Four Steps to Get a Turkish Family Residence Permit: 2026 Immigration Guide

The steps of getting a Turkish family residence permit are coming to Turkey with a valid visa, making an online application, completing required documents and submitting the file at the immigration office.

Foreigner can enter Turkey without visa if they are visa exempt. If they require visa to enter Turkey, foreigner can enter Turkey with tourist visa or family unification visa. Family residence permit application can only be done while the foreigner is in Turkey. After the foreigner enters Turkey, they need to make an online family residence permit application at the immigration website e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr. They will fill in the online application form, choose the appointment date and appointment place.

The main required documents for family residence permit are marriage certificate, criminal certificate, population office records and address documents. The foreigner needs to prepare all these documents. Then, the foreigner and the Turkish sponsor need to go to the immigration office at the appointment time with all the documents. After the evaluation of the Turkish family residence permit application, the immigration office is going to print the residence permit card and they will send it to the foreigner's address by PTT.

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