Residence Permit

1. Residence Permit Application Form ▼

• Students can access the online application form at https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/ .  After filling out the form, students should download the form in pdf format, print out and sign in the signature field on the first page.
• Before starting to fill the online application form, make sure you have a digital copy of your Biometric photograph on the computer you use.
• If you already have a residence permit in Turkey for a reason other than being a student and would like to get a Residence Permit based on your student status from now on, please click on "I lodge for a transfer application for residence permit " button.
• While filling out the form, be sure to enter your address and other information completely.
• Students who completed the application for a student residence permit are required to submit the documents specified in the form together with the student residence permit application form to the Office for International Affairs in Anadolu University without waiting for the appointment date given by Provincial Directorate of Migration Management.
• Students would not go to Migration Management Office before submitting their documents to the university. Please ignore the appointment date given from e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr system and submit your documents to the university as soon as possible.

2. Four (4) Biometric Photographs Compliant with ICAO Standards▼

• Four (4) Biometric photographs must comply with ICAO Standards
• Do not upload family photos, selfies, outdated or black-and-white photos that are difficult to recognize, otherwise your residence permit will not be issued.
• Bring the 4 biometric photos separately. Do not bring 4 photos adjacent to each other.

3. Copies of Passport, Visa (if Possible) and Entry Stamps▼

• Bring the first page of the passport, visa (if any) and Entry stamps each on a separate page. Do not bring the copies in one page.
• While submitting your documents to the University, you should have your original passport with you.
• The students who do not have a passport for any reason when you deliver your documents to the university have to bring a notarized copy of their passports.
• If you have changed the passport you declared during the e-residence application (if you have received a new passport), you must also bring the relevant copies of your old passport and new passport (first pages, visa pages, entry stamps).

4. Photocopy of the Residence Permit Card (if any) ▼

• Bring a copy of your residence permit card (if you do not have a residence permit card, disregard this item.).

5. Student Certificate▼

• You may get your student certificate from Student Affairs Office of your Department/Faculty/Graduate School. Please be sure that you have your ID number starting with 99… or 987… on your student certificate. If not, please contact our Office.

6. Address Information Document▼

For the address declaration;

• Photocopy of House Deed if you are staying in your own house
• Certificate of Residence in your Name for Extension Applications
• If you are staying with a Lease Agreement, Notarized Copy of the Lease Agreement (The Lease Agreement must be notarized by the landlord and tenant by going to the notary public and getting notary approval in the form of 'Arrangement').
• If staying in hotels, etc., a document proving that you stayed in these places, a receipt showing the payment for the period of stay and signature circular of the hotel.
• If staying in student dormitories or student apart houses a petition document proving that you are staying in a dormitory. Dormitory signature circular and a photocopy of the dormitory's tax certificate also required if the document does not have a barcode or QR code.

 The signatures in petition document and dormitory/apart signature circular should be the same (signed by the same person)

• If you are staying with a supporter, the notarized commitment of the person you are staying with

 The supporter must have a legal stay in Turkey.

 The person giving the commitment can give commitment to a maximum of two people.

 The person giving the commitment must have a certificate of residence, an invoice in his name.

7. Valid Health Insurance

• It is obligatory to have a valid health insurance in order to obtain a residence permit.

8. Receipt of The Residence Permit Card Payment▼

• It is obligatory to submit the receipt showing payment of fee for residence permit card.
• You can make the relevant payment from the tax offices or online on the website of the Turkish Revenue Administration (https://dijital.gib.gov.tr/hizliOdemeler/gocIdaresiIkametTezkeresiHarciOdeme)
• If you have previously obtained a residence permit card, you can make your payment from Ziraat Bank branches with your identity number.
• You can also request a potential tax identification number for foreigners electronically. https://dijital.gib.gov.tr/foreigners/kimlikNoBasvuru 

• Students will be able to obtain their NENS (UETS) addresses from PTT branches after submitting their;

• For students under 18 years of age, the residence permit evaluation results will be sent through the NENS (UETS) addresses of their parents or guardians. Children are not required to declare a NENS (UETS) address.

10. Birth Certificate, Letter of Consent, Letter of Commitment for Students Under 18 years old ▼

• Birth Certificate;

 If the birth certificate is obtained from Turkish authorities, it must be e-signed/signed and stamped/sealed. If it is obtained from abroad, a notarized Turkish translation and apostille annotation is required. In case of being a citizen of the country that is not a party to the apostille agreement, the document must be approved by the relevant country’s authorities (consular approval and Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Turkish Authorities authorized in this regard).

• Parental Consent;

 If the individual is under the age of eighteen; Consent of the mother / father or legal representative abroad will be sought. [If taken from Turkish authorities, it must be e-signed/signed and stamped/sealed. In case of being a citizen of a country that is not a party to the apostille agreement, the document in question must be approved by the relevant country authorities (consular approval and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Turkish Authorities authorized in this regard.)]

 In the absence of a mother or father (in case of death the other spouse must present a death certificate), the consent declaration must be [e-signed/signed and stamped/sealed if obtained from the Turkish authorities. In case of being a citizen of a country that is not a party to the apostille agreement, the document in question must be approved by the relevant country authorities (consular approval and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Turkish Authorities authorized in this regard.)]

 In case of divorce, the child's custody document [must be e-signed / signed and stamped / sealed if obtained from the Turkish authorities. In case of being a citizen of a country that is not a party to the apostille agreement, the document in question must be approved by the relevant country authorities (consular approval and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Turkish Authorities authorized in this regard.)]