Student Visa

(For all international degree/exchange/erasmus/visiting students)

Who must have a student visa?
Everyone who is not a Turkish Citizen, a student visa is required to register as a student in Turkey. Exceptions are those who are legal dependents of someone in Turkey on a diplomatic mission or with a valid permit. Please do not come to Turkey without your student visa.

How do I get a student visa?
Student visas must be obtained from a Turkish Consulate, generally the one nearest your place of residence. Student visas cannot be obtained within Turkey. You must take, or mail, a copy of your "Letter of Acceptance" from METU and a completed visa application form to the Turkish Consulate. The Consulate will provide you an application form upon request. Generally, you must also pay application fee. Please try to apply to the Turkish Consulate as soon as you get a copy of your acceptance letter. The process of issuing a student visa to Turkey generally varies depending on your country of residence and in some countries it may take upto 6 weeks.

Please check the relevant web site for visa status: http://www.mfa.gov.tr/mfa

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Residence Permit 1

(For exchange/erasmus/visiting students through METU Study Abroad Office only)

One month after you enter Turkey you must apply for your Residence Permit at the Security Office, Bureau for Foreigners. The following is a list of the documents you must submit. Generally you can pick up your residence permit along with your passport after a week as your passport is kept along with your application documents. You must pick up your own permit.

Please fill out the "Declaration for Residence Permit Form" that you may obtain from Ankara Security Office (on Konya-Samsun highway next to the Akkopru Migros shopping mall)

REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT RESIDENCE PERMIT

Student certificate from the Registrar’s Office.

“Declaration for Residence Permit” forms from the Bureau of Foreign in Ankara Security Office

4 photographs

Receipts from bank or an Official Change Office proving that $ 1200 (or equivalent amount in Euro, in Brtisih Pounds or in other international currency) for one year or $ 600 for six months, has been transferred to Turkish Lira*, or a bank account document (a bank in Turkey) proving that the student has 100$ per month.

Letter from the Director of Your Dorm, if living in the dormitory (This letter can be obtained after registering your permanent dorm)

81 YTL for the booklet (September 2008)

Copy of your passport

Your original passport

 

Residence Permit 2

(For international degree students through METU International Students Office only)

Students who register to the university should take "Student Residence Permit", after taking "Student Visa".

When validity of "Residence Permit" expires, students should first take "International Student Information Form" from the Registrar's Office.

They should submit this form to Directorate of Security/Bureau of Residence Registration (Emniyet Müdürlügü/Yabancilar Subesi).

They should extend validity of their "Residence Permit" by taking the required approvals.

After they have extended validity of their "Residence Permit", they should submit the photocopy of "Residence Permit" to the International Students Advisor in the Registrar's Office.

Legal procedures will be applied for the students, who do not follow above mentioned procedures although the validity of their "Residence Permit" has expired.

Please also check: http://www.oidb.metu.edu.tr/english/residence.html