Changing Residence Permit Purpose

If you:

already have a short-term (touristic) residence permit and became a student at KU, or
if you are graduating from KU and wish to stay in Türkiye to look for a job, or
will withdraw from your studies at KU and change the purpose of your residence permit from student to short-term (touristic),

you can apply for a transfer application.

Transferring a short-term (touristic) residence permit to a student one

If you are transferring your short-term residence permit to student one, you should start your application after your registration at KU. You will then collect the required documents and submit your papers to the Migration Directorate at your appointment date.

When starting your online application, please select the “I lodge a transfer application” button.

Make sure to collect all necessary documents before you complete your online application.

SRP Application

Transferring student residence permit to a short-term (job seeking purpose) one

Upon receiving the “Graduated” status on KUSIS, you can use your student residence permit until the expiry date. In any case, you can call 157 to verify whether or not you can use your SRP after your graduation.

We suggest you apply for a transfer of your permit if you are going to remain in the country.

You can apply for a residence permit for job-seeking purposes by following the instructions below:

Visit e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr
Select the “I lodge a transfer application” button and proceed
Choose “short-term” and fill out the obligated areas
For the purpose of your stay, you should select “6 months after graduation” and request for 6 monthsstarting from your graduation date
Collect the required documents along with your graduation certificate
Go to your appointment office at the assigned date and time and submit your documents.

Please note that you need to pay both the application fee and the card fee.

You may get more information regarding the process and documents from the official website or by calling the 157 Foreigners Communication Center.

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Transferring student residence permit to a short-term (touristic) one

If you are no longer going to be an active student at KU, you should start your online application for short-term at latest 1 day prior to your withdrawal.

You should:

Visit e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr
Select the “I lodge a transfer application” button and proceed.

You will then collect your documents and submit them to the authorities as explained on your online application form. Since you will not be a student anymore and you are applying for a short-term one, it is an individual application and not university-related.

Please note that short-term residence permit applications are not guaranteed to be accepted and you do need to pay both the application fee and the card fee. It is essential for you to go to the appointment office at the assigned date and time to submit your application documents.

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