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Student Residence Permit



Student Residence Permit


E-residential students in the Republic of Turkey to request an appointment via e-applications for appointment of resident foreign nationals are required to submit the required documents and what they found in the Provincial Immigration Administration. This section is located student residence permit in the Republic of Turkey with relevant information.



Foreigners with primary or secondary education and no family residence permit. (Foreign students who have primary and secondary education with a family residence permit can continue their education until 18 years of age without having to obtain a residence permit. Foreigners will be trained in a higher education institution in Turkey. (Associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, graduate medical education (TUS), Specialist Training in Dentistry (DUS) should not be trained in level) A student residence permit may be issued for the above-mentioned foreigners.


with the permission of foreign students residing in Turkey have received session, only the first-degree relatives of the wife and children of the family residence permit have the right to be supportive of their application. It cannot be supportive or provide any rights to other relatives for residence permit applications.


Student Residence Permit Duration Determination:


If the foreign student will be studying for less than one year, the period of residence cannot be longer than the foreign student's education period.

Foreign students are to be educated in Turkey come through public institutions and organizations throughout the residence permit given study period.

Foreign students whose primary and secondary education will be educated and whose care and expenses belong to real or legal persons can be granted and extended for one year residence permit with the approval of their parents or legal representatives.



Requirements for Student Residence Permit: 


The student must meet the requirements of Article 39 of the relevant law for foreigners' residence permit. 


Foreign nationals, according to Law 38. AGENT must provide the information and supporting documents the nature of the purpose of stay in Turkey and must submit.


 The foreigner must meet the requirements of Article 7 of the Law and fall under Article 7. Foreign nationals must provide residential address information will remain in Turkey.



What are the reasons for the refusal, cancellation or non-extension of the residence permit? Failure to meet or eliminate the requirements for a student residence permit Convinced that the person cannot continue his / her education Understanding that student residence is used outside of the purpose of granting It has gone about the decision to deport foreign or no ban on entry to Turkey. NOTE: In the above cases, the foreigner cannot be granted a short-term residence permit, cancellation if it is granted, and cannot be extended if the residence period has expired.




Health Insurance for Student Residence: 

Health insurance is not required if foreign students make a claim for general health insurance within three months of their first registration. However, those who lose their right to become a general health insurer by not applying within three months following the registration date are required to have private health insurance (according to the provisions of the Social Security and General Health Insurance Law).


Procedures to be followed in the change of University, Faculty or Department of Foreign Higher Education Students:


a) In case of change of faculty or department in the same educational institution and change of educational institution in the same province, the existing residence permit remains valid in case the foreign student is notified within the period without interrupting the current student education. If the residence permit is shorter than the period of study, it shall be extended as long as the period of study from the date the permit ends.


b) In case the foreign students continue their education in a different city, the existing residence permit is issued by the provincial governor to be continued and a residence permit for the new education period is issued.



Right to Work of Foreign Students


formal undergraduate studying foreign nationals in Turkey, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students can work with obtaining a work permit. However, the right to work for foreign undergraduate and undergraduate students starts after the first year. Work permit applications are made to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.