Residence Permit Application

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR STUDENT RESIDENCY APPLICATION

1. Application Form (to be obtained from the e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr website)

• Students will not wait for an appointment SMS from the Immigration Department. You must print out your application form and go to the nearest Immigration Office without an appointment for fingerprinting. A fingerprint code will be assigned and written on the application form. If the fingerprint number is written on the form when you receive it from the system, you do not need to go again.
• The application form must be delivered to the Immigration Office within 14 days of the date the application is made. Since universities can only go to the Immigration Office on certain days, you must deliver the file to the university within 1-2 business days after receiving the form.

2. Tax payment receipt (to be issued by the tax office).

3. Health insurance

4. Student certificate with original signature and stamp.

5. 2 biometric photos (teeth should not be visible in the photo and should have a white background)

6. A photocopy of your passport, visa or last entry stamp to Turkey and a photocopy of your previous residence permit, if any (you must have the originals of these documents with you at the time of document submission).

7. Documents of proof of residence (Address)

• If you are a primary tenant, a notarized rental agreement (obtained from the public notary along with the landlord).
• If you are staying in a dormitory, a signed document and a circular of signatures (İmza Sirküsü) document from the dormitory.
• If you are applying with a title deed, a copy of the title deed, a Numarataj document from the municipality.
• If you are staying in a hostel or hotel, an invoice showing how long you will stay there (minimum 1 year ) and a signed and sealed accommodation document from the hotel/hostel.
• If you are applying for an extension, a residence document that you will receive from the e-Devlet is mandatory. (If you cannot see this document, you must go to the Immigration Office with your address document and register your address)
• If you will be applying with legal undertaking from a third party, the original of the notarized undertaking and:

1. 1. If the third party that the undertaking is obtained from is a foreigner; an address document (Yerleşim Yeri Belgesi) from the e-Devlet, a barcoded/QR coded electricity, gas or water bill in the name of the third party (the bill must have been received within the last 3 months and the original must be placed in the file).
   2. If third party that the undertaking is Turkish; both aforementioned documents along with the Certificate of Population Registration Copy (Vukuatlı Nüfus Kayıt Örneği) that he/she will obtain from e-Devlet (if married, his/her spouse must also give an undertaking).

8. In extension applications a UETS document obtained from PTT is mandatory (even if the appointment is made as the first-time application, and even if the residence permit expired and less than 90 days have passed since the expiration date).

9. Students transferring from another university must obtain an official Registration Cancellation Document from their previous institution and submit it as part of their application file (as a transcript from e-Devlet).

10. For students under the age of 18 who do not come with a student visa:

• First case: Consent of both parents for the student to remain and study in Türkiye during the period of education.
• Second case: The parents of the student may want to entrust their children to a third person residing in our country (the consent is given to the 3rd person). In this case, it is mandatory for the third person to give a legal undertaking to the student.
• In both cases mentioned, a birth certificate (apostilled and approved by a Turkish notary) is required.

NOTE:

1. Please make sure that the documents received from e-Devlet (especially address documents) not have expired.