Turkey Residency Permit

Member since 26 May 2022

grishacleaverMember26 May 2022 17:31:15

Just submitted my documents to the immigration office centre today for a short-term residence permit. Any ideas how long this is meant to take?

I've seen it can take up to 90 days but was wondering if someone had applied at a similar time and if they've heard back.

Thanks

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Nadiya K New member

Member since 27 June 2021

Nadiya KNew member26 May 2022 18:47:03

Hi, I applied for the same category, short term ikamet and received mine almost 4 months later.

nomansddq Active member

Member since 05 February 2022

nomansddqActive member27 May 2022 03:49:44

@Nadiya K

hi nadiya ,,, did u apply in istanbul,,, and in which area you have applied ,,, because i heared news that government restricted some areas of istanbul due to 25% foreigners rule...

you are on rent Nadiya,,, what rent you are paying f ... thanks....

actually i am coming to istanbul.....in the month of june ,,, and many people saying that...apply on residence purchasing... if u want TRC

Nadiya K New member

Member since 27 June 2021

Nadiya KNew member27 May 2022 05:48:49

@nomansddq

Hi, 陌 applied in Ankara. I came to Turkey with TLC Visa (Turkish Language Course Visa). I think it depends also on what category you apply. 陌f students applying under university would be faster than other category. Since you going to apply in 陌stanbul, im sure its gonna take longer time than Ankara.

Regarding the accommodation info, 陌 am not on rent term since I currently live with a Turkish family, so 陌 need only some letter from embassy about this.

dncole4156 Serial expat

Member since 08 March 2021

dncole4156Serial expat27 May 2022 12:13:43

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I am trying to get my fiancee to turkey from the Philippines and thisTLC Visa sounds like a possible way to achieve that goal as I want to live with her here for 2 to 3 months before I make the commitment to marry. Can you please take me through the process so I may learn what your experience was and hopefully adapt it for my use? Can you also please tell me what country you came from? Might make difference?

Nadiya K New member

Member since 27 June 2021

Nadiya KNew member28 May 2022 04:31:03

Hi, same case like me. I came from Malaysia to Turkey to meet my fiance. Last 2 years, it鈥檚 so hard for us to meet due to Malasia closed border. We were separated for one and half year. Since we have also the plan to get married, so he suggested me to come to Turkey to learn the Turkish language.

So first, you need to find a language school for your fianc茅, get the offer letter and apply online at Turkish Embassy. She will need also to apply the Certificate of Good Conduct from her government. Not sure how it works in your fianc茅s country but for Malaysian we don鈥檛 need visa to enter Turkey max 3 months. Note that Turkish embassy can only give visa for another additional 3 months. So in Turkey, I applied for short term ikamet since my class will be more than 6 months and I am staying here longer for marriage preparation. Last two week, got married using this short term ikamet. However, my husband said now we need to apply new ikamet category for spouse to make things easier here.

Hopefully it helps

d4zt7bsj Contributor

Member since 20 May 2022

d4zt7bsjContributor06 June 2022 07:41:22

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@grishacleaver It takes about a week to two weeks on average in Istanbul, and it varies in other areas.

d4zt7bsj Contributor

Member since 20 May 2022

d4zt7bsjContributor06 June 2022 07:45:29

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@dncole4156 This isn't a good idea because she needs to be enrolled in a TLC. If she comes on TLC and applies for a tourist visa, it will be denied due to her visa classification. Filipinos can easily visit Turkey with an invitational letter from their sponsor, "you." This must be notarized in Turkey. Then they need documents from the Philippines, like a tax report from 2021, birth certificate, salary, Turkish travel insurance, letters from the community (employer, church, etc.), itinerary, hotel reservations, plane ticket, and a planned trip itinerary for her 10-15 days in Turkey. Once approved, she can apply for a visa.

d4zt7bsj Contributor

Member since 20 May 2022

d4zt7bsjContributor06 June 2022 07:47:13

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@nomansddq 81 provinces restrict 25% of Turkey's neighborhoods.

Lavia Bower Member

Member since 27 August 2022

Lavia BowerMember27 August 2022 03:51:28

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Hello! @dncole4156聽 i鈥檝e been following this post for sometime and I finally decided to make an account so you can also learn what the process is like for an American citizen going through with language course visa. After reviewing what Nadiya said I decided to go ahead and schedule an appointment at the embassy closest to me which is in Washington DC, (While I was in Turkey one month ago I applied easily for language course visa at a university, it鈥檚 best to get at University because I was told it looks better for embassy) I got all the paperwork they needed which was (to my knowledge at the time) the initial application form after the appointment is made online, letter of invitation from the University, to biometric photos (I would bring 4 just in case), a copy of your recent bank statements鈥� the person looked at both bank statements i provided but it only said I needed one statement after I received the paper from the appointment, and your reservation for the flight ticket (didn't have to purchase ticket but i did lol).

After I got all this paperwork together I went to the embassy for my appointment which was easy and I did not have to wait in line and he told me I was missing three supporting documents which was health insurance, a聽 saying I鈥檓 a good citizen of some sort I鈥檓 assuming just a background check, And since I鈥檓 a student at University, I needed to get my transcript, he did not tell me if I needed unofficial or official but I will get my official transcript so I don鈥檛 have to go back (embassy) again.

I was told I didn鈥檛 need to make an appointment when I brought the supporting documents and I could get six months (after papers were brought)聽 but if I wanted to ask for the duration聽 of the course (which is 8-9 months ) I could receive nine months or apply for short term visa while in Turkey.

Hope this helps anyone wanting to learn Turkish