We have explained all the residence permit application stages for you, let’s start immediately;

1- The first thing we need to tell you for the application for a residence permit is that you must be legally staying in Turkey. People who are not in Turkey legally, that is, people who are in Turkey illegally cannot apply for a residence permit. The online application system of the migration administration does not accept applications from foreigners who are in Turkey illegally. Likewise, it is not possible to apply for a residence permit from abroad without entering Turkey.

2- Before applying for a residence permit online, we need health insurance, an address to stay, and a passport. We have made the foreign health insurance, we know where we will stay, now we can proceed to the online application stage.

3- We write ‘-e residence application’ to Google. We continue our online application at the address that appears. Residence permit official online application page : https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/

4- We will not explain the online application stage in detail here. If you want to learn the online application stage in detail, you can read our article APPLICATION FOR RESIDENCY PERMIT, where we have detailed explanations.

5- After the online application is completed, the system will give you an appointment day. Generally, an appointment is given to the immigration administration 2 weeks after the online application is completed. If you have written your residence permit application form, your online application is complete.

6- We have completed the online application, we also have an appointment day. Here we need to say about the appointment day; sometimes the Immigration Administration does not notify the appointment day immediately after the online application at busy times. The appointment date and time are then sent to your mobile phone by the Migration Management.

7- What needs to be done until the appointment day is the preparation of the necessary documents for the residence permit. We will not provide detailed information about the documents to be prepared at this stage. For detailed information, please read our related article. Residence Permit Required Documents.

8- We have prepared our documents related to the residence permit, we go to the immigration office on the appointment day. We need to give our documents to the immigration office in a pink file. You do not need to worry about the pink file, you can easily buy it from every shop next to the Immigration Authorities.

9- When you go to the Immigration Administration, if there is no deficiency in your documents, your documents will be received and your application will be completed by giving fingerprints. If there is a deficiency in your documents, you will be given 30 days and you must complete your documents within these 30 days and submit them to the immigration administration again.

10- Approximately 2 weeks after you submit your documents completely, the result of your residence permit application comes as SMS to the mobile phone you provided during the online application. At this stage, you need to act according to the result.

11- If your residence permit application has been accepted, then you should wait for your residence card and after your residence permit card is sent to your home, you should go to the Immigration Administration and register your address. ADDRESS REGISTRATION FOR FOREIGNERS ? According to the law, you must register your address 20 days after your residence permit is approved.

If your residence permit application is rejected, you must leave Turkey within 10 days. You can file a lawsuit against the rejection of your residence permit application in Turkish courts. However, remember that filing a lawsuit will not give you the right to stay in Turkey. You have to return to your country and wait for the result of the court case in your country.