After your arrivalfinalizing all your registrationcourse selection procedures, the most urgent thing you have to do is applying for a residence permit. Having a valid student visa is not enough to be a full-time university student. Please fill out the application form here: https:e-ikamet.goc.gov.trvisit the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management (İl Göç İdaresi) on the dayhour of the appointment. The Office of International Relations will assist you to carry out all the procedures, but it should be noted that it is the students responsibility to get a residence permit. To be on the safe side regarding the residence permit procedures, please forward a copy of your current residence card to the Office of International Relations when asked. Its expiry date will be noted by our staff,you will receive a notice to renew it. Please note that students (student visa holders) are exempt from the residence permit application feeyou pay the card fee only. Documents Required To Get Your Residence Permit: Residence Permit Application Form (it must be signed by you) Passport copy (pages with identity informationentry stamp) Four (4) passport size, biometric photos (taken within the last 6 months) Financial declaration which states that you have enough funds to study. Valid health insurance (Insurance period must cover the intended residence permit duration. One of the following document is considered as sufficient: -E-signedsignedstampedsealed document to be obtained from provincial social security units which states that the foreigner is benefiting from the health services in Turkey within the scope of bilateral social security agreements -E-signedsignedstampedsealed provision document received from Social Security Institution (Provision documents to be received from Social Security Institution must be in such a manner that they must be both supportivecover family members.) -E-signedsigned, stamped document of the application made to the Social Security Institution to become a general health insurance holder -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 a signedstamped copy of your insurance policy during the application! For extension applications, attach only approved (sealed, signed) copy of your policy into your application file. Student certificate which shows that you are entitled actively to benefit from the rights of being a student (e-signedsignedstampedsealed document)
Required Documents for Residence:
In accordance with Article 38 of Law No. 6458, the following requested documents are hereby presented, and the delivery of this notice has been acknowledged with the signature below. One copy of this notice has been provided to you, and one copy will be sent to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management.
Documents:
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Residence permit registration/application form (signed by the student)
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Passport or a document replacing the passport (with a note stating "original seen")
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Document proving student status
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4 biometric photos
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Valid health insurance (GSS or private health insurance covering the duration of the residence permit application)
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Document showing the address of residence
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National Electronic Notification Address
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If staying in their own house, a copy of the property deed (for extension applications, "residence certificate and utility bill" is sufficient)
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If staying in a rented house, a notarized copy of the rental agreement
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If staying in a hotel or similar accommodation, a document stating that the stay is at such a place
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If staying in a student dormitory or boarding house, a document confirming the stay at the dormitory
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If staying with a sponsor, a notarized commitment from the person they are staying with (if the sponsor is married, a notarized commitment from the spouse is also required)
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Receipt proving the payment of the residence permit fee