residence permit type Turkey 2022

A Turkish Residence Permit is an authorization to remain in Turkey for longer than three months in half a year, under purposes as settlement, working or studying.

A residence permit enables you to live in Turkey, study, get married, convert to Turkish drivers’ license, get tax number, open a bank account, purchase property, make investments, and much more.

If your purpose of moving to Turkey is working, you will only need a work permit, which also serves as a residence permit.

residence permit type Turkey 2022

Who Needs a Turkey Residence Permit

Every person that moves to Turkey with the intention to remain in the country for more than three months needs to get a Turkey Residence Permit upon arrival. Without a residence permit, your stay in Turkey will be considered illegal.

You will be exempt from this requirement if one of the following applies to you:

•  have a “registration certificate” for international protection application.

• You are exempt from a residence permit pursuant to reciprocal or multilateral conventions to which the Republic of Turkey is also a party.

• for a diplomacy or consulate officer that holds office in Turkey.

•  work for representative offices of international establishments in Turkey.

•  identity card contains one of the following tags:

  • “international protection applicant”

  • “international protection status”

  • “statelessness”

• You have a valid work permit.

Short-term residence permit

The Turkish short-term residence permit is the most sought after among all other residence permits.

You can get this residence permit for any of the following purposes:

• for scientific research

• to establish commercial connections or business

• to participate in an in-service training program

• for educational or similar purposes in the framework of student exchange programs;

• for tourism purposes

• to receive medical treatment given that you do not carry one of the diseases which are considered as a threat

• for public health

• to attend Turkish learning courses

• You are a citizen of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Family residence permit type Turkey 2022

A family residence permit can be granted the foreign spouse of a Turkish national, his/her minor children and his/her dependent foreign child. The sponsor must have enough income to support those applying for a residence permit in order for them to get the permit.

Student residence permit type Turkey 2022

You can get a student residence permit type Turkey 2022 if you are in Turkey under the purpose of enrolling in primary or secondary education. If you already have a family residence permit you will not need this one. You will be eligible to apply for this residence also if you are planning to study at the levels of associate degree, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, doctorate, specialty training in medicine (TUS), and specialty training in dentistry (DUS) in a higher education institution in Turkey.

Required Documents

On the day of your appointment, you will need to submit several documents at the nearest office of Directorate General of

Migration Management. The required documents for a Turkish residence permit are as follows:

• Residence permit application form.

• Four biometric photographs.

• Original passport.

• Notarized copy of the passport or travel document.

• Proof of sufficient and sustainable financial resources for the duration of the stay. You must prove you have in your

• bank at least €500 for each month you spend in Turkey, or present proof that you will receive that amount monthly.

• Evidence of Health Insurance.

Note that according to your situation, the type of residence permit you are applying for and your nationality, you may have to submit additional documents. Make sure you submit them all on time, as required.

Humanitarian residence permit type Turkey 2022 

You can apply for this residence permit if you are in Turkey without a valid visa or residence permit, but no deportation decision has been taken against you, you are waiting for your deportation, or you cannot return to your country of residence due to emergency reasons.

Residence permit for victims of human trafficking in Turkey

If you are a victim of human trafficking, and you are in Turkey, you can apply for this residence permit.

Residence Permit Validity

The validity of a Residence Permit in Turkey depends on the type of permit that you hold, as follows:

• Short-term residence permits type Turkey 2022 can be issued for a maximum of two years at a time.

• Long-term residence permits are issued with indefinite validity.

• The validity of a Student Residence Permit type Turkey 2022 depends on the length of studies. If your education period is less than one year, the residence permit period cannot exceed the education period.

• The family residence permit type Turkey 2022 may be issued for a period not exceeding three years at a time.

• The permit for humanitarian residence is granted and extended for a maximum period of one year.

• The residence permit type Turkey for the victims of human trafficking

   is issued for a period of thirty days.

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