1. Welcome to İstanbul Bilgi University
International Center - International Student Advising Office

2. Step by Step Residence Permit Application

3. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Passport or travel document
Four Passport size photos (biometric photo must be taken within the last 6-months: frontal, clear face, in a way that the foreigner can be recognized easily, with a white background).
Photocopy of passport pages (the page with your photo, the page where validity and expiry dates are written, and the page of the last entry).

4. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Card fee payment receipt (can be done at Hisar Tax Office).
The payment receipt and a copy of the receipt for residence permit card. The payment amount is 72 TL.
Student Certificate stamped and signed by the Student Affairs Office (in Turkish)
Printout of your online application form signed by the student (must be coloured print)
Health Insurance Policy (Turkish Version)
Statement of Income (You can find them in the Orientation Folder. If not, please visit the International Student Advising Office for this document.)

5. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Declaration Notification-Acceptance Statement (You can find them in the Orientation Folder. If not, please visit the International Student Advising Office for this document.)
Document of Address Information (You can find them in the Orientation Folder. If not, please visit the International Student Advising Office for this document.)
E-visa printout (for students who have e-visa)

6. In cases where the person concerned is under the age of 18:
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
In cases where the person concerned is under the age of 18:
Deed of consent (Muvafakatname) by the students’ father/mother/legal guardian is required. The person under the age of 18 should obtain mentioned deed of consent from the legal authorities in their respective country before arriving in Turkey.
Birth certificate
IMPORTANT NOTE: Certain conditions have been set for these two documents:
If students’ respective country is a party to the Apostille Convention, then the documents should have the Apostille approval by the Turkish embassy or consulate in their country. The certified Turkish translation of the documents have to be approved by the notary.
If the students’ documents have been prepared in their respective country without the Apostille approval, then they must firstly get them approved by their embassy or consulate in Turkey. Secondly, they should go to the district governorship to approve their certified Turkish translated documents.

7. PAYMENT FOR RESIDENCE PERMIT
You need to pay 72 TL for the Residence Permit card fee in one of two tax offices that are listed below:
HİSAR VERGİ DAİRESİ (SİRKECİ)
Address: Hobyar Mh. Yalıköşkü Cd. No:16-20 Sirkeci /Fatih
GELİR İDARESİ BAŞKANLIĞI (VATAN CADDESİ)
Address: Akşemsettin Mahallesi Adnan Menderes Bulvarı (Vatan Cad.) No:56 Fatih
Make sure to get a receipt of the payment and take a copy of the receipt for yourself.

8. https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/
YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR APPOINTMENT AFTER YOUR ARRIVAL IN TURKEY WITHIN ONE MONTH OF STAYING HERE ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
USE ENGLISH KEYBOARD WHEN YOU ARE GETTING YOUR APPOINTMENT.

9. ! NOTICE Online Residence Permit Application Sessions
For the students who are applying for the residence permit for the first time, instead of applying alone, you may join Online Residence Permit Application Sessions on Santral Campus to help with issues regarding your online application.
9th October – 18:00-20:00 (E2-106)
10th October – 09:00-12:00 (E2-106) 13:00-14:00 (E2-107)
11th October - 09:00-10:00 (E2-107) 15:00-17:00 (E2-106)

10. Forms for Residence Permit

11. “ ” İSTANBUL GÖÇ İDARESİ MÜDÜRLÜĞÜNE Statement of Income
Turkish name of your nationality
passport number
……Alman….. uyruklu olup…34573XXXXX.. Numaralı pasaport sahibiyim. İstanbul’da……İstanbul Bilgi…… üniversitesinde öğrenciyim. Türkiye’de öğrenci olduğumdan herhangi bir yerde çalışmamaktayım ve Türkiye’de ailemin maddi yardımıyla geçimimi sağlamaktayım. Almış olduğum öğrenim amaçlı randevumla işlemlerimin yapılıp tarafıma oturma izni verilmesini istiyorum. Vermiş olduğum bilgilerin doğruluğunu kabul eder ve gereğinin yapılmasını arz ederim.
AD : Your NAME
SOYAD : Your SURNAME
TEL : Phone number
İMZA : Signature ”

12. Declaration Notification“ ”
name
surname
signature

13. “ ” Address Information Name Surname Signature
(Turkish name of your faculty)
(Turkish name of your department)
İstanbul Bilgi ”
Name
Surname
Signature

14. Online Application

15. After this, on the next screen, choose the option “Student” !!!

16. “I WANT TO CONTINUE MY APPLICATION”
Or, for corrections, the second option
“I WANT TO CONTINUE MY APPLICATION” “ ”

