Türkiye Residence Permit Categories — Short-Term, Family, Student, Long-Term, Humanitarian

Document Checklist

Başvuru Formu Application form Required: Completed via e-ikamet, downloaded as PDF, printed and signed on page 1Where to get: e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr — first-time application flowCost: No fee for the form itself The system generates the form after the online questionnaire is complete; it carries the appointment date for the biometric step at the provincial Migration Directorate.
Pasaport Passport or travel document Required: Original passport plus photocopies of the bio-data page and the last entry stamp into TürkiyeCost: Already issued Validity must cover the requested permit period; PMM provincial directorates generally apply a sixty-day cushion above the requested permit end-date in practice.
Biyometrik Fotoğraf Biometric photographs Required: Four biometric photographs taken within the last six months, white background, per PMM specificationCost: Varies Most Turkish photo studios produce ikamet-compliant photographs on request. The same photograph cannot be reused if a previous PMM application used it.
Sağlık Sigortası Health insurance proof Required: Private health insurance policy covering the requested permit duration, OR registration with the Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu (SGK) Genel Sağlık Sigortası where the applicant qualifiesCost: Varies by provider Long-term-permit and family-permit applicants must show health insurance covering all family members.
İkametgah Belgesi Address registration document Required: Notarised lease contract OR title deed (tapu) for the residence-permit address; landlord identification and tax number on the leaseCost: Notary fee varies If the registration address falls in a closed mahalle on the PMM list, the application cannot proceed at that address; choose an alternative neighbourhood or qualify under the newborn or core-family-reunification exemption.
Belge Bedeli Makbuzu Document-fee receipt Required: Receipt for the ₺964 universal document fee, paid at a tax office (Vergi Dairesi) or designated bankCost: ₺964 at the current annual indexation The document fee applies to every category and every nationality with no exemption.
İkamet Harcı Makbuzu Permit-fee receipt Required: Receipt for the permit fee (harç) where applicable, calculated by permit duration; not required for exempt categories or exempt nationalitiesCost: ₺348.10 per day up to one month; ₺2,232.30 per subsequent month Students, long-term-permit holders, foreigners of Turkish origin under treaty, confirmed trafficking victims, and citizens of the reciprocity-treaty list are exempt from the permit fee.
Başvuru Gerekçesi Belgesi Ground-specific supporting document Required: Document corroborating the Article 31, 34, 38, 42, 46, or 48 ground — for example title deed (tapu) for property ownership, öğrenci belgesi (student certificate) for study, marriage certificate for family, employment contract for working-permit-linked grounds, or hospital admission letter for treatmentCost: Varies The PMM provincial directorate confirms the exact list at the appointment; varies by sub-ground.
Aile Belgeleri Family-route supporting documents Required: Marriage certificate (apostilled and translated), birth certificates for dependent children (apostilled and translated), sponsor's income documentation, sponsor's residence permit or Turkish ID, sponsor's address registration, and a criminal-record certificate covering crimes against family within the past five yearsCost: Apostille and notarised-translation fees vary by country of issue Required only for the family-permit (aile ikamet izni) route under Articles 34-37.
Uzun Dönem Başvuru Belgeleri Long-term route supporting documents Required: Evidence of eight years of uninterrupted legal residence (prior permit cards plus entry-exit history from the Migration Directorate), three-year non-receipt-of-social-assistance certificate from the Sosyal Yardımlaşma ve Dayanışma Vakfı (SYDV), income evidence, valid health insurance, and a no-public-security-threat declarationCost: Varies Required only for the long-term-permit (uzun dönem ikamet izni) route under Articles 42-45. Time on a humanitarian permit does not count toward the eight-year threshold.

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