VISA REQUIREMENTS

Please obtain a Student Visa / Education Visa from the nearest Turkish Consulate in your area before you enter Turkey. You can not obtain a Student Visa after you arrive and tourist visa is not acceptable as a substitute.

Documensts needed:

Passport valid at least a year
Completed visa application form.
Recent passport size photographs
Proof of their student status in their home country (Official paper taken from Registrar''s Office)
The acceptance letter from Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Non-refundable processing fee
Although a time limit will be stamped on your visa, the student visa will be valid as long as you are enrolled in school.

As visa regulations may change quite frequently, please contact the nearest Turkish Embassy or Consulate in your country to obtain the most up-to-date and detailed information.

For more information and application forms :
http://www.konsolosluk.gov.tr/usa/en/start.aspx
RESIDENCE PERMIT

All international students in Turkey, regardless of status, must register with the Foreign National departments of the Police Headquarters in Canakkale within a month of the entering Turkey.

You will be provided with a Residence Permit (İkamet Belgesi) valid for the period of time you will be studying at COMU as indicated on Student Visa.

Documents Required : (Erasmus Office will help you with completing forms and procedures)

Resident Permit Form
Foreign Students Info Sheet
5 passport photographs.
Original passport & photocopies of pages in passport showing your photograph and last entry stamp
Proof of Student Status for relevant academic year, issued by the Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University.
Resident Permit Fee of approximately 206 TL


WORKING IN TURKEY

Foreign students do not have right to work legally in Turkey.


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


Who must have a student visa?

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 visa or with a work visa. Students who come to Turkey without a student visa will not be able to register as a student nor will get residence permits.

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 COMU and a completed visa application form to the Turkish Consulate. They will provide you an application form upon request. Generally, you must also pay a fee.

It takes around six weeks from the time you submit your application until you receive your visa. The visa will be stamped in your passport. When you receive your visa, check to see that it is a "student visa".

What about the "Letter of Acceptance"?

Erasmus Office sends a Letter of Acceptance, in English, to applicants who have been accepted into COMU.

How long is a student visa valid?

Although a time limit will be stamped on your visa, the student visa will be valid as long as you are enrolled in school. However, it has to be renewed each year.


What is a Residence Permit?

All international students in Turkey, regardless of status, must register with, and obtain a Residence Permit (ikamet belgesi) from Security Office (Yabancilar Subesi). You can be required at any time to show your Residence Permit. COMU also requires that you give a photocopy of the first seven pages of the Residence Permit to the Erasmus Office as soon as you have it.

When must a student register with the Directorate of Security?

Students must register within one month after entering Turkey. However, sometimes students can not complete all the procedures required within that month.

How long does it take to get a Residence Permit?

It usually takes at least three days.

How long is the Residence Permit valid and how are they extended?

Exchange students are given Residence Permits for the period of time they will be studying at COMU as indicated on the Student Visa. If the Student Visa states the student will be coming for six months, then the Residence Permit will be for 6 month.

Residence Permits are extended by providing all the above documents with the exception you will need only two photographs and one copy of Application form. Please note that you must submit a Student's Certificate to renew your Residence Permit and Student's Certificates can be issued only after you have registered at the university.

What happens if I lose my Residence Permit?

You must notify the International relations Office and Canakkale Security Office Foreign Section by sumitting a petition, giving your name, address and other identifying data and stating when you lost it