- Please visit https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/ to reach Short Term Residence Permit Registration Form and start your application process. 

- An application can be made only after entering Turkey and registering at the university. 

- In order to schedule an appointment, you are required to enter Turkey with your original passport. No other documents are accepted for residence permit applications. 

- The application process should start within the legal period specified under immigration regulations. Accordingly, an online residence permit application must be submitted before the expiration date of a visa (regular or electronic), passport or other entry document. Each applicant must be aware of the expiration date of their visas or the amount of time allowed in Turkey with other documents. It is not possible to apply after the visa expiration date. 

-  Applicants’ passports must be valid at least 60 days beyond the requested ending date of residence permit (i.e. if an applicant wants to have a residence permit which expires on June 30th, his/ her passport must be valid until August 29th).

- Make sure that you upload your biometric photo when filling out the online application form. Do not upload family, selfie, unrecognizable, non-up-to-date or black and white photos into the system, otherwise residence permit document shall not be issued!

- While filling out the online application form, please select “SHORT TERM/ THE ONES TO ATTEND TRAINING, RESEARCH, APPRENTICESHIP AND COURSES” as the application type and purpose instead of “STUDENT” or “SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”.

- While filling out the online form, you should choose ITU Ayazağa campus address regardless of your residential address in Turkey. It is essential for your card to be sent to the university and to prevent any loss or misplacements upon delivery. The address is as follows:     Resitpasa Mah. Katar Cad. No: 2/1 Sariyer / Istanbul

- Once your online application is complete, you should print out the application form, sign the signature part on the 5th page, and submit it along with all your documents to the appointment place indicated on the application form in person. Exact date and time of the appointment for submission of the application folder will be sent via e-mail by Provincial Directorate of Migration Management.

- Residence Permit Application Instructions explains how to fill out the online application form step by step. Please check the guide before you start to fill in the online application form. 

Passport photocopy after arriving in Turkey (ID page, visa page if you got a visa, and the last entry stamp page for Turkey).

Please make sure that all the photocopies are separately taken to separate A4- size papers.

Photos must have been taken within the last 6 months and they must comply with ICAO Standarts.

Do not upload family, selfie, unrecognizable, non-up-to-date or black and white photos into the system, otherwise residence permit document shall not be issued!

This item is required if the application is made for the Residence Permit  extension. If you are applying for the first time, you may disregard this item.

As the applicants declare in the Application Form that they have sufficient and   regular income during the period of their stay, Directorate of Migration Management may request some supporting documents. Sabbatical salary, personal funds, grants or scholarships from home governments, or other private organizations may be used as a proof of your financial capacity.

You may follow one of the options listed below to pay your residence permit card fee: 
o Visit the website of the Revenue Administration for tax payments and make the payment online: 
To be able to pay online, you should have a credit card with an activated internet and/or international transactions feature. (Foreign cards are also valid.)
The page is in Turkish.For instructions on how to manage the web page, please click here.

After completing the procedure, make sure that you print the payment receipt in two copies! 

o Visit one of the tax offices in Istanbul and make the payment in-person: After completing the Short Term Residence Permit Application Form, you can visit one of the tax offices in Istanbul. 
Required documents are:
- Your Tax ID number (for those who don’t have a Foreigner ID yet.)
- Residence Permit Application Form
- Passport
For the contact information of all tax offices in Istanbul, please click here. 
For the nearest tax Office to Ayazağa Campus, please click here. 

o Online payment through the web page of Directorate General of Migration Management (goc.gov.tr): 
As soon as you complete and print your short term residence permit application form, a screen with “Make Payment” button will appear. This button remains active for 15 days on the e-residence web site.
To be able to pay online, you should have a credit card with an activated internet and/or international transactions feature. (Foreign cards are also valid.)
The page is in Turkish. For instructions on how to manage the web page, please click here.
After completing the procedure, make sure that you print the payment receipt in two copies! 

