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Residence Permit The foreigners who will stay in Turkey for more than three months shall apply to security authorities and fill in a declaration in order to obtain a residence permit. The applicant shall be requested no fees or charges for this declaration. The foreigners who have arrived in Turkey for the purpose of working must obtain a residence permit within one month beginning on their arrival dates. They must have received the permission before the start of work, in any condition. The foreigners arrived in Turkey with a common passport on purpose of touring or participating in a congress or conference or a cultural entertainment are not assigned to obtain permission within two months. This duration may be longer if necessary. Residence permits are obtained from the local police. If the claimant or the head of the family has already been granted a work permit, the residence permit will be extended easily. Documents needed are as follows: The documents requested from working foreigners are: Photocopy of work permit provided from Under Secretairat of Treasury A petition written on the company-titled paper Passport and a photocopy of the passport 4 declarations filled in by a typing machine 7 photographs of the applicant The documents requested from the ones married to a foreigner are: Explained sample of population registration received from the Directorate of Census, 7 photographs of the applicant and a petition, Passport and a photocopy of the passport, 4 declarations filled in by a typing machine. The documents requested from foreign students are: Form duly signed and certified by the school, showing that the foreigner is a student 4 documents prepared by the school upon the request of the applicant Petition and photocopy of passport 4 declarations filled in by a typing machine, 7 photographs of the applicant Bank document showing the living standards: $ 1200 yearly, The scholarship documents if any existing 60 YTL for the student resident permit. Granting period: The term of the residence permit is determined with respect to the regulations, the provisions of the contracts signed with the foreign governments and especially with respect to the request of the applicant. The residence permit lasts, at most, for 5 five years. The term may be increased or decreased by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, upon consulting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in accordance with the “reciprocity principle”. The permit may be extended for only four times. Address: Yabancılar Bürosu, Vatan Caddesi, Fatih, Istanbul Residence Permit shall not be given to those: Who have come to Turkey for a profession that is permitted to only Turkish citizens Who do not have sufficient financial capacity to meet basic standards of living Who have arrived in Turkey despite their being forbidden to be in Turkey Who disturb the common (public) order and security while residing in Turkey. Some professions are restricted to foreigners. Foreigners cannot practice as: medical doctor, dentist, midwife, sick-attendant, pharmacist, optician, veterinarian and chemist, judge and public prosecutor, attorney, Notary public, liable director at newspapers, (the liable director of newspapers or magazines published by foreigners should also be a Turkish citizen), a member, representative, assistant or commissioner at the Stock Exchange. Foreigners are also forbidden from selling monopoly products. For the Renewal of Permits Foreigners should apply to the authorities of security within 15 days of the expiry date in their residence permit. You can apply to the authorities either before or after the permit expires. No declaration fee or charge shall be asked for the renewal from foreigners who have no change in their civil status. In the case of a lost residence permit, the permit shall be replaced by a new one which will be valid until the same expiry date which was listed in the previous document. Foreigners who have a change in their civil status shall declare this to the security authorities within 15 days of the date of the change occurred. All the declarations are free of charge. No VISA is necessary for foreigners who have gone abroad and returned before the expiry dates in the permits. It is necessary and sufficient to submit their residence permit during their entry into Turkey. When moving from one place of residence (i.e. apartment or home) in Turkey to another. Foreigners who possess residence permits are required to inform and register, either in person or by mail within 48 hours the police or the gendarme headquarters in both the neighborhood they left and in the neighborhoot they moved to. Interruption of Residence Period Being abroad for a period of up to 6 months shall not be deemed as an interruption in the calculation of the "5 years residence period". That means the time spent abroad, up to a maximum of 6 months, is not included in the time of residence in Turkey. The foreigner may leave the country for a period of 6 months at most at one time. This time spent abroad shall not bring to a halt the ongoing 5-year residence period yet will not be taken into consideration in the calculation of 5-year residence period. Rather, the time spent abroad shall be deducted from the total residence period in Turkey,but does not stop the overall 5-year residence period from later continuing. In cases of interruptions caused by force major such as medical treatments and education, the residence period shall not be deemed as interrupted even if the time spent abroad exceeds 6 months.
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