those who will stay longer
must apply
for a short-term residence permit before their residence expires, as
stated
above.
- • The student residence permit does not make the parents and other
relatives of
the student eligible for a residence permit automatically.
- • Students who wish to work may do so by obtaining a work permit.
However, for
undergraduate students, the right to work commences after their
first year of
education and may not be more than twenty-four hours a week. Those
who want to
get a work permit need to apply to the Ministry of Labour and Social
Security.
- • If a student exits Turkey without a residence permit, s/he can
return to
Turkey only with a new “student visa”.
- • The following links are the tutorial
videos
for student applications.
