Note: The process of obtaining a student residence permit has differences from normal residence permit processes. In the process of obtaining a student residence permit, the documents are submitted to the university, not to the immigration administration, and the procedures are carried out without waiting for the appointment date without taking into account the residence permit appointment.

The process of applying for a student residence permit ;
1- To enrol in an educational institution in Turkey. If a student residence permit is to be obtained at primary, secondary or high school level, then it is necessary to have entered Turkey with an education visa suitable for the purpose. If you are applying for university, doctorate or master’s degree student residence, there is no requirement to enter Turkey with an education visa.
2- Applying from the online application address of https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/ Migration Management. The issue to be considered here is to make your application within the free visa period. It is not possible to apply for a residence permit after becoming a staying illegal in Turkey.
3- After the online application is made, university students have to go to the immigration office where an appointment is made to give fingerprints without waiting for the appointment day and without making an appointment. University students will not submit the documents required for residence permit to the immigration office(Göç İdaresi). They will submit their documents to the university. In order to give fingerprints, it is necessary to go to the immigration office(Göç İdaresi) before submitting the documents to the University. You will take the application form, student certificate and your passport with you when you go for fingerprinting. There is no need to wait for the appointment day for fingerprinting. After the online application is finalised and the residence permit application document is received, you can go for fingerprinting without waiting for the appointment day. After fingerprinting, the documents are submitted to the University without waiting for the appointment day.
4- Preparation of documents:
a) If you are studying at university, you prepare your documents and submit them to the university after fingerprinting at the immigration office(Göç İdaresi).
b) If you are studying primary school, secondary school, high school, you prepare your documents and submit them to the immigration office(Göç İdaresi).
5- Your application result comes to the mobile phone you have given. Approximately 2 weeks after the documents are submitted, the residence permit results come to your phone.

If you want to apply for a residence permit on your own, we have prepared a guide that may be useful for you, you can find all the details of the residence permit application process in this guide; How to Get a Residence Permit?