o Visit one of the Vakıfbank, Ziraat Bank, or Halkbank branches and pay in-person at the bank office: 
If you do not have a credit card, or your credit card is not open for international transactions, or if the system fails, then you can pay the card fee via one of the banks listed above with 9207- tax reference code (9207-İKAMET TEZKERESİ DEFTER SATIŞ BEDELİ). 
You may prefer Vakıfbank for convenience reasons as it is located on the Ayazağa Campus. 
Required documents are:
- Your Tax ID number (for those who don’t have a Foreigner ID yet.)
- Residence Permit Application Form
- Passport
Make sure that the payment receipt is stamped/sealed by the bank. If not, please ask for a stamp. 
Only original copy of the bank payment receipts are accepted by Migration Management Office. 

You may follow one of the options listed below to pay your residence permit card fee: 
o Visit the website of the Revenue Administration for tax payments and make the payment online: 
To be able to pay online, you should have a credit card with an activated internet and/or international transactions feature. (Foreign cards are also valid.)
The page is in Turkish.For instructions on how to manage the web page, please click here.

After completing the procedure, make sure that you print the payment receipt in two copies! 

o Visit one of the tax offices in Istanbul and make the payment in-person: After completing the Short Term Residence Permit Application Form, you can visit one of the tax offices in Istanbul. 
Required documents are:
- Your Tax ID number (for those who don’t have a Foreigner ID yet.)
- Residence Permit Application Form
- Passport
For the contact information of all tax offices in Istanbul, please click here. 
For the nearest tax Office to Ayazağa Campus, please click here. 

o Online payment through the web page of Directorate General of Migration Management (goc.gov.tr): 
As soon as you complete and print your short term residence permit application form, a screen with “Make Payment” button will appear. This button remains active for 15 days on the e-residence web site.
To be able to pay online, you should have a credit card with an activated internet and/or international transactions feature. (Foreign cards are also valid.)
The page is in Turkish. For instructions on how to manage the web page, please click here 
After completing the procedure, make sure that you print the payment receipt in two copies!

An official Acceptance Letter prepared by the host unit (research center, laboratory or department) at ITU. This letter should indicate the length of the stay and state the place where the research or study will be conducted. The letter is required to be printed on an ITU-letter-headed paper with the official signature and stamp/seal of the host unit on it.

If you stay at one of ITU Housing units, you must collect a residency document (in Turkish) from the ITU Housing Department which states the length of your stay. The document should be printed on ITU letter-headed paper, with an official stamp/seal and signature on it.

If you are staying off-campus, in a rental house with a rental agreement, attach a notary     public approved copy of your rental agreement to the application documents.

If you are staying at the places like hotel, motel, attach the documents showing your stay in these places to the application documents.

If you are staying in dormitory, you must attach e-signed/signed and stamped/sealed document which shows that you are staying in dormitory to your application.

If the foreigner is going to stay in a 3rd person's residence (other than relatives), notary public undertaking of the host (and notary public undertaking of the spouse if the host is married) is required. Lodging for employing purposes, house care services are considered as unpermitted working, and administrative pecuniary penalties are applied both to foreigner and employer and deportation      processes are initiated for the foreigner with all travel and other expenses payable by the employer.

Insurance period must cover the intended residence permit duration. One of the following document is considered as sufficient:

- E-signed/signed and stamped/sealed document to be obtained from provincial social security units which states that the foreigner is benefiting from the health services in Turkey within the scope of bilateral social security agreements.
- E-signed/signed and stamped/sealed provision document received from Social Security Institution: Provision documents to be received from Social Security Institution must be in such a manner that they must be both supportive and cover family members in family residence permits.
- E-signed/signed and stamped/sealed document of the application made to the Social Security Institution to become a general health insurance holder
- Private health insurance: The policy must have the expression of "This policy covers the minimum coverage stipulated in the circular no 9, dated 06/06/2014, on private health insurance required to be taken out for residence permit applications.". Please present signed and stamped/sealed original of your insurance policy during application.

Important Note: Health insurance is not required for those above 65 years old.