Touristic Residence Permit

 THE TOURISTIC RESIDENCE PERMIT IS THE MOST FAMOUS TYPE OF RESIDENCE PERMITS IN TURKEY BECAUSE OF THE SIMPLICITY  OF ITS ISSUANCE , NORMALLY APPLICANTS CHOOSE THE TOURISTIC RESIDENCE PERMIT TO SET THEIR FOOT IN THE COUNTRY AND START SEARCHING FOR A UNIVERSITY OR FOR A JOB AND THEN MAKE A WORK PERMIT OR STUDENT PERMIT .

FROM THE BENEFITS OF THE TOURISTIC RESIDENCE PERMIT IS THAT IT GIVES THE APPLICANT THE LEGAL RIGHT TO RENT AND LIVE IN TURKEY FOR 1-2 YEARS (DEPENDING ON THE RESIDENCE PERMIT DATE).

FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE TOURISTIC RESIDENCE PERMIT KINDLY READ THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE :

What is the Turkish tourist residence and its benefit?

Tourist residence in Turkey is a document in the form of a card granted by the Ministry of the Interior to tourists, allowing its holders to stay in Turkey for the duration of its validity and enter Turkey without papers or other required procedures such as visa, etc. Issuing a long-term visa or leaving and re-entering. 

For each document there are conditions, what are the conditions for obtaining a tourist residence permit in Turkey:

The applicant must not have come to Turkey with a commercial visa.

It is not possible to apply if you exceed the legal period of your presence in the country of Turkey.

The passport should be valid for 60 days longer than the validity of the residence permit.

 

Documents required to obtain a tourist residence permit:

A copy of the passport, attested by the notary (notary).

A copy of the passport for the last entry stamp to Turkey.

Four biometric photos on a white background.

Interview appointment form.

A rental contract certified by the Turkish Souls Department or Notre.

Health insurance for the period of stay ranging from one year to two years.

The tax number is from the Turkish Tax Authority, and to extract it, you need:

Tax number request form

Passport and photo

residential address

Residence card fee.

A copy of the annual residency fee payment receipt.

Steps for obtaining a tourist residence permit in Turkey:

Prepare all previous papers.

Go to the appointment on the specified date and place (THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE BOOKED BY THE AGENCY).

During the interview, the applicant must attend in person, and you can request a private translator free of charge.

After completing the interview and accepting your application,You will receive from the employee a document that you can carry around until the issuance of the tourist residence card.

The residency is issued within a maximum of 60 days, and it may be issued after a few days.

Then it is sent to the applicant's address or received from the mail of the municipality to which it belongs.

If the applicant is under the age of 18:

The parents must be present or the father must have a guardianship authorization certified by the notary public or the Turkish embassy in the country of residence.

- A birth certificate extracted from the embassy or consulate in Turkey, translated and certified, or from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your country.

- Or it can be substituted for the birth certificate by the family book, and it must also be certified by the same authorities mentioned above.

Renewal of tourist residence in Turkey:

Tourists often resort to renewing their tourist residence in Turkey because they know its importance after it was issued for the first time, so how is the tourist residence renewed in Turkey?

A copy of the passport, certified by a notary public.

Photo of the old residence.

A copy of the passport for the last entry stamp to Turkey.

Four biometric photos on a white background.

Appointment form.

Residence card fee.

A rental contract certified by the Turkish Souls Department or Notre.

Health insurance for the period of stay ranging from one year to two years.

Some notes to know:

You cannot proceed to issuing a tourist residence permit if you exceed the legal period of your presence in the country, so it is preferable to start obtaining it as soon as you come to Turkey directly.

It is possible, but rarely happens, for the employee to request a bank statement of $6,000 or its equivalent.

Sometimes it is required that you be inside Turkey when you start processing your file.

In the event that you do not complete your papers, you may be given a 30-day opportunity to complete them, and if the applicant does not complete the incomplete papers, the application will be rejected.

The passport must be valid for 60 days longer than the period of stay, i.e. valid for one year and 60 days in the case of a one-year residency request.

It is not required to pay a sum of money to determine the date of stay.

The residence validity date starts from the visa expiry date, or upon request it starts from the date of submission.

In the case of renewal, the validity date of the residence permit starts from the date of expiry of the previous permit.

The Directorate General of Migration Management does not allow dealing with a party other than the applicant, so please attend the appointment yourself.

Personal photos must be taken no more than 6 months ago from the date of submission.

The residency is issued for a maximum of one or two years, and only Northern Cyprus citizens are allowed to issue a residency valid for 5 years.