17. All fields marked with red are MANDATORY.
You may omit the fields marked with black in case you can not fill them up right now. “ ”

18. When uploading your photo, be sure it‘s a passport-type photograph,
with the face well visible. “ ”

19. Continue to fill the data.“ ”

20. Continue to fill the data.“ ”

21. «I LODGE THE APPLICATION ON MY OWN BEHALF»
Choose
«I LODGE THE APPLICATION ON MY OWN BEHALF» “ ”

22. Home address and other info are required here.“ ”

23. Here, you will enter your Turkish address AND Turkish phone number.
(be sure the number you enter is a working one, because they will use it to inform you when your card arrives!) “ ”

24. “not working”/“studying”

25. Eski Silahtarağa Elektrik Santralı Kazım Karabekir Cad
Eski Silahtarağa Elektrik Santralı Kazım Karabekir Cad. No: 2/ Eyüp İstanbul “ ”

26. Mostly “no income”, “self-funded”, etc.

27. Either put “SSI” (the option chosen in the example above) or “Special Health Insurance” → only in case you have received your private insurance policy already and you can enter the policy number and validity. Otherwise, “General Health Insurance” (as shown above). However, be sure to have the insurance policy ready by the appointment day! “ ”

28. Basically tick all the red fields and don‘t tick all the black fields.
Note: in the insurance section, choose one option (the one that is true in your case (“I have it” or “I will take it“). “ ”

29. “Requested period“ should be until the end of your study period HOWEVER, if your passport is expiring before your estimated graduation, you need to set the date for 60 days prior to the expiry date. “ ”

30. Choose the ‘’ I would like to Make an Appointment only for myself ’’“ ”

31. We are almost done.... ☺ “ ”

32. “ ” Click “PRINT APPLICATION”
(it saves it to your PC as .pdf and you may print it out
after that) “ ”

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SİGN HERE ”

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39. THAT IS WHERE & WHEN YOU WILL SUBMIT EVERYTHING!
NOTICE
If your appointment date is before the 16th of October, make sure to go to the Migration Office on your appointment date!
If it is after 16th of October, regardless of your appointment date, we will have the appointment procedure done in Santral Campus.
THAT IS WHERE & WHEN YOU WILL SUBMIT EVERYTHING!

40. COLLECTIVE APPLICATION DATE!
COLLECTIVE APPLICATION DATE
The Collective Application will take place at SANTRAL campus, in the white tent,
October 16th - 17th, 2018 between 09:00am-17:00pm.
Bring your application form, printed out in colour.
Collect all necessary documents.
Pay the fee of 72 TL in tax office and get the tax fee payment receipt (make a copy/picture of it for later)

41. LEAVING TURKEY BEFORE RECEIVING THE RESIDENCE PERMIT
A student visa only allows you one entry into Turkey, meaning you cannot leave Turkey until you receive the residence permit.
In case you decide to leave Turkey and take the risk before you receive the residence permit, please make sure you have your residence permit receipt with you at the airport that shows you applied for your residence permit and are waiting to receive it.
The International Center suggests you don’t take this risk and you wait until you receive your resident permit before you travel outside of Turkey.
After the submission please be sure that you have got your «Müracaat Belgesi» It is the receipt of residence permit application.
In case you decide to leave Turkey before you receive the residence permit, please make sure you have your Müracaat Belgesi + residence payment receipt with you at the airport that shows you applied for your residence permit.
According to the law, you are NOT allowed to leave the country more than 15 days without the residence permit.

42. LEAVING TURKEY AFTER GRADUATION AND EXTENDING YOUR PERIOD OF STAY
Foreign students finishing their education at Istanbul Bilgi University are obliged to leave the country right after their graduation.
In case you would want to stay in Turkish borders for a longer period of time you have to inform Migration Office about this fact in a short time after your graduation with your Temporary Graduation Certificate.

43. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION, TRANSFERRING BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES AND CHANGING MAJOR ISSUES
In case of:
transferring from/to another university in Turkey
cancelling your registration to university
changing your major
changing your address
changing your marital situation
In all of the cases above you should fill out a form and the Migration Office within 10 days period after the change.
The form can be obtained from the International Student Advising Office website under Residence Permit – Frequently Asked Questions.

44. You can learn more about them in their presentations later on today.
HEALTH INSURANCE
(ALLIANZ-GUARD ME)
You may choose any insurance, but the ALLIANZ Insurance and GUARD ME Insurance that BİLGİ is in collaboration with might save you some time.
You can learn more about them in their presentations later on today.

45. WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS
AND DO NOT FORGET “
WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS ☺ ”

46. International Student Advising Office,
International Center Building, Santral Campus.

47. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!