Residence Permit Extension

Warning! If you are abroad, you cannot apply for the residence permit!

You should make your online residence permit extension application at this link: 

Apply for extension

It is mandatory to use biometric (in ICAO standards) photographs in residence permit documents, and in order to avoid any problems both in the application process on E-residence system and in transactions in our Provincial Directorates of Migration Management, it is important to pay attention to the conformity of the photograph in the said standard and submit the digital version of the photographs to the relevant persons during the application process if necessary.

Please Click The Link Below For Detailed Information: https://en.goc.gov.tr/about-the-usage-of-photographs-in-residence-permit-application 

We advise you to do your online application under the Turkish version of the website. Use the Turkish Language version only, the English Language version will crash. To avoid language problems, we have created a presentation with translations, Download the online application guideline here. 

If you indicated any wrong data into your online application form (such as the purpose, your name, and surname, etc.), you need to cancel your online application and apply again. Click here to download the Guide to Cancel Residence Permit Application

You can make the payment online by the below instructions

• Visit //ivd.gib.gov.tr/
• Click on the “Harç ve Değerli Kağıt Bedeli Ödeme” button.
• Click on the “Göç İdaresi İkamet Tezkeresi Harç Ödeme” button.
• Type the Tahakkuk no (Accrue no) into the “Başvuru Numarası” box and then the verification code as seen below in the “Güvenlik Kodu” box.
• Your accrue no is indicated in your residence permit online application form, 1st page.
• Please make sure you allow cookies and popups for this webpage to be able to download the receipt.
• Please download and print out the receipt once you are done with the payment.
• Please note that you should pay only the card fee (356₺).

If you cannot pay online: 

You must first obtain a tax ID number and then pay it via either Tax Office, Ziraat Bank, Halk Bank, or Vakıf Bank with the 9207-reference code. Click here to get your tax number. If you already have a residence card before, you can use the old residence card number as a tax number. If you are below 18, you are not authorized to pay the card fee for your-self. Therefore, you may ask for a relative or a friend of yours to pay your card fee in your name with your tax ID number. Please note that the payment of the card fee must be in your name with your tax ID number. 

See below the addresses of the Tax offices:

• Yakacık Tax Office: Hürriyet Mahallesi Yakacık D-100 Kuzey Yanyol Caddesi No: 47/A-B Kartal ISTANBUL 
• Kadıköy Tax Office: Osmanağa, Halitağa Caddesi No:19, Kadıköy ISTANBUL

Make sure to have 356 TL cash with you when you go to pay. The personnel might not be able to speak English. Therefore, you can bring this message to anyone, and they will help you: 

“Merhaba! Ben SABANCI Universitesinden geliyorum. Yabanci Uyrukluyum. İkamet kart ücreti ödemeye geldim. Yardiminiz icin tesekkurler.” (Hello! I study at SABANCI University and am a foreigner. I came here to pay my residence card fee. Thank you for your help in advance.) 

If you pay your residence card fee via bank please make sure you have a stamp on the receipt. If not, please ask for a stamp (in TR.: Makbuza mühür basar mısınız?) 

Never throw away the original payment document as you have to submit it with other documents, keep the original document. Otherwise you have to pay again.

Once you finish your online application and payment, obtain your all required documents below: 

What are the required documents for residence permit extension?

• The Original Receipt of Residence Permit Card Payment (356 TL)
• The printout of the residence application document. Do not forget to sign the signature section on the application document.
• The printout of your Passport ID page
• The printout of your Passport Last Entry Stamp Page of Turkey
• If exists, Visa Page or e-Visa copy
• Old residence permit card copy (double-sided)
• 4 Biometric photos (JPEG): Full face, front view with a plain white background, taken within 6 months (minimum in size 4x6).
• Student Certificate: Warning: The student certificate is issued within 2 days. Therefore, request your document immediately! Student resources will send you a digital copy of the document. After downloading this document to your computer, print it out. Student resources will not give you hard copies! Submit your documents request through online Document Request Form found on Student Resources Website. If you are able to access your e-devlet account you can download it from e-devlet.
• Student Transcript - You can download it from bannerweb or e-devlet or you can send e-mail to studentinfo@sabanciuniv.edu to receive it.
• Address Certificate. Download here. After printing out the document, fill it out with your handwriting.
• The Health Insurance Compliance Document, filled and signed by the applicant Download here. (Sample form here. )

