Paylaş: Residence Permit Applications from Inside Turkey: Who Can Apply and How?
Conditions for Residence Permit Applications from Inside Turkey
Foreigners generally apply for residence permits from their home countries, but certain exceptional cases allow for applications from within Turkey. These include:
Judicial or Administrative Decisions: Foreigners may need to apply based on judicial or administrative decisions or requests.
Inability to Leave Turkey: If a foreigner cannot reasonably or practically leave Turkey, they may apply from within the country.
Long-term and Student Residence Permits: Transitioning to long-term or student residence permits allows for applications from inside Turkey.
Humanitarian Residence and Victims of Human Trafficking Permits: Applications for these permits can also be made from within Turkey.
Switching from Family Residence Permit to Short-Term Permit: Foreigners wishing to switch from a family residence permit to a short-term one can apply from inside Turkey.
Residence Permit Applications for Children Born in Turkey
Parents’ Residence Status: Applications for children born in Turkey to parents who hold residence permits can be made from inside the country.
Change in Residence Permit Justification: If the justification for a residence permit ends or changes, foreigners can apply for a new residence permit that aligns with their new purpose of stay from within Turkey.
Diplomat Applications: Diplomats whose duty has ended in Turkey and wish to stay can apply from within the country.
Graduates of Higher Education: Foreign students who have completed their higher education in Turkey can apply for a short-term residence permit from inside the country.
