Exchange Students Residence Permit Process
Based on the 29.11.2023 dated Council of Higher Education decision, after preparing their files, all exchange students are required to submit their files to the International Exchange and Cooperation Office (Rectorate building, Floor: 5) in person.
IMPORTANT NOTE: After receiving the application form (e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr), you must submit it to IECO together with all other documents within 5 days.
Based on the appointment given to us by the provincial migration administration, the files will be delivered to the migration administration on Friday every week. The documents must be submitted to the International Exchange and Cooperation Office within 5 days based on the date of residence application.
You can follow the steps below for the residence permit process:
1. You can create your application by visiting e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr.
If you are applying for residence for the first time, you need to obtain a "first time application".
When applying for a residence permit, make sure that your details are correct and as written in the passport.
2. After receiving the application form from the relevant address, you must go to one of the following provincial migration administration centers with your passport and give fingerprints on the same day. The files of students who do not have a fingerprint number on the application form will definitely not be accepted.
Provincial migration administration centers where you can go for fingerprint:
• Esenyurt District Working Group Presidency
• Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Migration Management
• Kumkapı Coordination Center
• Sultanbeyli District Working Group Presidency
• Pendik District Working Group Presidency
You can prepare your file by following the steps below:
1. Foreign Health Insurance
-Private Health Insurance
3. 4 pcs of Biometric Photo
They must be in ICAO standards (The size should be 50mm x 60mm, with a white background and no patterns)
4. Passport, Last or first entry stamp, Visa Copy (If Any)
You must have the first page of your passport, visa page (if any), and last entry stamp to the country, and also keep the original passport with you.
5. Residence Permit Card Copy (If Any)
If you have any residence permit card, you must have a photocopy of the front and back pages of the card, and alsokeep the original residence permit card with you.
6. Student Certificate
a) You can obtain stamped and signed documents by applying to student affairs or faculty secretariats in person,
b) They can obtain QR coded student certificates via e-government or OBIS system,
Note: Both types of documents are accepted by the Migration Administration.
Note: Make sure that the student status is shown as “ACTIVE” on the student certificate.
7. Residence Address Certificate
a) If you stay in a dormitory, you need a dormitory certificatestamped/signed and a signature circular. If the document has a barcode, a signature circular is not required,
b) If you stay in an apartment or similar place, the rentalcontract must be notarized (The document must contain thephrase 'In Presence of Notary Public').
c) If staying in a hotel or similar place, payment receiptcovering the duration of stay and an official letter,
d) If you stay with family or relatives, a notarized commitment must be provided (If the person giving the commitment is a foreigner, a residence address certificate and invoice are required. If a Turkish citizen, a residence address certificate, invoice, and if married, the spouse must also givea commitment),
e) If you have a residence address certificate, none of the above documents are required (you can access it via e-government).
f) If you are staying in your own house, you need a photocopy of the property deed and a residency certificate (which you can obtain from the municipality).
8. Payment of Residence Permit Card Fee 565 TL
Before depositing the residence permit card fee, the student is required to obtain a "Potential Tax Identification Number for Foreigners" through the website dijital.gib.gov.tr/foreigners/kimlikNoBasvuru.
With this tax identification number;
a) You can apply to the Tax Office and make your payment,i
b) You can deposit the card fee via PTT, the receipt must be stamped and signed,
c) You can make an online payment via the e-ikamet website (https://dijital.gib.gov.tr/hizliOdemeler/gocIdaresiIkametTezkeresiHarciOdeme)or the Revenue Administration Presidency,
d) If you have a residence permit, you can apply to bank branches and make a payment with the code '9207 - residencepermit card fee book'.
After completing these steps, the documents must be submitted to the International Exchange and Cooperation Office within 5 days based on the residence application date. The files not submitted within this date are not under the responsibility of our university.
