Foreigners who will stay in Turkey beyond the legal visa or visa exemption period are required to obtain a residence permit.
The residence permit application depends on the purpose of the foreigner’s stay in Turkey.
The residence permit application is evaluated and finalized by the Central Immigration Office. Applicants should be aware of the entire process (including the duration and required documents) before coming to Turkey.
Residence Permit Types
- Tourism Purpose
- For The Purpose Of Purchasing Real Estate
- For Family Reunification
- Establish Business Or Commercial Connection
- Job Training Programme
- Humanitarian Purpose ( Asylum)
- Educational Purpose
- Turkish Language Course
- Scientific Research
- To Prevent Human Trafficking
Our team has all the necessary knowledge and expertise to assist applicants in finding the right type of residence permit they require.
Important Note:
The residence permit application is approved no earlier than 60 days before the passport validity date. Therefore, passport validity should be extended before planning to come to Turkey. This rule does not apply to humanitarian and anti-trafficking residence permit applications.
General Residence Permit Process:
Residence Permit Online Application
Necessary Documents & Application Submission
Evaluation Period by the Immigration Office (Maximum 3 months after the application)
Receiving the Residence Permit Card
Our Services :
Making a preliminary examination for the residence permit application: If it is possible this process should be done while the applicants are outside of Turkey.
Note: According to the bilateral agreements between governments, there may be some restrictions on entry procedures into Turkey and some special application documents may be requested from outside Turkey.
RL Turkey Immigration & Relocation office will inform the applicants which visa is accepable/suitable for the residence permit application in Turkey.
Determining the interview date: We compare the immigration office system with the applicant’s schedule to determine the convenient date.
Eligibity checking of the application documents: the required documents list will be shared with the applicants , We will provide support at every step of the process.
Making the application at the immigration office: Our team will meet the applicant at the immigration office. (If applicants provide us with a Power of Attorney, our lawyer will accompany them.
Government fees will be paid by us, and the application file will be prepared.
Follow-up of the application process: Immigration officers will evaluate and conclude the application file within a certain period. ( Our team will access the immigration system to check the status of the application.)
If needed, our authorized lawyer will submit additional application documents to the immigration office within the determined period.
Obtaining the residence permit card: The card will be sent to the applicant’s registered address. (As a rule, the applicant or an authorized person can collect it from the relevant institution.)
RL Turkey Immigration & Relocation office is going to provide up-to-date information on changes in the immigration laws and regulations.Determination of application eligibility
