Revised December 2024
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced that about 1200 neighborhoods, where the number of foreigners exceeds 20 percent of the total number of people, will be closed to residents from July 01, 2022.
Turkish Interior Minister made the remarks at a press briefing held in the conference room of the Göç İdaresi immigration administration.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT 1200 CLOSED DISTRICTS IN TURKEY YOU MAY DOWNLOAD LIST HERE.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICATION LODGED AFTER 10 FEB 2022 IN ISTANBUL 781 AREAS OF HOME ADDRESS (RENTAL, PROPERTY PURCHASE FOR CITIZENSHIP, STUDENT, MARRIAGE, WORK PERMIT) DUE TO FOREIGNER POPULATION REACHED 25% MAXIMUM LIMIT THEY MAY NOT BE QUALIFIED FOR A RESIDENCE PERMIT IN ISTANBUL.
OTHER DISTRICTS WITH LESS FOREIGNER POPULATION CONTINUE TO QUALIFY FOR RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS AS NORMAL.
RENT CONTRACT MADE BY TURKISH HOME OWNER IN NOTARY SPONSOR NEW FORMAT MUST BE ATTACHED TO APPLICATION (WITH 4 DOCUMENTS TO CONFIRM OWNERSHIP).
- Certificate of commitment and income for Residence permit.
- No matter how much is on the income certificate your contact information and guarantee that you will not use your residence permit for any other purpose is required.
- A travel plan (with future domestic airline tickets and hotel reservation as support). Also criminal record and Turkish hospital health report may be requested as extra, for public order, safety and health.
- Due to misuse of the benefit determined, some nationals have been banned unlimited period, and will not be qualified to apply for residence permit and work permit in Turkey.
Frequently Asked Questions.
Can I apply for the residence permit with expired passport?
Foreigners, who will apply for residence permit, are required to have a passport or passport substitute document with the validity of sixty days longer than the period of residence permit. Therefore, an application for a residence permit cannot be made with the expired passport. (You can make an application for residence permit with an expired passport on the e-ikamet website. You can write your new passport's expire date as the expire date. However at the evaluation period passport or passport substitute document with the validity of sixty days longer than the period of residence permit is required.
While entering the insurance information in the e-residence application form, you are asked for insurance information even for the ones under 18 and over 65 years old. How should this area be filled?
Under 18 and above 65 option must be selected for the short-term and student residence permits on the e-residence system. Sponsor needs to have a valid health insurance covering all family members for the family residence permit. Foreigners, who are under the age of 18 and not have a property holding or an income from their parents, do not have any opportunity to to have a long-term residence permit. Foreigners, who are over age of 65, are required to provide proof that they cannot be insured for long term residence permits