Residence Permits

International students in Türkiye are required to obtain a student residence permit in accordance with the Law on Foreigners and International Protection. This permit grants students the right to stay in Türkiye for the duration of their studies. All international students must apply for a student residence permit within their legal stay period. To initiate the process, students must complete the online residence permit application on the https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/ website. Following the application, you must prepare all relevant documents into a single PDF file within 14 days from the online application. You are required to send this single prepared PDF file to the email address international.students@isikun.edu.tr.

International students studying in Türkiye must complete their residence permit procedures on time and in full in order to protect their legal stay periods. (https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/)

RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION STEPS:

  1. Online Application The first step of your application is to apply online via https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr. You must apply as an initial application before your visa or legal right to stay expires. If you have an existing residence permit card and it has not expired, you can apply for an extension up to 59 days before the expiration date. After completing the online application, you have 14 days to complete the following steps and submit your file. Therefore, we kindly ask you to prepare for the 13-day application process by taking into consideration the expiration date of your current residence permit card. Warning: After you make your online application, the system will automatically give you a future appointment date. This appointment date is a part of the old procedure. Please disregard it and make sure to send your PDF file to the international.students@isikun.edu.tr email address within 14 days.
  2. Collect the Required Documents
  • Printout of your online application form (you need to download it after completing the online application; after giving your fingerprints, they will write the fingerprint code on it)
  • You can go to the nearest Directorate of Migration Management for fingerprints. (If your fingerprint number appears automatically on the online application form, you do not need to take fingerprints.)
  • Passport (you are required to show your original passport)
  • Photocopy of passport pages (the page with your photo, the page with the validity and expiration dates, and the last entry stamp by Türkiye / the last entry stamp on your visa)
  • Turkish Student Certificate showing your Active Student Status (must be obtained within the last month, you can request it from e-Campus or obtain it via e-Devlet)
  • Turkish Health Insurance Policy (must be valid for at least one year)
  • 964 TL Residence permit card fee receipt
  • Photocopy of the Previous Residence Permit Card (front and back sides) if you are applying for a renewal
  • UETS document obtained from PTT or via the e-Devlet application (for Extension Application)

Students under the age of 18 must also submit the following documents:

  • Consent Letter: You must arrange a consent letter written by your parents allowing you to study at Işık University and live in Türkiye. The consent letter must state that the parents allow the student to study at Işık University in Türkiye and will support the student financially. It must include an Apostille and be officially translated into Turkish in Türkiye. You must obtain a copy approved by a notary public. If you come from a country without an Apostille agreement or if you did not have it apostilled, after having it translated and approved by a notary public in Türkiye, you must also obtain approval from your consulate in İstanbul and the district governorship or governorate in Türkiye.
  • Birth Certificate: You must obtain an apostilled birth certificate from your country. It must include an Apostille and be officially translated into Turkish in Türkiye. You must obtain a copy approved by a notary public. If you come from a country without an Apostille agreement or if you did not have it apostilled, after having it translated and approved by a notary public in Türkiye, you must also obtain approval from your consulate in İstanbul and the district governorship or governorate in Türkiye.
  • Notarized parent permission letter (written by parents, Apostille-approved, and a notarized Turkish translation is required)
  • Birth certificate (notarized Turkish translation required)
  • Notarized consent given to a 3rd person
  1. Pay the 964 TL Tax Fee
  1. Give Fingerprints at the Migration Management Office You must go to one of the offices below with your file to give fingerprints:
  • İstanbul Provincial Directorate of Migration Management
  • Esenyurt District Working Group Presidency
  • Kumkapı Coordination Center
  • Pendik District Working Group Presidency
  • Sultanbeyli District Working Group Presidency 
  • Working hours: Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00.
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  • You must submit your file on a Tuesday within a maximum of 13 days from the online residence application date. Files are not accepted outside of Tuesdays. IMPORTANT NOTES:
  • You do not need to wait for the appointment date to give fingerprints.
  • To track your application, you can check the "Track My Application" page at https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr.
  • If you stay in dormitories, you can collect your Residence Permit Card from the Student Affairs Office.
  • You cannot leave Türkiye without obtaining a residence permit.
  • If you are transferring to Işık University from another university, you must apply within 10 days after leaving your previous university.

⚠️ IMPORTANT Prepare all your documents related to the residence permit in a single PDF file. You are required to send the single PDF file you have prepared to this email address: international.students@isikun.edu.tr. After your documents are checked, they are uploaded through the system and the evaluation process of your application begins.

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