International Office

RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS

International students who are not Turkish citizens (excluding Blue Card holders, Turkish citizens who completed high school abroad, and citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - TRNC) are required to apply for a residence permit in order to legally pursue their studies in Türkiye.

After completing your registration, you must apply for a residence permit by booking an online appointment with the Aydın Provincial Directorate of Migration Management within the duration of your visa or visa exemption period. Once you complete your online application for a student residence permit (via https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/), you are required to gather the necessary documents. However, in accordance with the new decision of the Directorate General of Migration Management, after preparing your documents, you must submit them not to the Aydın Provincial Directorate of Migration Management, but to the International Office of Aydın Adnan Menderes University. The deadline for submitting the required documents to the International Office is seven (7) days from the date you generate your application form on the official website of the Directorate General of Migration Management (https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/). Documents that are completely submitted by the student to the International Office will be delivered to the Aydın Provincial Directorate of Migration Management by the International Office staff every Friday at 15:30.

After your documents are submitted to Aydın Provincial Directorate of Migration Management, the International Office will be informed by Aydın Provincial Directorate of Migration Management if there is any missing document/information. In this case, we will contact you via your ADU e-mail address and inform you. It is the student's responsibility to follow the e-mails daily and to act according to the information in the e-mails sent.

If you have any problems or questions regarding your residence permit, you should first call 157 to get the correct information directly from the Directorate of Migration Management. If you need further assistance, you can contact us through our office's communication channels (international@adu.edu.tr).

You can see the steps of the Student Residence Permit application process below:

Step 1: The application form must be created on the relevant website of the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management (https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/). Make sure that the information you enter in the application form is correct.

Step 2: After creating your application form, you need to give your fingerprints to Aydın Provincial Directorate of Migration Management and if you have already given fingerprints, you should go to Aydın Provincial Directorate of Migration Management and print your 'criminal number' for fingerprints on the application form. Files without a criminal fingerprint number on the application form will not be received.

Centers where you can give your fingerprints:

International Office (through a staff member assigned by the Aydın Provincial Directorate of Migration Management) (AÄ°SYEM Building, Main Campus) 

 

Documents you need to submit are:

 

1.      Declaration/Control Document: You can download the document here (you can fill it in manually or on the computer)

2.      E-ikamet (meaning e-Residence) Online Application Form: After filling out the Residence Permit Student Registration Form application form on https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/ within the legal period*, print it out and sign the signature section on the first page.

* Legal Period

•   Within the legal period that the student can be in the country after entering the country (Example; within 1 month if you have a 1-month visa/within 3 months if you have a 3-month visa exemption right)
•   For the extension application, the student must apply for a residence permit as of 2 months (60 days) before the end of the residence permit period (Extension Application-Student- Associate/Bachelor's/Master's/Doctorate). For example, if your student residence permit expires on 19.04.2025, you must apply for an extension as of 19.02.2025.

Important Notes

•   When filling out the form, make sure that you enter your address of residence completely.
•   The address of our university is; Aydın Adnan Menderes University Central Campus, Kepez Mevkii Efeler / AYDIN. Do not use this address as your residence address, if you use it, your residence permit application may be rejected.

3.      Original and photocopy of valid passport:

•   Bring the first page of the passport, visa (if any) and entry stamps on separate pages, do not all bring photocopies on a single page.
•   The original passport must be with you when you submit your documents to the University.
•   Students who do not have their passport with them for any reason at the time of application must bring a notarized copy of their passport with them.
•   If you have changed your passport that you declared during the e-residence application (if you have received a new passport), you must also bring the relevant photocopies of your old passport and your new passport (first pages, visa pages, entry stamps).

4.      Four (4) Biometric photographs: It must be a biometric photograph taken within the last 6 months with a white background.

5.      Health Insurance: To ensure that international students do not suffer any hardship during their stay in our country, they can take out General Health Insurance (GSS-GHI) instead of/in addition to private health insurance (PHI).

•   The University recommends General Health Insurance (GHI), which is provided by the Social Security Institution, for foreign students.
•   Students who are covered by the GHI must pay the required premiums to the Social Security Institution,
•   They are required to attach the Social Security Institution (SSI) provision certificate to their school registration and residence application files and submit them to the officials responsible for registration and residence at the universities.

Students can have Private Health Insurance covering the duration of the Residence Permit request.

Within the first 3 months from the date of enrollment, they can apply to SSI after obtaining their ID number.

6.      Student Certificate:

You can get your student certificate e-signed/signed and sealed/stamped from the Student Affairs Office of the unit where you study.

7.      National Electronic Notification System (UETS) Address - (only for extension applications) UETS must be attached to the application files. If the person's application is for an extension and the first application appointment is made, the UETS document will be requested. For foreigners under 18 years of age, the residence permit evaluation results will be based on the UETS addresses of their parents or guardians.

For the UETS certificate:

Passport and foreign ID number,

• Mobile phone number,
• Valid email address
• The UETS application form must be completed and submitted to a PTT branch along with these documents.

Students with e-signature will be able to apply for UETS online at https://www.etebligat.gov.tr/ .

 8.      A written document showing address information:

For the address declaration, the appropriate one of the following documents should be included in the Application File.

•   Photocopy of Title Deed if you are residing in a house of your own (Certificate of Residence and Invoice in Your Own Name in Extension Applications),
•  If you are residing as a tenant with a Lease Agreement, a Notarized Copy of the Lease Agreement (The Lease Agreement must be made 'in the form of an arrangement' by the landlord and the tenant in the presence of a notary public) (If the name of the parents is written in the Lease Agreement, a confirming document such as family certificate, birth certificate, etc. is requested. If the student's parents' names are written in the passport, no confirmation document is required),
•  If you are residing in hotels, etc., a document proving that you are staying in these places, obtained from the relevant business,
•  If you are residing in student dormitories, a certificate of residence in the dormitory (If the document is not barcoded and/or QR-coded, a copy of the signature circular or tax plate of the student dormitory),
•  If you are residing with a Sponsor, a Notarized Letter of Commitment from the sponsor. (The sponsor must have a legal residence in Turkey.) (The sponsor can commit to a maximum of two people.) (The sponsor must provide proof of residence, an invoice in the name of the sponsor, and if the sponsor is a Turkish citizen, a copy of the civil registration certificate to determine the sponsor's marital status.) (If the sponsor is a Turkish citizen and married, the sponsor's spouse must also commit.) If the person making the commitment is a foreign national, a residence certificate and a bill in the name of the person making the commitment must be submitted.

9.      Residence Permit card fee receipt (810 TL)

It is mandatory to submit the receipt showing that the tax for the residence permit card has been paid. (Visit https://dijital.gib.gov.tr/ select "Immigration Administration Residence Permit Fee Payment" and enter the "Accrual Number" you received after your online residence permit application into the system. You can then make your payment and receive your receipt).

10.  For those under the age of 18 as of the date of the application made on the e-residency website, for those who come with visa exemption or visa for different purposes (tourist visa, etc.); Document containing parent/guardian information (birth certificate, family document, etc.) and consent given by the parent/guardian/legal representative;

•   Consent to a third party given by the parent/guardian/legal representative
•   Letter of undertaking of the third person to whom consent is given

 

For those coming with a study visa; consent letter and document containing parent/guardian information will not be attached.