For degree-seeking students: 

12. Health insurance: Please contact irolegal@sabanciuniv.edu for this and on the subject of the email, please kindly write your full name, passport number and current residency number and in the email and mention that you need it for your residence permit renewal process. Also, if you have a private health insurance on your own, contact IRO and show the related document for its validity. 

13. Address proof: Depending on where you stay, you must prove that you stay in İstanbul in a specific address. Therefore, you can provide one of these documents: a dorm certificate OR notarized rental contract with your signature OR water, electricity etc. bill under your name (notarized) OR a letter of commitment with a notary stamp (taahhütname). If you stay in the dorms, make a request for a dorm certificate from MySU. If you have an e-devlet account and if you registered your address before, please click this link in order to get yerleşim yeri belgesi-address certificate. It can be used as an address proof.

(Note: If you are going to use a rental contract, you must sign the contract directly with the house owner or a person who has the the power of attorney by the house owner, and it must be signed by you and this person. The person making the contract and the house owner must be the same person or be the person to whom the power of attorney is given. In addition, the rental contract must be notarized and a copy of thehouse owner's identity card must be attached.)

14. Address document from e-devlet (Yerleşim Yeri Belgesi): This document is a must for your residence permit extension application. Therefore, you have to obtain it from e-devlet but in order to obtain it from e-devlet, you have to register your address first. Then, you have to preapre the necessary documents and submit them. Please check the 6th step at this page below. In order to download the related document after you register your address, you can click here. 

15. If you are under 18: letter of parental consent and birth certificate are needed. 

For Exchange students: 

12. Health insurance: Please check the section regarding the health insurance Here

• After collecting all the necessary documents, you can bring them to the IRO within 5 days. After we review your paperwork, we will give you back your file during our meeting. Then you have to submit your folder to the Immigration Office you have chosen on your online application form. As IRO, we are physically on campus on evey Wednesday-Thursday-Friday between 09:00-16:30 to support you during the application process. For this reason, we kindly ask you to bring your documents to us via online or face-to-face meeting with us. To meet with us on other working days, send an email to irolegal@sabanciuniv.edu. 
• For the IRO document-check step, please select a date and time from this page before you go to the Immigration Office.

Our office location: Room 1168, 1st Floor, Sabancı Business School at Campus.

IMPORTANT! An SMS or email message regarding your application will be sent to you by the Immigration Office within 7-10 days after you have made your online application. Please make sure you receive this message. If you do not receive this message within 7 days, it may mean that there is a technical problem. Therefore, you can check your application date for the Immigration Office by regularly following the information at the last two steps Here. Do not forget that you have to submit your file to the Immigration Office on the given date and time to you!

Once the Immigration Office goes over your files and approves your application file, the confirmation SMS confirming your application will be sent to your mobile phone and your residence permit card will be posted to your contact address under your name. 

Be aware that Immigration Office might ask for some extra documents depending on your situation. Please be aware that tracking your residence permit card during the posting process is fully your responsibility. 

You can see the result on this page only after the evaluation of the immigration authority. Login to the system by entering your mobile number or your e-mail address and passport number that you used in the application along with your application number. If your application has been evaluated positively or negatively, this information will appear on the screen. If your application is approved, click on the "post tracking" link on the same page to find out the printing status of your card. If your card has not been printed yet, the barcode number will give an error. If it is printed, you can follow the delivery stage of your card according to the barcode number. 

The evaluation takes up to 90 days depending on the file. After receiving your card, don't forget to email a copy to studentinfo@sabanciuniv.edu