Immigration Application Process

You may contact the Erasmus office by either sending an email to erasmus@itu.edu.tr or by calling 02122857183

Student applies for e-residence during legal duration of stay in the

country

Please refer to slide 3 for more details

Types of students

In case the students will be studying for a limited no. of semesters (1 or 2 semesters); Erasmus students should refer to the Erasmus Office and students coming with the Protocol - Exchange program should refer to the office of International strategies.

Erasmus Student

Students who are willing to apply for short term residence permit and have come for 1 or 2 semesters are required to conduct their residence procedures with the Erasmus Office.

Students coming with Protocol-Exchange

Programs

Undergraduate and graduate students coming for 1 semester or 2 semesters & applying for short term residence permit will carry out their transactions with the Office of International Strategies, with the exception of Erasmus Program students.

Full-time Students

Apart from the mentioned two institutions,The transactions of Undergraduate -Master - Doctorate students applying for student residence permit will be carried out by the staff working in the department of immigration applications at the student affairs office.

You may contact the international Internship office through the following link: http://www.global.itu.edu.tr/contact

To do list for all students except those referring to Erasmus and Office of International Strategies;

After filling the online application form (https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/), prepare the 10 documents

mentioned in the following link "http://www.sis.itu.edu.tr/tr/yabanci/oturma_izni.html" from 1 to 10

respectively.

1. http://www.sis.itu.edu.tr/eng/foreign/oturma_izni.html During the dates specified in this link

2.A In case an appointment should be taken;

Submit your documents in the appointment time

2.B In case documents should be submitted according to the Faculty and Department regulations;

Submit your documents in the time periods specified by the Faculty and Department.

3.After receiving the residence card, you should visit the Student Affairs Office Administration and

change your foreign identity number in the Student Information System. (In order to update the Foreign

Identity Number on your Student Certificate and Transcript)

4.EYou should go to the nearest Population Directorate and declare your address.

When should I apply for Residence

Permit?

First time applications ;

The student must apply for a residence within the legal period he/she may

be in the country after entry an registering in the university

(example; apply within 1 month if you have a 1-month visa or within 3

months if you can stay legally for 3-months without visa)

Extension Applications ;

Students should apply for an extension application 60 days before the

residence permit expires (for example, if your residence ends on 19.04.2019,

you may apply from 19.02.2019)

Students who did not apply for extension on the specified time, and wish to

apply after the expiry of their residency period are required to fill the form

as First Application.

Documents Required to apply for Residence permit?

1. Application Form

You will receive it after completing the online application on https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/

This form is comprised of 5-6 pages, the signature field on

page 5 must be signed by the student.

Before starting the online application form, make sure you have a digital copy of your Biometric photo on the computer for uploading.

In case you do not have a permanent address, you may

write the address of the university in the online application

form; Reşitpaşa Mah. Katar Cad. No: 2/1 Sarıyer / İstanbul.

If you fill the address of the university, your card will be

delivered to the Student Affairs Administration.

2. Four (4) Pictures

The photos must be biometric, against white background and taken within

the last 6 months. Ensure the 4 biometric photos are not attached to each

other and are separate.

3. Your passport , Photocopies of the first page, visa and entry stamp pages

of your passport

The original passport must be with you when you submit your documents to the

University.

Students who do not have a passport with them for any reason during

application must bring a notarized copy of their passport. There is no need for a

notarized photocopy if the original passport with you when applying to the university.

If you have changed your passport you declared during the e-residence application

(if you have received a new passport), you also have to bring the relevant copies of

your old passport and new passport (first pages, visa pages, entry stamps) .

4. Photocopy of both sides of your residence card

Ignore if you haven’t had a residence card previously.

5. Student Certificate

You can take the student certificate from Student Registrar’s Office, just take a queue number for Student Certificate at the entrance of the building from the touch-screen. (Student certificates received via e-goverment will not be accepted)

The student certificate submitted must be received within the same month which the student is willing to submit the documents to the university (For example, if you will deliver the documents to the university in February, the student certificate you have to submit should be received in February) Student certificates taken priorly will not be accepted.

Please do not bring your rent

agreement, the document obtained

from the Population Directorates or the

settlement document obtained via E-

government. These documents are not

valid. Please bring only the file in the

relevant link, printed, filled and signed.

The printed document must be filled &

signed by the student.

6. Residence address information and Income Statement

Please fill out this form if you do not have any insurance during the application and if you will request an insurance from SGK within 3 months.

If you have private health insurance or insurance by SGK , do not bring the file mentioned left side.

Valid Health insurance types;

- Private health insurance (The policy must have the expression of "This policy covers the minimum coverage stipulated in the circular no 9, dated 06/06/2014, on private health insurance required to be taken out for residence permit applications.". Please present signed and stamped/sealed original of your insurance policy during application!

- E-signed/signed and stamped/sealed provision document received from Social Security Institution (SGK) ( Provizyon Belgesi )

- E-signed/signed and stamped/sealed document to be obtained from provincial social security units which states that the foreigner is benefiting from the health services inn Turkey within the scope of bilateral social security agreements

(These documents has to be original, photocopies will not be accepted)

(Insurance period must cover the intended residence permit duration. One of the following document is considered as sufficient)

7. Valid health insurance

8. Receipt of Residence Permit Document Fee

( If you pay the e-resident tax debt through the web site, you can download and print the file . If you pay the tax debt from the tax office, this document must be the original, Photocopy is not accepted or If you pay your fee with Vakifbank, Ziraat Bank or Halkbank branches 9207 - İKAMETGAH TEZKERESİ DEFTER SATIŞ BEDELİ tax code, you must bring the original copy of this receipt, photocopy is not accepted. )

You have 3 options to pay the tax debt;

1) You can pay the tax debt via e-residence website You can print the payment receipt that you download from the internet (you must have completed the application for the payment button to be active via e-residence website, usually this button can be active within 10-15 days after the application is completed)

2) After completing the application form, you can go to the nearest tax office and pay the student residence permit. Click here for all tax offices contact information in Istanbul . Click here for the nearest tax office .

After you complete your application, you can pay with your application number consisting of 20 ** - ** - *******.

3) You can pay at the nearest branches of Vakıfbank, Ziraat Bank and Halkbank with the tax code 9207 - İKAMETGAH TEZKERESİ DEFTER SATIŞ BEDELİ (Do not forget to take your passport, application form and residence card (if any) with you before going to the branches.

9. Notification & Acknowledgement Document

Please print, fill & sign 2 copies of this document.

This document must be printed, completed and signed by the student.

10. Birth Certificate & Parental Consent for students younger than 18 years old.

Disregard if the student has visa requirements for entering into thecountry

These documents are required for

those who have made entry with

E-Visa.

You may use the checklist to

control all the required documents

before submitting.

Do not print out this page, it is for

informational purposes only.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please click on the following link to view all the frequently asked questions;

http://www.sis.itu.edu.tr/eng/foreign/ssseng.pdf