Based on the Collaboration Protocol signed between the Ministry of Interior Directorate General of Migration Management and the Council of Higher Education Presidency regarding Residence Permit Applications for International Students, as of 29.11.2023, students must follow the steps below and submit the required documents to our office in order to obtain a residence permit. Students who do not submit their documents will not be able to obtain a residence permit.

Step-by-Step Residence Permit Process
Students who have completed their registration must apply for the residence permit document, which is mandatory throughout their education, through the official website of the Directorate General of Migration Management at https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/ 

After submitting the application, the student must, without waiting for the appointment date, promptly submit the residence permit application along with the student registration form and the documents specified in the form to the International Relations Office of our University.

Such applications must be made within the validity period of visa or visa exemption, if any, or other residence permits or documents replacing residence permits. Otherwise, the student cannot continue attending school.

Documents to be Submitted to the International Relations Office

1. Residence permit registration/application form (wet-signed by the student)
2. Passport or passport substitute document (in the form of original seen)
3. Document showing student status
4. 4 pieces of biometric photos
5. Valid health insurance (GSS or private health insurance covering the period of residence permit request)
6. Document showing the address information where you will stay

·         If you are staying in your own house, a copy of the title deed (for extension applications, “document showing the place of residence and a bill” is sufficient)

·         If you are staying with a rental agreement, a notarized copy of the rental agreement

·         If you are staying in accommodations such as hotels, etc. proof of your stay in these places

·         If you are staying in a student dormitory, document showing that you are staying in the dormitory. 

·         If you are staying in a third person’s residence, the notarized undertaking of the host (if the host is married, also the notarized undertaking of the spouse.) 

7. Receipt indicating the payment of the residence permit document fee.
8. For foreigners under 18 years of age; for those arriving with a visa exemption or with a visa for a different purpose; the document containing the information of the parent/guardian (birth certificate, family certificate, etc.) and the deed of consent given by the parent/guardian/legal representative (for those arriving with a visa suitable for the purpose ((education visa)); the deed of consent and the document containing the information of the parent/guardian will not be added).
9. National electronic notification system address (only for extension applications)
10. Newly registered students and those needing to extend their residence permits must fill out the declaration form and submit the above-mentioned documents to the office. Click here to access the declaration form.