The applicants may apply for a permanent residence permit in Turkey, provided that they meet the following items.
The applicant must reside in Turkey with a residence or work permit card for at least 8 years without interruption. ( In the calculation of continuous eight years, half of the duration of student resident permits, as stated in Law Article 38, and the full duration of all other types of residence permits shall be taken into account.)
Applicants who have not received social assistance in the past three years
Applicants who have sufficient and stable income to maintain themselves or, support their family ( if any)
Applicants or, their family ( if any) must have a valid medical insurance
Applicants do not threaten public order or public security threat ( except the foreigners who are approved by the migration policies board)
Note: The refugees, conditional refugees, and subsidiary protection beneficiaries as well as persons under temporary protection and humanitarian residence permit holders are not entitled to the right of transfer to a long-term residence permit.
The foreigners who has a long-term residence permit may benefit from the same rights as accorded to Turkish Citizens with the exception of following issues
- The provisions of special laws,
- The compulsory military service,
- The right to vote and to be elected,
- Working for public service,
- Exemption from customs duties when importing vehicles,
Long-term residence permits of applicants who encounter the following situations are cancelled
- If the long-term residence permit holder stays out of Turkey continuously for more than one year for reasons other than health, education and compulsory public service in his/her country.
- If the long-term residence permit holder is posed a serious public security or public order threat.
General Procedures
Examination of the preliminary documents
Determination of the application eligibility
Preparation of the necessary documents
Submission of the certificate of conformity petition by using the POA
Making an appointment at the relevant immigration Office by using the POA
Submitting the application file to the immigration office
Applications are evaluated positively or negatively within 3-6 months after the appointment
Residence permit card is sent to the applicant’s address informed during the application
Our Services:
Making a preliminary examination for the residence permit application: If it is possible this process should be done while the applicants are outside of Turkey.
Note: According to the bilateral agreements between governments, there may be some restrictions on entry procedures into Turkey and some special application documents may be requested from outside Turkey.
RL Turkey Immigration & Relocation office will inform the applicants which visa is accepable/suitable for the residence permit application in Turkey.
Determining the interview date: We compare the immigration office system with the applicant’s schedule to determine the convenient date.
Eligibity checking of the application documents: the required documents list will be shared with the applicants , We will provide support at every step of the process.
Making the application at the immigration office: Our team will meet the applicant at the immigration office. ( If applicants give us POA, our lawyer is going to accompany them.)
Government fees will be paid by us and the application file will be prepared.
Follow-up of the application process: Immigration Officers are going to evaluate and conclude the application file in a certain period. Our team will access the immigration system to check the status of the application.
If needed, our authorized lawyer will submit the additional application documents to the immigration office within determined period.
Obtaining the resinde permit card: The card is sent to the applicant’s registered address, ( As a rule, the applicant or authorized person can get it from the relevant institute.)
RL Turkey Immigration & Relocation office is going to provide up-to-date information on changes in the immigration laws and regulations.
