What documents do I need for Residence Permit?

• 4 Passport Photographs (Biometric) (Make sure teeth are not visible and with a white background and facing forward).
• Tax Payment (565 TL):
  • If you don’t have a Tax number, you should go to Şişli Tax Office in person (Vergi Dairesi).
  • If you have a residence permit ID number or a Tax Number, you can go to Ziraat Bank in Besiktaş Çarşı next to the Campus.
• Photocopy of Passport (Main Page) + Last entry stamp to Turkey + visa page (if you have).
• Health Insurance. (at least 1 year validity period and in Turkish, just first four pages).
• Student Certificate, Must Be in Turkish, stamped and signed by the relevant department, or provided by e-devlet. (Issued within a month).
• To prove your accommodation, you must provide one of the following:
  • You can provide a notarized house contract.
  •  Taahhütname (a commitment paper from the person you live with or the house owner.) and a bill under the taahhütname provider and taahhütname provider’s nüfus.

If the provider of “Taahhütname” is a Turkish citizen:

1. Married Provider: Their spouse must either sign the same commitment document or provide another commitment document as well. The commitment document provider must also provide the following

• Address Registration Document (Nüfus/Yerlesim Yeri Belgesi)
• Certificate of identity (Vukuatli Nüfus Kayit Örnegi)
• A bill (gas, electricity, or water) under commitment document providers’ name.

2. Unmarried Provider: The commitment document provider must provide the following:

• Address Registration Document (Nüfus/Yerleşim Yeri Belgesi)
• Certificate of identity (Vukuatli Nüfus Kayıt Örneği)
• A bill (gas, electricity, or water) under commitment document provider’s name.

If the provider of taahütname is a foreigner, the commitment document provider must provide the following:

• Address Registration Document (Nüfus/Yerlesim Yeri Belgesi)
• A bill (gas, electricity, or water) under commitment document providers’ name

If you are the owner of the house, you can provide an ownership certificate photocopy (TAPU) along with the numarataj (can be obtained from the municipality (belediye).

In the case of living in a dormitory of the university or the dormitory of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, a dormitory letter is sufficient. If not, you need to provide the documents listed below;

• Signature circular (imza sirküleri)
• Tax certificate (vergi levhasi)
• Payment receipt (ödeme makbuzu)
• Dormitory letter with signature and stamp of the dormitory manager

For any questions, you can email us at residencepermit@int.bau.edu.tr