Effective 18 May 2015 residence permit applications in all Turkish cities must be made to the offices of the Migration Department, rather than to the local Foreigners’ Department (Police Authority) in the area of residence.
Application Process
Under the new system,
residence permit applicants must make an appointment using the online
system of the Migration Department, and then submit their application at
the main office of the Migration Office (in Istanbul, this is on Vatan
Street) at the appointed time and date.
Applicants with pending residence permit application appointments made
via their local Foreigners’ Department will now have to submit their
applications at the main office of the Migration Department at the
appointed time and date.
Action Items