Gelisim Announcement

International Student Residence Process

In accordance with the decision of YÖK dated 29.11.2023, from now on, all international students are required to submit their files within 5 days to the International Student Office (Rectorate building, Floor: -1) after preparing their files.
IMPORTANT NOTE: After obtaining the application form from the address (e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr), you must submit it to the Internationa Student Office along with all other documents within 5 days.
According to the appointment given by the provincial migration administration, files will be submitted to the Migration Administration each week on Friday. Your file must be submitted in person without any missing documents to the International Student Office.
 
You Can Follow the Steps Below for the International Student Residence Process:

1. Visit the address e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr to create your application.

2. After receiving the application form from the relevant address, you must go in person to one of the following provincial migration administration centers with your passport in the same day to give fingerprints. Files of students without fingerprint numbers on the application form will not be accepted under any circumstances.
    

Provincial migration administration centers where you can go for fingerprinting:
• 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

a) Private Health Insurance
b) After completing your SGK (Social Security Institution) registration, within 90 days, you must personally apply to the Avcılar SGK center with your foreign identity number.

2. Residence Permit Application Form

You must apply through the address e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr.

        3. Four Biometric PhotosThey 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 also keep 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.

5. Residence Address Certificate

a) If you stay in a dormitory, you need a dormitory certificate stamped/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 rental contract must be notarized (The document must contain the phrase 'In Presence of Notary Public').
c) If staying in a hotel or similar place, payment receipt covering 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 give a 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)."

6. Payment of Residence Permit Card Fee 565 TL

a) You can apply to the Tax Office and make your payment,
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 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 - residence permit card fee book'.
 
After completing these steps, the documents must be submitted to the International Student Office within 5 days based on the residence application date, without any lacks. Files not brought within this period are not the responsibility of our university.

Created Date:   Thursday, February 8, 2024