Visa and Resident Permit
Residence Permit Application Procedures for Foreign Students
| Foreign students who will study at our university must apply for a residence permit. Foreign students can apply for a Residence Permit, provided that they have entered Turkey legally and do not have another legal right to stay (international protection applicant/status holder, temporary protection holder, work permit holder, etc.). |
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| First Time Residence Permit Application : |
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| Step 1 – ) | First you must apply student resident permit form https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr. You should look into carefully the information in the page. If there is incorrect or incomplete information, the residence permit application process may take longer. After filling out the Application Form, print it out and sign it in the signature area on the first page. |
| Step 2 – ) | You must prepared the documents for Student Residence Permit. |
| α Signed Residence Permit Registration / Application Form α Passport or Passport Substitute Document α E – Signed or Signed and Stamped/Sealed Student Certificate α 4 Biometric Photographs Taken in the Last 6 Months α General Health Insurance Certificate or Private Health Insurance Certificate (Covering the Residence Permit Request Period) α Document Proving Residence Place * If the Settlement is Your Own, Certificate of Land Registration * If the Settlement is for Rent, Notary Approved Rental Agreement * If the Place of Residence is a Dormitory, E-Signed or Wet Signed and Stamped/Sealed Document * If the Settlement is a Hotel etc., Document Proof of Staying in This Settlement * If the Settlement is the Supporter's Side, the Notarized Commitment of the Supporter α Receipt of the Fee Paid for the Residence Permit Certificate |
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| Step 3 – ) | You must go to the Provincial Directorate of Immigration Management with your application documents and record your fingerprints. |
| Step 4 – ) | Application documents must be delivered to the faculty member in the international office no later than 10 days after the application date. |
| Application to Extend Residence Permitet : |
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| Step 1 – ) | First you must apply student resident permit form https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr. You should look into carefully the information in the page. If there is incorrect or incomplete information, the residence permit application process may take longer. After filling out the Application Form, print it out and sign it in the signature area on the first page. |
| Step 2 – ) | You must prepared the documents for Student Residence Permit. |
| α Signed Residence Permit Registration / Application Form α Passport or Passport Substitute Document α E – Signed or Signed and Stamped/Sealed Student Certificate α 4 Biometric Photographs Taken in the Last 6 Months α General Health Insurance Certificate or Private Health Insurance Certificate (Covering the Residence Permit Request Period) α Document Proving Residence Place * If the Settlement is Your Own, Certificate of Land Registration * If the Settlement is for Rent, Notary Approved Rental Agreement * If the Place of Residence is a Dormitory, E-Signed or Wet Signed and Stamped/Sealed Document * If the Settlement is a Hotel etc., Document Proof of Staying in This Settlement * If the Settlement is the Supporter's Side, the Notarized Commitment of the Supporter α Receipt of the Fee Paid for the Residence Permit Certificate α Residence Card α Certificate of Residence α E – Signed or Signed and Stamped/Sealed Transcript Document |
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| Step 3 – ) | Application documents must be delivered to the faculty member in the international office no later than 10 days after the application date. |
| Matters That Need to Be Considered : |
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| 1 – ) | If you are applying for a residence permit for the first time, you have to make your residence permit application during the visa or visa exemption period. Otherwise, your application will not be accepted. Moreover, you can submit your extension application within the last 60 days of your valid residence permit and in any case, before your residence permit expires, at e-ikamet.goc.gov. tr |
| 2 – ) | If you have a faculty or department change in the same province or if you have enrolled in a different university in the same province, you should notify the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management within 20 working days of this change regarding your education status. |
| 3 – ) | If you are going to continue your higher education in a different city, you must apply for a residence permit to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management in the province where your new university is located, within 10 working days. Your transactions in this regard will be carried out by the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management in the province where your new university is located. In case of such a change, it is important for your legal stay in our country to make this notification, as there will be a change in your Residence Permit. |
| 4 – ) | Your student residence permit will be canceled in cases such as registration freeze, discharge from the university, or not making reregistration. It is important for the continuity of your student residence permit that you pay attention to these issues during your higher education in our country. |
| 5 – ) | You have the “right to work” during your stay in Türkiye with a student residence permit. This right starts after the first year if you are an associate or undergraduate student, it starts without a time limit if you are a graduate or doctoral student. This service is carried out by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. You can get detailed information about the issues you are wondering about working life from the ALO 170 Working Life Communication Center of the relevant Ministry. |
| 6 – ) | If there is a change in your personal information (for example, if your marital status, address, passport changes, or similar situations occur), you must notify this change to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management, where you are registered, within 20 working days. |
| 7 – ) | The Residence Permit (card) given to you includes the expiry date of your residence permit. If you will continue to stay in our country after this period expires, you must renew your residence permit before it expires. |
| 8 – ) | The documents you will bring from your country to use in the application for a residence permit in our country must be “apostilled” or approved by your consulate in our country. If you have brought the document issued in your country without apostille, you must have it approved by your embassy or consulate in Türkiye. In addition, if you cannot have your required documents apostilled or approved by your representatives in our country, or if the said representatives give you a post-dated appointment, you should apply to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management. |
