Family Permit or Short-Term Residence Permit

If you are a Sabancı University student or employee, you can apply for a short-term residence permit or family residence permit for family members in Turkey. There is no difference between these two residences permits types; only the number of documents required for family residence is more and accordingly the process is longer. 

All rules regarding residence permit are determined by the Directorate General of Migration Management. The information on this page is based on the experience of our International Relations Office staff. For detailed information, you can call the Migration Management Information Line 157 from your mobile phone. 

Important Notes:

It is entirely your responsibility to go to your appointment on time, to deliver the documents and to follow up your application during the residence application period. 

Each dependent must collect the documents listed below and submit them to the migration office on their appointment days. 

If you are applying for your parents, spouse or children, we recommend that you accompany them to your appointment. You or anyone else cannot go on behalf of the family member you are applying for. 

After the Immigration Administration evaluates the documents you have submitted, they may request extra documents from you, in which case they will give you extra time to complete the missing documents. 

An application can only be made after entering Turkey. It is not possible to make it outside the country. 

The applicant should not leave Turkey until the application is concluded. Otherwise, the application will be rejected. 

All applications must be made before the expiry date of the visa or permission to stay without a visa. Dependents’ passports must be valid 60 days further than the applied end date of the residency (i.e. if the benefactor has a work permit until March 1st, a dependent can only apply for a residence permit which ends at this date. Therefore, his/ her passport must be valid until April 30th).

Required Documents:

Online Application Form (For each family member applying). If you are applying for residence for the first time for a family member, click on this link. After completing the pre-registration form, choose the type of application and fill in the "family residence" or "short-term residence" form. If your family/short term residence is about to expire and you want to renew your residence permit, click on this link. Do not forget to take the printout after completing the application. 

Photocopy of the passport ID page and last entry stamp to Turkey, and visa pages (For both you (SU employee or student) and your applicant). No translation or approval is required for passport photocopies. It is sufficient to have the original passport with you when you go to the appointment. 

4 biometric pictures in ICAO standards taken within the last six months for the applicant and 2 biometric pictures of yourself (SU employee). 

Photocopy of your Work Permit Card (Both sides) 

Salary Letter from HR if you are the staff: Payroll certified by human resources showing your last three months' salary. 

Educational proof of the student, if you apply for your parents

Address Registration Certificate (for SU employee): Address Registration Certificate can only be obtained from the e-Devlet (e-Government) platform if you have already registered your address. If you are not registered in the address system, you should register by going to the Immigration Office which is located close to where your address is. You must provide the necessary address documents in order to register your address.

UETS Code Copy (for extension applications)

Valid health insurance covering all family members: Private health insurance is sufficient. You can get it from human resources. 

Apostilled Marriage Certificate (If you are applying for your spouse): These apostilled certificates must be translated to Turkish and notarized. If your country is not a party to the Apostille Convention, you have two options:

Before arriving in Turkey, you can contact a Turkish mission in your country. The Turkish mission can translate and approve your certificates. 

After arriving in Turkey, you should visit the consulate of your country and get your certificates stamped. Then you should visit the Tuzla District Governor to have your stamped documents approved.

Apostilled Birth Certificate (If you are applying for your children). 

Criminal Record from your country (for SU employee): It would be better for you if you apply for this document at least 3 months before your application against the possibility of long waiting times to obtain this document. they must be Apostilled and have notary public approved Turkish translation. If your country is not under Apostille Convention, said document must be approved by the relevant state's authorities (consulate approval and by Ministry of Foreign Affairs). If you are working in Turkey for last five years you can obtain your criminal record (adli sicil belgesi) from e-devlet. 

Receipt of residence permit fees: You can pay the fees at tax office. However, since the dependents may not have their foreign ID numbers yet, they must obtain tax ID numbers to be able to pay the card fee on their names. (If you are making a residence extension, you can use the existing foreigner's identity number when making the payment) There are two ways to acquire a tax number:

Online Application: Visit the official web page of Tax Office at https://ivd.gib.gov.tr. Click on the Application for Non-Citizen’s Potential Tax Number button on the bottom of the page. The application form has English explanations, and it requires you to upload your passport ID scan. The system will give you a Tax ID number once you submit the form. Please enable cookies and pop-ups on your browser since your Tax ID number will be given to you as an official letter in a PDF format. If you cannot obtain an online tax number, you must visit the nearest tax office in person. 

In-person application: You need to visit a Tax office with your original passport and its copy. See below the addresses of the Tax offices:

Yakacık Tax Office: Hürriyet Mahallesi Yakacık D-100 Kuzey Yanyol Caddesi No: 47/A-B Kartal ISTANBUL 

Kadıköy Tax Office: Osmanağa, Halitağa Caddesi No:19, Kadıköy ISTANBUL

After completing the online application and completing the documents, the immigration office will inform you of your appointment date via SMS or email. On the appointment day, the applicant must be present in person with the documents. For detailed information, you can call the number 157 from your phone.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Recently, we have started receiving a large number of inquiries about how to apply for citizenship. This is a personal matter, and you should consult with a lawyer who specializes in this area.
• As the IRO, we are only responsible for student residence permit processes. According to the protocol between the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) and the Directorate General of Migration Management, we are obligated to provide information regarding student residence permit processes. However, if you would like to obtain information about other types of residence permits or have questions about your active application, we recommend calling 157, as we are prohibited from taking any action on this matter.